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Submitted by Jana (United Kingdom), Feb 14, 2014 at 11:14

But who will persuade the West they are digging their own grave?? Scripture uses the phrase ". "Willingly ignorant of". Perfect . But who reads scripture and applies to it common sense?? And life's realities in 2014 ????

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