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appleannie1943

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3. I have always believed that if people actually followed the New Testament

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Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:30 PM

Nov 2017

we would not have the hatred and fights and wars that we have always seen. Jesus was, if nothing else, a great philosopher that only taught love, kindness, sharing, giving and forgiveness. He never taught that one human was somehow better than the next. He said we were all brothers and sisters and we should all love one another. The greed and power lust of a few has always ruled and bent the rules of religions to suit their own needs and wants and that is where we run into trouble.

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