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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

rzemanfl

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7. My mother is dead, my father is dead. Neither of them

Reply to shenmue (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 06:50 AM

Sep 2019

was gunned down in the street by a killer. They departed at the end of their lives, not when they were toddlers. I am real tired of all this gun violence. Sorry I took it out on your word choice.

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For the departed and wounded in Texas [View all] shenmue Aug 2019 OP

"Departed" is a euphemism for "murdered?" rzemanfl Aug 2019 #1

Why the snark? mahina Aug 2019 #3

Too many days of checking the latest track of Dorian rzemanfl Sep 2019 #6

Departed means dead. Your comment is unnecessary. shenmue Sep 2019 #5

My mother is dead, my father is dead. Neither of them rzemanfl Sep 2019 #7

Removing comment shenmue Sep 2019 #8

What does it mean? Is it a blessing? mahina Aug 2019 #2

'Among the Saints.' Greek. shenmue Sep 2019 #4