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HT to John Loftus<\/a> for drawing attention to Thom Stark\u2019s interview with Valerie Tarico<\/a>. The comments show many of the typical reactions to a progressive Christian stance that embraces critical study of the Bible. I suspect that many readers will find\u00a0the interview and the resulting discussion\u00a0interesting.<\/p>\n

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HT to John Loftus for drawing attention to Thom Stark\u2019s interview with Valerie Tarico. The comments show many of the typical reactions to a progressive Christian stance that embraces critical study of the Bible. I suspect that many readers will find\u00a0the interview and the resulting discussion\u00a0interesting.<\/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-2807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThom Stark Interviewed About Polytheism and Human Sacrifice in the Bible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HT to John Loftus for drawing attention to Thom Stark's interview with Valerie Tarico. 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