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more-likely-to-join-religious-cults.html
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effects of religion on health. (Review Article). Southern Medical Journal, 95(12), 1429–1443.
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Public Life Project. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/11/03/u-
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