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The Conservative Black Woman: United Kingdom; Fifty years ago my opinions on life, love and God were considered fact-based truths, 15 years ago they were acceptable, but today I am the perfect bigot. Being a Bible-believing Christian with traditional views now makes me intolerant. But although the western world is trying to erase two thousand years of civilisation, culture and enlightenment, there are still many of us holding on to the truths that have carried us through thus far, and are not afraid to speak them.

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