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This cartoon from the New Yorker <\/em>popped up on Facebook as I am sitting in Baltimore airport, waiting for my flight back to Indianapolis. And so it seemed timely as well as funny. But it is interesting to reflect on which religious and non-religious activities are just versions of the same thing, done for comparable reasons, as done by different individuals, groups, and communities.<\/p>\n

Blogging about a New Yorker<\/em> cartoon may make the wait for my flight seem shorter\u2026<\/p>\n

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