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This sign needs to be widely circulated. I presume it comes from a church that was concerned tourists and guides would speak in the church, disturbing worshippers. But there are so many other ways it could be contrued, not to mention its potential for use in a powerpoint about 1 Corinthians 14:35<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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(HT Theophrastus<\/a> and E-Kvetcher<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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This sign needs to be widely circulated. I presume it comes from a church that was concerned tourists and guides would speak in the church, disturbing worshippers. But there are so many other ways it could be contrued, not to mention its potential for use in a powerpoint about 1 Corinthians 14:35\u2026 (HT Theophrastus and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNo Explanations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This sign needs to be widely circulated. 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