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Evil does roam this planet

Published on March 02, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn “What have we become?” That is what I was thinking late last week as I was reading the news about the Russian (Putin) invasion of Ukraine. I meant, to myself, what has man become? That we need to posture and preen like a peacock to the extent that we invade other […]

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