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> [I was raised in a religious home. It was unreasonable enforced religion that turned me off it. It was a joyless, unpleasant, stupid, barbaric thing when I was a child and I've never gotten over that feeling. If you're talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-was-raised-in-a-religious-home-it-was-unreasonable-enforced/)

[Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/)

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> [Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/langdon-brown-gilkey/enforced-religion-breeds-precisely-what-it-most-fears-rebellion/)

[Langdon Brown Gilkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/langdon-brown-gilkey/)

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