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Religion is a very dangerous thing. By that I mean being so caught up in rules and regulations and not focusing on the thing that matters most- a personal relationship with God.

Joyce Meyer

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Joyce Meyer
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 4
Author
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Pauline Joyce Hutchison
Religion
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Regulation
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Caught
Rules
Personal
Relationship
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