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Eko

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26. interesting how atheist governments that are bad are because they are atheist.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #16)

Fri Dec 28, 2018, 09:30 PM

Dec 2018

But ones that are good, well, Ill let you answer.
"These secular nations are also much wealthier."
https://democraticunderground.com/1218302165#post24
So, bad because of atheist, good because of money. Not being very consistent there are ya?

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