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Synagogues are the only religious bodies that I've ever seen cast themselves as places for intellectual growth as a key selling...

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Synagogues are the only religious bodies that I’ve ever seen cast themselves as places for intellectual growth as a key selling point.

𝔰𝔬π”ͺ𝔒 π”Ÿπ”²π”‘π”‘π”₯𝔦𝔰𝔱 π”°π”žπ”«π”€π”₯π”žπ”° 𝔑𝔬. 𝔑π”₯π”žπ”―π”ͺ𝔦𝔠 π”­π”©π”žπ” π”’π”° π”€π”’π”«π”’π”―π”žπ”©π”©π”Ά 𝔱𝔒𝔫𝔑 𝔱𝔬 π”Ÿπ”’ 𝔠𝔒𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔒𝔰 𝔬𝔣 π”©π”’π”žπ”―π”«π”¦π”«π”€ 𝔱π”₯𝔒 π”³π”’π”‘π”žπ”°, π”–π”žπ”«π”°π”¨π”―π”¦π”± 𝔒𝔱𝔠

We all can’t grow up with Quakers, but have you ever wondered how Christian Science built its outward-facing identity around a newspaper and reading rooms?