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brewens

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17. Look at the Trump cult. I thought Joseph Smith and the Mormons was almost like someone set up an elaborate

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 08:13 PM

Nov 2023

experiment to demonstrate how a cult could become a mainstream religion.

So, believe what you will, but try and tell me some dude called Jesus couldn't have just known the faith healer con and a few other tricks. You have to be a little less certain you haven't been had.

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America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion [View all] Eugene Oct 2023 OP

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Look at the Trump cult. I thought Joseph Smith and the Mormons was almost like someone set up an elaborate brewens Nov 2023 #17

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