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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is a

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. – Thomas Paine

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He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. – Thomas Paine

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Faith
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Thomas Paine
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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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power
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Thomas Paine
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I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. Its a relief to accept that not everything is under your control. – Barbara Kingsolver

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Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are shaggy dog stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard to get it will miss it. – W. H. Auden

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I wont take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth. – Carl Sandburg

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First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish. – Barbara Walters

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