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Religion

Igel

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1. Wouldn't be a surprise.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jan 27, 2024, 08:31 PM

Jan 2024

New religions tend to coopt the locations of previous temples or special places.

Some just take over the buildings and repurpose them.

I think this possibility was alleged or suspected or merely posited when the mosque was destroyed.

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