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There have been 50 or 60 books written about Empress Orchid, but none of them bothered to really examine the period in China when she lived. I was taught that she was evil; it's in all the textbooks.
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She was deeply passionate about the sacred feminine.
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I'm terrified of having a little girl. Girls are more evil than boys.
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We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.
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While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.
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God does not give us salvation because we believe. Our believing is only the normal way of receiving the salvation he freely gives.
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There have been 50 or 60 books written about Empress Orchid, but none of them bothered to really examine the period in China when she lived. I was taught that she was evil; it's in all the textbooks.
