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Spitfire of ATJ

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7. Why do I think she's Christian?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 02:58 AM

Jul 2015

And why the HELL do Christians believe they INVENTED marriage? They act like they OWN it. Like it didn't even EXIST until they came along and everyone needs their PERMISSION to get married.

Newsflash: People were getting married LONG before Christianity in every culture around the world.

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