'That's understandable,' said May, 'we get it all the time. L'esprit d'escalier—remembering what you should have said too late.'

It is presented as pure science, complete with charts, graphs, degreed academics from accredited institutions, and research data to back up its effectiveness--which is obviously how they believe it should be seen but also a handy way to avoid any pesky conflict between church and state.

Tenrikyo holds that selfish thoughts cast a shadow over our lives, and that illness results from this self-centeredness; by correcting mistaken, self-centered use of their minds, people can receive the blessings of good health.

I come a booming down on a cut bank with smoky ghosts of big trees on it, and the current throwed me off to the left and shot by, amongst a lot of snags that fairly roared, the current was tearing by them so swift.