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    Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 4:35 PM

    Tobacco use has never been a temptation for me and I certainly would not advise anyone else to take up the habit. However, it seems there is a relationship between widespread availability of Bibles and cigarette use unknown to most of us. J. Mark Bertrand reports on the connection: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em?

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      Remember Rollen
      August 24th, 2011 | 4:54 pm | #1

      Now if they’d just use non-toxic, plant-based ink in all those little Gideon Bibles. (And instead of paying for the NIV, they should just menthol flavor the old King James.)

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