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What If Religion Was Never About Faith

twilson117 - June 7, 2025 0

History

A Tale of Two Vancouvers But Mostly Mine, the Best One

Khirad - November 29, 2021 4

Part II of My ADD Journey Through Life

Khirad - June 22, 2020 6

It’s Time for a Second American Revolution

Steppenwolf - February 26, 2020 1

2016 Elections

Which Trump Won?

MurphTheSurf3 - November 9, 2016 30

Civil Rights

Religion & The U.S. Constitution: The Official Record

Zeke - July 2, 2014 41

Corporations

MMT: Not Your Mother’s Monetary Theory

funksands - February 3, 2014 16

Activism

Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

AdLib - January 20, 2014 29

Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

AdLib - November 23, 2013 22

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What If Religion Was Never About Faith

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It’s Time for a Second American Revolution

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