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Roger Wolsey shared this on the Kissing Fish Facebook page:<\/p>\n

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It is apparently from the website Christian Evolution<\/a>. I share it for you to discuss. Do you agree, disagree, or a bit of both? Do the statements seem to you to be obvious or controversial?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"