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Index of "Save The World" Club Articles Posted
Template (Codes and words you can copy and paste as you create new articles or edit old ones)
Articles
The fewer who are willing to manage the interactions of citizens, the closer their only possible government comes to being a dictatorship
Evidence that in God All Nations May Trust
The Immigration Solution best for our Economy, our Security, and our Faith
Saving South Sudan (How refugees can open U.S. refugee quotas so their families can come, and How Refugees can heal the government of South Sudan so their families won't have to leave)
Saving South Sudan - general discussion
Principles of the proposed UTSS Constitution in the Bible
Cruz, Trump, Keyes, and the Bible
"Never Trump" and the Bible
Democrat Platform on immigration
Republican Platform on immigration
- Republican and Democrat Immigration Platforms are Similar
Immigration (Comparing what parties and candidates say)
Setting Immigration Quotas - the Mystery of the Wages (There is no measure of the number best for citizens)
Whose Expertise Inspired Our Immigration Laws? (U.S. immigration policy is driven by those who have least studied the key facts)
Abortion
Opinion
Shining "the Gospel" Outside the Bushel
Personal to Ted Cruz
Gospel Light turned off by Christians
COLOR!
To make a word have colour, use:
<span style="color:hex triplet or colour name">text</span>
Examples:
<span style="color:red">red writing</span> shows as red writing<span style="color:#0f0">green writing</span> shows as green writing<span style="color:#0000FF">blue writing</span> shows as blue writing
Caution: wiki software uses red to indicate a headline for an article not yet created, and blue to indicate a headline for an article that has been created. So if you use red or blue for single words or very short phrases, that will only confuse people who will try to click on it, expecting a link. So only use red and blue for whole sentences or paragraphs. The link below gives more color options.
More information.
More tools:
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.