This is not a good day to ask me to look charitably on religion

Enough. David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer who wandered the streets of New York in the 1970s, killing people in their cars, has a lot of new friends now: born again Christians. And he has turned into a shill for Jesus.

I think I'm feeling ill.

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