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I am Reading the Bible Start to FInish

I am Catholic but I have never sat down and read the Bible from start to finish. I am almost done! I have a lot to say about it but I want to encourage my readers to take the time to read all the major religious texts. It helps to know what it actually says versus the way it is interpreted and mishandled in the media. Be a critical thinker! That is what I say to my students and what I encourage all of us to shoot for.


                                                   Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

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