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Re:Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence... by ceejayoz on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @10:16AM (#15441928)
To my knowledge, the "just say the magic words" approach is a much more recent, Protestant/evangelical phenomenon.
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Re:Study finds putting people in prison increases re-offence... by gspetr on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @05:12PM (#15445356)
This is also a somewhat popular view in Islam that if you say the words you will eventually go to Heaven, even if you have to get roasted in Hell for a while first.
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