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A silver candy bowl sat perched on their lap. Its large, human hands wrapped around the edges.

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Recognize. Repent. Release.

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My fundamental issue is with the actual logic of the events surrounding the so-called original sin. See, I’m of the opinion that Eve didn’t commit the original sin and that the concept itself is flawed.

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The church was burned down by vandals, but many have claimed there was a large upside-down cross, a mark of Satanism, painted on the front of the building. And underneath the church is where it’s said you can step right down into hell.

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Western Civilization has a long history of fearing the devil and sometimes even worshipping him. Either way, it almost never ends well.

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You see, every single conception you prevent with sins like “condoms” or “the pill” has a real soul and you are sending it straight into Satan’s maternity ward by practicing “safe sex.”

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Maybe they just had a sensory perception of people whose souls were up for grabs.

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It’s called buying low and selling high.

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Because television says so.

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Here is the story as it was told to me.