Greece Sued Over Sectarian Prayer


	Greece Sued Over Sectarian Prayer

wiccantexan

5-13-2008 8:19 PM

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religion, belief, legal, wicca, prayer

wiccantexan says:

Note: Greece here is a town in the United States, not the country.

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