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Many Churches Of All Persuasions Are Hiring Research Agencies To Poll Neighborhoods, Asking What Kind Of Church They Prefer. Then The Local Churches Design Themselves To Fit The Desires Of The People. True Faith In God That Demands Selflessness Is Being Replaced By Trendy Religion That Serves The Selfish.

-Billy Graham

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Many Churches Of All

Billy Graham

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Many Churches Of All Persuasions Are Hiring Research Agencies To Poll Neighborhoods, Asking What Kind Of Church They Prefer. Then The Local Churches Design Themselves To Fit The Desires Of The People. True Faith In God That Demands Selflessness Is Being Replaced By Trendy Religion That Serves The Selfish.

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