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Major Nikon

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1. Organized religion endows trust upon its officials

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 08:49 PM

Jun 2019

Frequently that trust is used for nefarious purposes. Some apologists would have you believe religion isn’t responsible, while doublethinking their way into trying to convince people religion deserves the credit when something good happens that’s even remotely associated with religion.

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