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“In fact, it seems that most of the Bible's instructions regarding modesty find their context in warnings about materialism, not sexuality . . .” quote by Rachel Held Evans — Download Open image

““In fact, it seems that most of the Bible's instructions regarding modesty find their context in warnings about materialism, not sexuality . . .””

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