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““The Bible is not a set of instructions that can give us simple answers,” wrote Webber, “nor a text with which to prove points… . The guidance the Bible gives was provided for a society very different from ours … and any set of words is open to different interpretations.””

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“Imperialism and exploitation,” he wrote, “spheres of influence, trade barriers, unequal distribution of the world's goods, starvation in the midst of plenty, slums with…

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“Feed my sheep, feed my sheep," I repeated. "He didn't say, 'Feed my sheep after you check their ID.”

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