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Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preserv

Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged. – William Robertson Smith

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The Lords prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals. – Arthur Wellesley

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You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbits foot of their particular religion. You dont really have any kind of spiritual law, just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life. – Joni Mitchell

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There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. – William Barclay

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