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Matthew Parris, a self-described "confirmed atheist," gay journalist, and former British politician, on why he thinks Christian evangelism is the solution to Africa's biggest problems.
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"[P]ro-life people got mouthy. They were always doing and saying stuff that was ugly. So that's what the media captured. They didn't capture people who were meek and loving and kind being mistreated. They captured pro-life people mistreating."
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