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Women's Rights & Issues

Martin Eden

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6. Sin? What they did to this young woman was a SIN

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:54 AM

Jul 12

Religious faith and how to practice it should be a choice, with the freedom from psychological control.

Nor should it be indoctrinated into children too young to understand or make a choice.

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Anne Marie Allen tells The Women's Podcast about her gruelling life within Opus Dei [View all] bucolic_frolic Jul 12 OP

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Didn't Ireland's authorities get involved with the abuses at the Magdalene laundries? 3Hotdogs Jul 12 #5

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