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We live in an age where every superstition but one may be lampooned without fear. The Christian can be portrayed as a slack-jawed yokel, forever polishing his pickup truck adorned with a fish decal. The Jew as a neurotic accountant, still haggling with God over the fine print of Sinai. The Hindu is …
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