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Thanks to Sabio Lantz<\/a> for pointing out that Common Sense Atheism<\/a> has an interview<\/a> with Hector Avalos, in which Hector talks about his religious background (he was once a child evangelist!) among other things. His treatment of the role of Biblical translations in hiding<\/em> rather than communicating what the Bible says is particularly poignant.<\/p>\n