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title: "6 Bible Moral Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [People who do not know the Bible well have been gulled into thinking it is a good guide to morality. This mistaken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/people-who-do-not-know-the-bible-well-have-been-gulled-into-thinking/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [The God of the Bible is a moral monstrosity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/the-god-of-the-bible-is-a-moral-monstrosity/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [“The lessons of the Bible have a moral and religious influence on the character, as they are brought into the practical life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-g-white/the-lessons-of-the-bible-have-a-moral-and-religious-influence-on-the/)

[Ellen G. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-g-white/)

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> [I think that the Bible as a system of moral guidance in the 21st century is insufficient, to put it mildly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-thompson/i-think-that-the-bible-as-a-system-of-moral-guidance-in-the-21st/)

[Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-thompson/)

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> [So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/so-what-is-the-difference-between-someone-who-willfully-indulges-in/)

[David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/)

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> [If the bible were published as fiction, no reviewer would give it a passing grade. There are some vivid scenes and quotable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penn-jillette/if-the-bible-were-published-as-fiction-no-reviewer-would-give-it-a/)

[Penn Jillette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penn-jillette/)

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