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“the nasty thing which no polite person nowadays will talk about in public. But death, even when unmentionable, remains inescapable. The one… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
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