that turn is called hypocrisy--no shortage of that to be found!
(start with elmer gantry...and you can finish up the list, with all those evangelical preachers who wound up exposed for what they were)
kenneth harrow
professor emeritus
dept of english
michigan state university
517 803-8839
harrow@msu.edu
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"the turn to faith is in the quest of truth....."
Let us not rule out the possibility that the turn to faith is also to avoid truth, in some cases.
If I stole a car or even a piece of land and then declared that it was given to me by God, I am
trying to cover up the fact that I am a thief.
GE
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