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Old 06-08-2006, 08:27 AM
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A "nondenominational evangelist?"

I was stopped in my tracks today reading the Times when I saw a fellow in a story referred to as

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Mr. Briggs, 27, a nondenominational evangelical pastor
Whu-huh?

[knock knock]

"Hello, ma'am, do you belong to a religion, and if so, would you like to try another one? I've got Mormonism, Buddhism, Islam . . . we're having a two-for-one special today on Orthodox Judaism and Wicca, if you'd like to try our Sampler Pack!"
 

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