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Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.


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Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.

Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.



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Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.



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I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.



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But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason you were brought into Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you might know me better there.



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Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.



I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the world that gave shape to him - the world out of which he arose.

I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the world that gave shape to him - the world out of which he arose.



The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.



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God doesn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot.





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