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know if I can do this," and I walked through

the door. We turned and walked down this

long aisle toward the big stage up there,

and my moderator and I walked upon the

stage. I turned toward the podium, and God

came over me and gave me such a peace

and a presence. I don't think I'd ever

experienced that before. And I turned

around to my moderator and said, "Don't

worry. The battle has already been won."

We started that debate — three hours

with breaks in between. The preacher's wife

stuck her tongue out at me, the people

jeered at me. I told the preacher’s wife from

the pulpit to put her tongue back in her

mouth, and they didn't really like that. So

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