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To: Destro
"...their persecution of Christian groups..."

I lived there, cully, and was paid in Turkish Lira by my Turkish boss. The country I lived in and the country you describe are two different places. The Turkish government, BTW, only recognizes civil marriage ceremonies. Ceremonies performed in houses of worship by clerics are not legally recognized. There is a complete separation of religion from public policy. Perhaps that is what confuses folks.

And no, I don't think a snake handler sect would be allowed to practice there. Thank God.

48 posted on 10/01/2002 7:18:44 PM PDT by Mortimer Snavely
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To: Mortimer Snavely; Cleburne
They paid you in Lira? I'm sorry for your loss. Cleburne's response is better than any I would have thought up. The Turkish people are probably the last Serfs in Europe.
52 posted on 10/01/2002 8:27:37 PM PDT by Destro
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