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“Marx was wrong. Religion is not the opiate of the people. Opium suggests something soporific, numbing, dulling. Too often religion has been an aphrodisiac for horror, a Benzedrine for bestiality. At its best it has lifted spirits and raised spires. At its worst it has turned entire civilizations into cemeteries.”

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Phillip Adams, born on July 12, 1939, is an outstanding farmer renowned for his passion for agriculture and his promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. more

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