But when it became obvious that I was not going to leave this issue alone, a couple of them telephoned me to say that yes I was correct and they had known of this for years. "But he is God, and God can do anything he likes." (!!!)

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ButwhenitbecameobviousthatIwasnotgoingtoleavethisissuealone,acoupleofthemtelephonedmetosaythatyesIwascorrectandtheyhadknownofthisforyears."ButheisGod,andGodcandoanythinghelikes."(!!!)