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There is a form of religion that has, over the past 10 years or so, taken over larger and larger portions of the American psyche. It is a religion made up more of fear of evil than love of and from the divine. It is a religion made up more of laws and judgement than compassion and redemption. It is a religion which allows plenty of room for hate, and recrimination of other people--and it is led by a leadership that Jesus would have called "vipers" and "white-washed sepulchers." These modern-day Pharisees are, according to Jesus, keeping people from entering the kingdom of heaven. So, this
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