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Sat 04 Apr 2009It seems as if religion is the last taboo
Religious practice has many positive effects, and we should try and harness those benefits
MUSING ABOUT whether the economic downturn will signal a return to religion has been a recurring theme during this recession. The thinking seems to be that even though we embraced godless materialism during the boom years, we will be so shaken by the rapid demise of the Celtic Tiger that there will be a mass outbreak of “tiptoeing back to church”.
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