#religion

It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught. ↗

— Knute Nelson

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I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches. ↗

— Aaron Neville

#both #catholic #churches #father #i

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

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Superficial similarities exist between Christianity and some ancient pagan religions. But careful study reveals that there are far more dissimilarities. ↗

— Carl Olson

#between #careful #christianity #exist #far

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#every #good #him #i #instructs

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#good #religion #world

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#mankind #religion #tyrannies #tyranny #worst

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#beings #divine #human #human beings #known