473: Loopholes
Aug 24, 2012
Only the clever need apply. This week, stories of people acting on a
technicality in the face of some of life's toughest regulators: financial
regulators, parents and God.
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Ira talks with UC Davis Professor Kathy Stuart about a macabre trend that dates back to 17th and 18th century Europe. It seems that in order to avoid eternal damnation for the sin of committing suicide, a number of people began committing murder for the express purpose of turning themselves in, confessing their sins to a priest in order to be blessed and forgiven before being executed. (9 minutes)Death • Religion
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