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Mary Douglas Quotes: I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.
         

I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.


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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.



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