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What does it mean?
The speaker denies criminal status and blames religious dogma for persecution.
In plain terms
I am not a criminal; religious zealotry is trying to jail me.
What can you take from it?
Dogma can distort public judgment of individuals.

Where it applies

  • legal defense
  • social controversy
  • public trial

Putting it to work

  • challenge bias
  • defend rights
  • promote reason

Questions to consider

  • What drives public outrage?
  • Is the legal system fair?

Another view

Denial of crime does not prove innocence legally.

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