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$\"Ben$ <\/p>\n

The quote comes from Ben Corey\u2019s recent blog post \u201cThe Real Reason Wheaton College is Terminating Larycia Hawkins: Loving the Common \u2018Enemy\u2019.\u201d<\/a> I thought it deserved to be highlighted and shared.\u00a0Do you agree that fundamentalism, far from being purely dogma-focused, has this strong sociological aspect to it?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"