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I've been having an ongoing discussion with one of my school friends about God. Correct me, please, if I've got something wrong, but this is what's come out of it of late.


>>On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Steven wrote:

would you honor the commandment even if it meant being unhappy?
I follow the theme present in most of the commandments.
"Don't cause anger or discord amongst your fellow man"

>> Teal Chamberlain wrote:

... And where is that one? Besides, the commandment isn't o… Continue

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