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Christians are made, not born.

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It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
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
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
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
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women

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