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Lifelong Protester

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7. I did before the '08 election

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #5)

Wed May 23, 2012, 09:42 AM

May 2012

I am now one of the "unchurched". Still a seeker of spiritual gudance, but not going to church. I was born and raised in "the" church, but cannot stomach the patriarchy and hypocrisy any more.

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