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Another provocative cartoon from David Hayward<\/a>. What do you think of it? Would you agree that another religion \u2013 even if it happens to be your own \u2013 is the last thing humanity needs?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"