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The Mammoth in the Cave, or: What Moral Authority?

So: a given organization claims to be operating on behalf of a particular god.

In fact, the organization claims to be speaking for that god. They claim that said god actually works through them.

Then it becomes clear that said organization has actually been operating in its own self-interest and, in so doing, has not only permitted, but has systematically protected—and, in protecting, promoted—the most profoundly immoral and destructive behaviors among its functionaries.

Now, this is just me asking, a nobody from nowhere. But really, I have to wonder.

If you had ever taken seriously this organization's claims to be acting on behalf of its god....

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Pagan News Beagle: Fiery Tuesday, September 6

The political atmosphere in Turkey continues to grow more repressive in the wake of the failed coup. The Wild Hunt takes a look at the role of religion in the U.S. election this year. And a look at why Virginia's governor is trying to restore the voting rights of several thousand ex-prisoners. It's Fiery Tuesday, our weekly segment on political and societal news from around the world! All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

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