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The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.

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Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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Born Death Difference Life
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Fire Food
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us.
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Eyes Kindness Practice
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
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
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God – the Teacher of the teacher.
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Nature Soul Teaching
The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
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
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Forgiveness God Let Go Truth

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.

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