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RadicalGeek

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16. Trying To Stay In Bounds

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #13)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 03:33 PM

Aug 2014

To me, it seems a bit more progressive than say what you'd see in the "Bible Belt". I'm thinking of folks like Evers, King, and the afformentioned Rev Barber.

That is not to say that there is not a progressive tradition among other groups; The Berrigans, etc.

(I do this ALL the time on FB, end up sticking my foot in my mouth )

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