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Gore Vidal (1948-) |
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The Jehovah of the Jews is a suspicious tyrant, who breathes nothing but blood, murder, and carnage, and who demands that they should nourish him with the vapors of animals. The Jupiter of the Pagans is a lascivious monster. The Moloch of the Phoenicians is a cannibal. The pure mind of the Christians resolved, in order to appease his fury, to crucify his own son. The savage god of the Mexicans cannot be satisfied without thousands of mortals which are immolated to his sanguinary appetite |
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The life of a religious might be compared to the building of a cathedral once a firm foundation has been laid, the building rises slowly. |
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The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel (Joel 3:16). |
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord |
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. (Psalms 6:9) |
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit |
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. |
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The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. |
The more the history of the church comes to light, the darker it gets. |