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Frostwhite Posted 16 years ago
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Hi!

Can you please tell me what this sentence means?

The meddling of conservative religious factions in this matter(the matter is all about overpopulation) is a travesty.

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The meddling of conservative religious factions in this matter is a travesty. To meddle is to stick your nose in someone else's business. A faction here is a group with a shared point of view.

  • The meddling of conservative religious factions in this matter is a travesty.
  • To meddle is to stick your nose in someone else's business.
  • A faction here is a group with a shared point of view.
  • " Politically, we think of them as being on the right.
  • A travesty is an affront - a mockery.
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The meddling of conservative religious factions in this matter is a travesty.

To meddle is to stick your nose in someone else's business.

A faction here is a group with a shared point of view.

Conservative when applied to religion often means "fundamentalist." Politically, we think of t

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