As to the book called the bible, it is blasphemy to call it the Word o…

Thomas Paine
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As to the book called the bible, it is blasphemy to call it the Word of God. It is a book of lies and contradictions and a history of bad times and bad men. ✨ Thomas Paine (1854). The Works of Thomas Paine: A Hero in the American Revolution. With an Account of His Life ..., p.245
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