I just wanted to thank you for the wealth of information on this site. It is very helpful and biblical when it comes to apologetics.<\/p>\n\t
It is good to know that the efforts here are being put to good use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I just wanted to thank you for the wealth of information on this site. It is very helpful and biblical when it comes to apologetics. 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