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Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
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Pentecostals agree on the importance of the Holy Spirit – but not necessarily on what it empowers them to do.
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The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
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