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95 Theses

Admittedly I'm in a bit of a mood today.  Yesterday was a weird day in the life of me.  And because of the day I had I thought this song would match up!  (Beth!  What kind of day could have possibly had that goes along with Luther's 95 theses?!?  Oh, it's a long long story...)
So in doing some research about Martin Luther a few weeks back I ran across this song/video on YouTube.  It cracked me up! It's clever to put the 95 theses into rap form - I'm sure it does make them easier to learn/remember for kids who study them!
What I appreciated most about Martin Luther was his willingness to call out the church at the time on their blatant hypocrisy, self-righteousness, and sin.  He really didn't pull any punches when it came to that. 
Anyway, if you ever have to get through the 95 Theses of Martin Luther then this just may be the way to go for you!

95 Theses

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