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The Gift of the Ec-centric Church

January 3, 2023 by TaSh Elzie 2 Comments

By Bishop Dave Nagler      Since the conversion of Constantine in 317 a.d.  to the middle of the 20th century, the Christian church had been in the center of Western society. European history lurches from the horrible Doctrine of Discovery in 1492, to the colonization of the globe for economic and political gain, to the policy of Manifest Destiny in North America. The … [Read more...]

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