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“In the name of equal rights, women are being stripped of the protections of the family and given no place except the perverse competition of a sexual market in which increasingly shock, deviation, and aggressiveness command a premium . . .”

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R.J. Rushdoony
R.J. Rushdoony

R.J. Rushdoony was an American philosopher, born on April 25, 1916, and died on February 8, 2001. He is known for his contributions to Christian theology and political philosophy. more

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