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" Many people want 'God bless America,' but they don't want 'One nation under God.' The problem is you can't have one without the other. "
Tony Evans
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" As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate. "
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" Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right. "
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" The Church has failed to be a positive influence for good in our nation and our world. "
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