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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=kerry_prez@yahoo.com
href="mailto:kerry_prez@yahoo.com">Al Brooks</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 30, 2006 7:45 PM</DIV>
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<DIV>> May I put in my tangential two cents worth? Organized religion is
a necessary fiction that helps keep families intact. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Begging your pardon - I'm not certain if you meant
this seriously or not. Presently, families of agnostics and atheists have
lower divorce rates that Christians ... especially evangelical Christians.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> </FONT>Though a religion may have no real
meaning, it gives families a purpose; for instance on Sunday morning a family
dresses up, goes to church, prays, and sings hymns-- breaking up the
commercially-oriented week and giving the family a more positive
attitude.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, OK ... I'm starting to get it. You're
joking. Tee hee.</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Olga</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>