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Merry Christmas from our house to yours.

Polling 3rd in Iowa right now. Merry Christmas everyone.

Ron Paul continues to shock those with ears to hear. He will probably raise more money this quarter than other candidates. He is the only GOP candidate who has raised more money each consecutive quarter. His support his growing!

Warning: This video contains loud Christmas punk music which has not been approved by Kelly.

In any discussion of war, it is unlikely that ‘the Church’ (i.e. the mass of Christians) will speak with ‘one voice’ on the matter. That is because of two complementary aspects of the Bible’s teaching. On the one hand, the Bible teaches that people powerfully pursue their own goals at the expense of others-they ‘sin’ against each other-and such a world requires rulers who sometimes enforce peace by means of coercion (while resisting the temptation also to sin). Yet on the other hand, God intends for human societies to live in peace, without death and bloodshed, and redeems people for himself who are committed to this peaceful life, now and in future.
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