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I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they haven’t actually read it.
Rachel Held Evans
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Rachel Held Evans
Age: 37 †
Born: 1981
Born: June 8
Died: 2019
Died: May 4
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State of Alabama
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