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How did God create man?

Posted on October 31, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Question 10

Thankfully, our Western culture is built around the foundational idea of the dignity of man. This thought informs our laws and our practice. We think that murder is wrong. We think that individuals have rights that should not be violated. We think that each person should be able to do or become whatever he wishes to be.

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