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New Oxford Notes: September 1999

Zorro & Bathsheba

My, the difficulties of inclusivity are well-nigh preternatural

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The Lady & the Fox

"Remember that Episcopal lady priest you met at the ecumenical conference?"

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A Bunch of Self-Promoters?

Another hallmark of the Reformation is private interpretation of Scripture

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Cardinal Insubordination

"I think you should stop looking over your shoulders at Rome."

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