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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Episcopal Church is sharply rebuked by court

Apparently there are limits to the amount of bad faith legal maneuvering the courts will put up with.

HT: The Archer of the Forest
Posted by John (Ad Orientem) at 6:36 PM
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