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The Almighty has almighty problems with (some sorts of) it
IMAGINE IT. You are an omnipotent, omniscient deity. You have created not only the world and everything in it but also the sky, the stars, the heavens and, for that matter, Tuesdays. So what do you spend your time worrying about? Well, to judge by many of today’s most heated ecclesiastical arguments, what men do with other men in their bedrooms. And (though much less often) what women do.
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