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Stephen Bradford Long, Ben Curtis, The Cultural Romantic
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The truth shall make you odd.

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  • Stephen Bradford Long

    Writer and practitioner of Sacred Tension. Explorer of religion, spirituality, and philosophy. Professionally curious. A joyful traitor.

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    Just a Quaker thinking out loud about all things philosophy and religion!

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