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Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

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In our loss and fear we craved the acts of religion, the ceremonies that allow us to admit our helplessness, our dependence on the great forces we do not understand. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

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Whoever treads a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Paradise." (reported by Ibn Majah and others, fulfilling the conditions of Imam al Bukhari and Imam Muslim) ↗

— Prophet Muhammad S.A.W

#knowledge #paradise #religion #religion

And why does this same God tell me how to raise my children when he had to drown his? ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#noah #religion #religion

إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم ↗

— Muhammad

#aisha #ebn-habban #religion #religion

If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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Barangsiapa menghadap Allah (meninggal dunia), sedangkan ia biasa melalaikan Shalatnya, maka Allah tidak mempedulikan sedikit-pun perbuatan baiknya (yang telah ia kerjakan tsb) - Hadist Riwayat Tabrani. ↗

— Muhammad SAW

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But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed? ↗

— John Adams

#christianity #fables #legends #religion #religion

Receive this blessing as you go forth this day: “May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24 ↗

— Anonymous

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They could not understand the advantage of living contrary to their inclinations in this world in order to enjoy a hypothetical well-being in another. ↗

— Isabel Allende

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