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12. I Agree

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 24, 2018, 09:27 AM

Dec 2018

but the ancient Christian churches have for the most part always been part of the elite if not the only elite. They can be a mixed bag, at times representing civilization in the face of barbarism and other times surpassing the will of the people in the name of "order". Like most institutions, it's only as "good" as the people who run it.

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