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“Fighting the Good Fight”
“Fighting the Good Fight” Sometimes, you just can’t. A woman I knew ran a beauty salon in New York City. She had an only son, the light of her life, who got involved with drugs. He became a dealer, offended … Continue reading
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Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare I have been reading a book called The Art of Spiritual Warfare by Grant Schnarr. It’s a pretty good book. For one thing, it tells us that evil has objective reality. Evil is not a social construct. For … Continue reading
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“Guilt”
“Guilt” If anyone wants to control us, whether we’re women or men, short of violence the quickest way to get hold of us is by the guilt we carry. If we don’t want to fall prey to the controllers, we … Continue reading
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Tagged accusations, brainwashing, conscience, control, Feminism, gender roles, guilt, guilt trip, Hercules, manipulation, morality, sociobiology, The Scarlett Letter, vulnerability
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