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The worst mistake he ever made

The worst mistake he ever made

An Episcopal priest speaks out

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Susan Campbell
Jan 09, 2021
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When John Danforth, an ordained Episcopal priest, wanted to enter public life, he didn’t run for school board or city council. Instead, he ran for attorney general of Missouri (my home state). And won.

Danforth came from money (dog food) and was educated at Yale, Yale Divinity, and Princeton, where his senior thesis was “Christ and Meaning: An Interpreta…

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