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merrily

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20. In fairness,

Reply to msongs (Reply #11)

Mon May 4, 2015, 04:58 AM

May 2015

they also say not to make a public display of religiosity. And, I for one, interpret the "render until Caesar" bit as a statement about separation of church and state. I very much doubt that a neo theo would agree with me on that, though.

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