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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:49:00 CST
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- From: RICHARD JENSEN <CAMPBELLD@APSU.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: McKinley's methodology in 1899 (keeping Philippines)
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- Steve Fox point out that:
- >If someone prays, and then "it comes to him," I say
- >that's as close to hearing from God as one can get.
- >History isn't a court of law; we get some discretion,
- >don't we? What's the corroboration here? And if you
- >told, would anyone believe you?
- A little voice inside me whispers that Steve has the better
- of the argument.
- OK--McKinley did hear from his (Methodist) God.
- ==Richard Jensen
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