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Biblical values are often cited in efforts to outlaw abortion and restrict gender expression, but a new book by the scholar Diarmaid MacCulloch argues that Christian ideas about sex have been “startlingly varied,” writes @emotrophywife.bsky.social:

May 8, 2025, 5:15 AM

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