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Healthcare Provision Seeks To Embrace Prayer Treatments
wiccantexan
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11-7-2009 10:49 PM
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11-7-2009
10:56 PM
clip-on-tie
Prayer to Allah? Well, let's hope. Right, libs? Cuz that's okay.
11-8-2009
6:47 AM
ellesrainbow
I think health care really needs to stay in the science field. It is exploited enough already.
11-8-2009
2:37 PM
wiccantexan
COT, I don't believe Christian Science prays to Allah.
11-10-2009
6:10 PM
Jorjor
COT doesn't care about facts; he just uses anything he can to try to insult people who aren't in ideological lockstep with him.
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