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Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.

Nancy Pearcey

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Nancy Pearcey
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Nancy Randolph Pearcey
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Because humans are capable of choosing, the first cause that created them must have a will.
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