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Old 08-09-2011, 13:41   #11
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Originally Posted by Holyfire23 View Post
Thank you for posting that. One of my favorite writers is Ravi Zacharias (see my signature ). A quote of his echoes the essay you posted.

"Changes in language often reflect the changing values of a culture."---Ravi Zacharias

I find it funny that they say our generation is the most informed to ever exist because of tools such as the internet and TV. Yet we are also at a point where education is losing its value in the public eye faster than you can say "gigabyte".
Ravi is one of my favorites also,"Just Thinking"............

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