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There is sort of Christians Christianity of whose had died out long ago, they have just not noticed that. Thus, they let all things stay as they are.

— Wilhelm Busch

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All religions are human attempts to find God. But they all have this in common: they have all gone astray in the fog and have not been able to discover God.

I know of people who secretly think about themselves: God must be really happy that I still believe in Him at all." Good heavens! That's not enough!

Religious people crucified the Son of God. He was not fitting to their wishes.

I owe my view of the world to the Bible. To my mind, the Bible's approach is the only valid one. Most philosophies usually go out of date within 20 years.

Half-Christian is a full swindler.

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Bertrand Russell Education and the Social Order (1932)

Christianity neither is, nor ever was, a part of the common law [this quote is referring to English Common Law].

Thomas Jefferson Vol. 1 Whether Christianity is Part of the Common Law (1764)

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