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Wounded Bear

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14. I don't think he 'believes in it' even now...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 12:48 AM

Jan 2014

What he apparently doesn't believe in is politicizing it and/or banning it. The religious issues with it, he doesn't mind and probably still agrees with IMHO, but he seems to take the progressive side on this and thinks the state has no business passing laws to enforce religious tenets. Thus his 'support' of it.

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I think he's always believed in it since early adulthood customerserviceguy Jan 2014 #12

No, he didn't. His conversion is very recent. Like about a year ago. El_Johns Jan 2014 #13

I don't think he 'believes in it' even now... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #14