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braveheart1723
on Dec 20, 2012
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Help HN: Developer laid off 5 days before Christma...
Take up Buddhism, that'll make Christmas much cheaper. ( other religions available )
saraid216
on Dec 21, 2012
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Economically-motivated religious conversion. I haven't heard this one before.
mahmud
on Dec 21, 2012
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Many Somalis pretend to be Christians to receive church aid, or qualify for refugee status.
epochwolf
on Dec 21, 2012
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I think saraid216 was joking. There's plenty of examples in history for people changing religions for non-religious reasons.
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