Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word o…

Thomas Paine
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Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word of God; this is the collection of lies and contradictions called the Holy Bible! This is the rubbish called Revealed Religion! ✨ Thomas Paine (2015). The Thomas Paine Collection: Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, An Essay on Dream, Biblical Blasphemy, Examination Of The Prophecies, p.298, Ravenio Books
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