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jberryhill

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8. Has anyone explained to her the organization she's in?

Reply to annm4peace (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 10:49 PM

May 2012

Ummm... She, like, just noticed an abuse of power in a strictly patriarchical organization whose leader claims a commission from God to be the "keeper of the keys" to the gates of Heaven?

She just noticed a problem with this sort of governance structure, like, a week ago?

On edit: and one run by a "former" Nazi, for crying out loud.

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