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soldierant

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9. If they were forced to leave the convent against their will, by a secular government,

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 02:41 AM

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and needed the assistance of a locksmith, at one location or the other, or at both, it certainly sounds like a prison.

You don't have to be a police officer to commit "false arrest." You just have to keep someone where they don't want to be.

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The British tabloids gotta go with the headline "Nuns on the Run" right? RockRaven Monday #1

I loved that movie. niyad Monday #4

The Pope should accommodate them Deuxcents Monday #2

You go, sisters! Hekate Monday #3

will not sign up with cnn. niyad Monday #5

They "escaped" the nursing home??? Were they prisoners? niyad Monday #6

did you see BBC comment NJCher Tuesday #7

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If they were forced to leave the convent against their will, by a secular government, soldierant Tuesday #9

The provost general is the head of the male religious order running things. niyad Tuesday #10

So it's more like soldierant Tuesday #13

I was simply pointing out that it was not secular. niyad Wednesday #14

Yes, I got that. soldierant Wednesday #15

Brings to mind a storyline from the movie Cloud Atlas Tommy Carcetti Tuesday #11

Good for them! Maru Kitteh Tuesday #12

Can't wait for the movie! Mysterian Wednesday #16

As soon as I saw the headline NJCher Thursday #17

Good for them! electric_blue68 Thursday #18