When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become exci…

Haniel Long
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When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become excited and argue. We should merely listen, as one does on a dark night; we should merely gaze at the stars. ✨ Haniel Long (1950). A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions
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When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become excited and argue. We should merely listen, as one does on a dark night; we should merely gaze at the stars. ✨ Haniel Long (1950). A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions

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