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EinatYahav@lemmy.today to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

‘God is in control’: Joel Osteen blames ‘forces of evil’ after shooting at his church

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‘God is in control’: Joel Osteen blames ‘forces of evil’ after shooting at his church

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EinatYahav@lemmy.today to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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    the article i read made it sound like there were five women neighbors who were in constant neighbor battles with the shooter. they refused apparently refused to supply their names to the news for fear of retaliation.

    there is something fucky going on there.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-neighbors-said-tried-sound-alarm-houston-church-shooter-months-rcna138516

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