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Monday, March 31, 2008
WORDS OF WISDOM
"The famed science fiction writer, who once denigrated religion as "a necessary evil in the childhood of our particular species," left written instructions that his funeral be completely secular, according to his aides. "Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral," he wrote. (Yahoo News, 19 March) RD
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