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Why Simonetti is wrong to slander David French

June 13, 2019 • by Joe Carter

Why Simonetti is wrong to slander David French

We live in a strange age when good Christian men are slandered in defense of men of low character. Still, I would have never suspected to see such calumny on the Acton PowerBlog. Continue Reading...

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