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If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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Earth Religious Sky
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men
We say, and we say openly, and while ye torture us, mangled and gory we cry out, “We worship God through Christ!” Believe Him a man: it is through Him and in Him that God willeth Himself to be known and worshipped.
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Believe Himself Men Religious
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
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Moments Place Soul
The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Deep Present
I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
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Atheist Believe Religion
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
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Enough God Men Reveal
How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline Faith Judgement Quality
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: ‘Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.’
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Nature Poet Rumor
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself

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