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> [As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/as-an-atheist-i-truly-believe-africa-needs-god/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

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## More by Matthew Parris

> [Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/being-an-mp-feeds-your-vanity-and-starves-your-self-respect/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/nothing-corrupts-a-politician-quite-as-much-as-friendship-good/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/removing-christian-evangelism-from-the-african-equation-may-leave-the/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [Bring on the fruitcakes, we want a fruitcake for an unlovable seat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/bring-on-the-fruitcakes-we-want-a-fruitcake-for-an-unlovable-seat/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/now-a-confirmed-atheist-i-ve-become-convinced-of-the-enormous/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [When you join the Parachute Regiment they send you on training and initiation exercises. One of the tasks is to accept and care for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/when-you-join-the-parachute-regiment-they-send-you-on-training-and/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/as-an-atheist-i-truly-believe-africa-needs-god/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

> [All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core. That idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-parris/all-three-of-our-major-religions-in-britain-christianity-islam-and/)

[Matthew Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-parris/)

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