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The Methodist Roots of Father’s Day

I’ve long known that the people called Methodists were behind Mother’s Day, but it turns out we’re behind Father’s Day as well.

Link: http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/fathers-day-has-methodist-ties

This entry was posted in Links on Sunday, June 18, 2017, by John Collins.

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