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 n.— «Gay Christians know the, as they call them, “clobber texts” in the Bible that are trotted out to prove that gay relations are an abomination to the Lord.» —“Christians called to love, not judge their neighbors” by Kay Campbell Huntsville Times (Alabama) Feb. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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