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	Wicca and custody

wiccantexan

11-23-2008 11:02 PM

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11-24-2008 12:48 AM

tabsey

Outright discrimination, be she a Wiccan or a baptist. Sounds a bit wishy washy changing her story.
However, that is no excuse for an appointed, public figure to display such bigotry.
Where are the smart people in America? What need to have a judge so lacking in intellect? Send him to Alaska.

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