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rpannier

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10. He doesn't actually give a reason

Reply to slightlv (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:48 PM

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He dances around it with such phrases as, "To use Christ's terms..." and "...called to singleness..." and "...why they don't and not why they shouldn't..."
He claims that he was only explaining the meaning of what Christ said. And that these would not influence his judicial finidings
Kennedy gives the impression that he isn't sure he buys this guys statements
Kennedy then moved to his positions on "sexual perversion" from sermons he gave.

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