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Did the earth move for you, too?
Category: religiosity
Posted on: February 20, 2008 4:13 PM, by James Hrynyshyn
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I blame the lack of rain in Australia on that too.... in other news, the Sydney Mardi Gras is in full swing ...
Posted by: Allan Evans | February 21, 2008 12:06 AM
Now you see it!
There are Jewish Dominionists that are amazingly similar to Christian and Islamic Dominionists. The Haredim have a powerful Shas Party in Israel; Huckabee would scrap the Constitution for his interpretation of Scripture. Most USAmerican Jews hold the Constitution as sacred for all of us.
I'd take my Oath on it.
Posted by: Skeptic8 | February 25, 2008 1:58 AM