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Chapter 35

           "ThethingIlikebestaboutthisreligion-"

           "Isitareligion?"Saminquired.

           "Well,church.Callitachurch.Youdid."

           "Itisachurch,"agreedSam."Itfillseveryfunctionofachurch,anditsquasi-theologydoes,Iadmit,matchupfairlywellwithsomerealreligions.Faiths.IjumpedinbecauseIusedtobeastalwartatheistandnowI’mahighpriestandIdon’tknowwhatIaim"

           "IunderstoodyoutosayyouwereJewish."

           "Iam.Fromalonglineofrabbis.SoIwoundupatheist.Nowlookatme.ButmycousinSaulandmywifeRutharebothJewsinthereligioussenseandtalktoSaul;you’llfindit’snohandicaptothisdiscipline.Ahelp,probably?asRuth,onceshebrokepastthefirstbarrier,progressedfasterthanIdid;shewasapriestessquiteawhilebeforeIbecameapriest.Butshe’sthespiritualsort;shethinkswithhergonads.Me,Ihavetodoitthehardway,betweenmyears."

           "Thediscipline,"repeatedJubal."That’swhatIlikebestaboutit.ThefaithIwasrearedindidn’trequireanybodytoknowanything.Justconfessyoursinsandbesaved,andthereyouwere,safeinthearmsofJesus.Amancouldbetoostupidtohitthefloorwithhishat?andyethecouldbeconclusivelypresumedtobeoneofGod’select,guaranteedaueternityofbliss,becausehehadbeen‘converted.’HemightormightnotbecomeaBiblestudent;eventhatwasn’tnecessary?andhecertainlydidn’thavetoknow,oreventrytoknow,anythingelse.

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