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The church is not the only army that shoots its wounded

Posted on November 23, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I have heard it said that the church is the only army that shoots its wounded. After hearing all the fuss about Adrian Peterson these last few weeks, I now know that this statement is not true. It is not false because the church does not shoot her wounded. It is false because the church is not alone in this behavior.

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