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	Start your own religion (and win prizes!!)

JohnWaterman

7-15-2008 10:32 AM

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7-15-2008 11:11 AM

tabsey

Let's try for something without the modern germs of greed and corruption. It will be slow as these are totally alien concepts to most people.
"The Church of No Corruption or Greed, and your kids will be safe too." Bit long but it's a start.
Fn satire. Be a bit hard with so many original ideas happening.

7-15-2008 2:33 PM

Socratoad

Please feel free to attend my Cathedral of Devout Agnosticism

Its name: Our Lady Of The Heartbreak Of Psoriasis

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