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morillon

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10. The Black Death was a contributing factor to the Catholic Reformation.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 04:19 PM

Apr 2020

My guess is the prosperity gospel and things like it will take a huge hit from what's going on right now. I mean, if your pastor is demanding that you all defy social distancing orders and come breathe on each other in an enclosed space because "God is in control" and you're "covered in the blood of Jesus" and that you pay THEM instead of your electric bill -- but people go broke and get sick and suffer all sorts of calamity, at least a few are bound to wake up.

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He CAN stop the virus; he just WON'T FiveGoodMen Apr 2020 #9

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