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stained-glass barrier; stained-glass vocabulary; stained-glass ceiling

November 26, 2013November 21, 2013 by Tim
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Stained-glass windows aren’t as prominent of a feature in churches as they were in centuries past. But using the term “stained glass” to refer to the church is still fashionable.

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EGR (extra grace required)

November 14, 2013November 13, 2013 by Tim
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There is a veritable alphabet soup of euphemisms to refer to people in church who are hard to love.

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