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HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) The billboard is down, but the issue's not gone. The billboard featuring an African slave with the biblical quote "Slaves, obey your masters" was intended as a critique of state lawmakers, but some say it was a racially charged insult. By Diana Fishlock.
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Education
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Freethought (Atheist, Humanist, Agnostic)
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bible, billboard, muslim, slaves
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