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The adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most natural forms of religious expression. Complex modern theologies are merely involvements and amplifications of this simple aboriginal belief.

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Manly Hall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1901
Born: March 18
Died: 1990
Died: August 29
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Manly P. Hall
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