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When a Pastor Becomes a Predator
September 19, 2008 10:16 PMOne day more than a decade ago, the senior pastor of my church stopped by my house unannounced. I had just had a baby, so I presumed his visit was pastorally motivated, although I was a little thrown off by...
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