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“Prada makes really nice bags and then somebody in China makes knockoffs. This is the knockoff version of the mutant world. You have Weapon X. you have government spending millions of dollars to make it, and then you have these guys who are making thugs out of people that they pull off the street, or who are damaged, or who have found themselves in terrible positions for some reason.”

Quote by Timothy Miller

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Timothy Miller (born 1944) is an American scholar, author, and social activist known for his work in religious studies, particularly on New Religious Movements (NRMs). He served as a professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas and wrote extensively on American religious pluralism, utopian communities, and alternative spiritual movements. His research focuses on religious innovations since the 1960s, including the counterculture, New Age, and Eastern religions in the West. His book 'Utopian Communities in American Religion' is considered a classic in the field. Miller also advocates for religious freedom and intercultural dialogue. more

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