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Quote by Thomas Paine
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the min

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. – Thomas Paine

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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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I believe in the equality of man and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. – Thomas Paine

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In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears. – Paul Harris

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Scriptures: the sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based. – Ambrose Bierce

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The myths about Hades and the gods, though they are pure invention, help to make men virtuous. – Diodorus Siculus, c.20BC

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My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism. – Marilyn Manson

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Spring is beautiful, and smells sweet. Spring is when you shake the curtains, and pound on the rugs, and take off your long underwear, and wash in all the corners. – Virginia Cary Hudson, “Spring,” O Ye Jigs & Juleps!, 1962

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