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3catwoman3

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12. Wheaton College, in Wheaton IL, is extremely fundamental...
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:00 AM
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...and declares right on their main web page that they believe Adam and Eve to be the founding parents of the entire human race.

They have a large biology department with extensive course offerings. I often wished I could ask one of their bio faculty members to explain how Adam and Eve could have founded the whole human race without committing incest with their children and their children doing likewise with each other. Where did the women their sons married come from?

The reason I know about Wheaton is because of soccer. Our sons both played soccer at Carthage College, which is in the same athletic conference as Wheaton. It used to piss me off when the Wheaton team would gather all the players to the center of the field after a game to participate in a prayer circle. They did this at both home and away games. If that's what you want to do on your own campus, OK, fine, if you must. At an away game, keep it to yourself. Very presumptuous.

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