maleficent

It sounds like smart networking to me.

I belonged to the University Club in NYC,not because I enjoyed the people's company, or the University Club had so much to offer, it was all about networking.

Church, especially those with rich parishoners, is a good a place as any. He's not the one on the pulpit doing the preaching, so who's he really hurting?

The last parish I belonged to, most folks went, not to hear the word of God, but to check out what everyone else was wearing, and to gossip about who wasn't there, plus it was a good excuse to go to brunch afterwards.

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