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The church should be the safest place on the planet to talk about anything, including same-sex attraction.

Andy Stanley

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
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Church
Place
Safest
Anything
Attraction
Planet
Including
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Sex

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