"They have hijacked my religion."

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"They have hijacked my religion."

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"Freedom of religion is not enough; we need the extinction of it, because no one has turned to be a religious by their own choice."

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"One of the reasons God did not make a lover for Himself when He made one for Adam is because He knew that fewer people would take Him seriously once He had an ex."

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