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Making Warrior Poets: An Interview with John Lovell We recently sat down with John Lovell | the Warrior Poet, founder of Warrior Poet Society, to talk about why Christians have to be ready to defend their people, especially after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. John is not only skilled...

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