Sacred things can include books, buildings, days, and places. From a sociological point of view sacredness stems from

a. the item itself.
b. the symbolic power people have assigned.
c. the meaning assigned to it by God.
d. the bible.


b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. increases b. decreases c. does not affect d. eliminates

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