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The catechism’s out of the bag: Apple is a religion

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You tried to deny it, Apple fans, but you’re about to get schooled, because now a professor says Apple is a religion. Yes, your arms are too short to box with these contentions that you think Steve Jobs is God.</p><p>
“We asked a cultural historian: Are Apple Stores the new temples” (http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/we-asked-a-cultural-historian-are-apple-stores-the-new-temples) (tip o’ the antlers to Krinn DNZ (https://twitter.com/krinndnz/status/647520670113402880))</p><p>
Where else can a man ask for forgiveness and be anointed with a bro’s gold iPhone?</p>

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In more ancient times, when communal experiences were mediated by religion, crowds used to gather outside temples on feast days.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2987993/business/the-catechism-s-out-of-the-bag-apple-is-a-religion.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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