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Of Bible Codes and Idols
Just to set the phrase “Torah Code” here evenly spaced at ten characters, I consumed a lot of time and misplaced energy. Putting nouns, verbs, and modifiers together in intelligible...
The Scent of a Cult
The only difference between a cult and a religion is a hundred years,” said the editor of a prominent Washington weekly in turning down a proposal for an article...