"There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt."

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"A satirist that criticizes religion is seen as a satanist."

"Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations."

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"There was only one guy in the whole Bible Jesus ever personally promised a place with him in Paradise. Not Peter, not Paul, not any of those guys. He was a convicted thief, being executed. So don't knock the guys on death row. Maybe they know something you don't."

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"The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes."

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