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Is Hell or Prison the best cure for immorality?

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Is Hell or Prison the best cure for immorality?
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RE: Is Hell or Prison the best cure for immorality?
March 20, 2014 at 3:30 pm
(March 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote: When was this golden age in which a universal belief in hell prevented anyone from doing bad things?
Same thing I was wondering. Was this before or after Moses sent the Israelites to rape Midianite girls?
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RE: Is Hell or Prison the best cure for immorality? - by Tonus - March 20, 2014 at 3:30 pm

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