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I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?

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Matthew Fox
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
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Abington Township
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