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2 Copyright
3 Editorial Policy
4 Legal Information

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Here’s what you can and cannot do.

Editorial Policy

Apologetics Index provides research resources on religious movements, cults, sects, world religions and related issues.

You’ll find a good deal of informed personal opinion on this website. But you will also find that we link to resources that reflect a wide variety of viewpoints.

We describe our approach in the articles marked with an

• About Apologetics Index
• How to Use
• About our research resources
• Statement of Faith
• Disclaimer
• Copyright
• A-Z Index

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