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Reply to Takket (Reply #19)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 01:12 PM

Jul 2019

the patriarchic societies imposed their view onto God who of course had to be male. It is a human creation.

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And she has a wicked cool sense of humor Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #36

+1 hlthe2b Jul 2019 #37

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+1 treestar Jul 2019 #23

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well I have heard of this creature often invoked by Christians in times of crisis lapfog_1 Jul 2019 #53

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