[Ads-l] [Non-DoD Source] Re: stumbling stone
MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)
william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL
Fri Dec 15 16:45:53 UTC 2017
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> Isn't "stumbling block" in the Old Testament, too? (Leviticus 19:14)
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Yes, it is, but I'd bet a Kentucky farmer is far more likely to be influenced by the use of the phrase in Christian doctrine than in Jewish doctrine.
Which is why I only mentioned the New Testament.
> DanG
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> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 11:21 AM, MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US) <william.d.mullins18.civ at mail.mil>
> wrote:
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> > > A farmer in Kentucky tells CNN's Poppy Harlow that too many people
> > > are
> > putting "stumbling stones" in the path of the president.
> > >
> > > JL
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> >
> > Probably related to the "stumbling block" of the New Testament.
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