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> [So we find that in almost every religion these are the three primary things which we have in the worship of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/so-we-find-that-in-almost-every-religion-these-are-the-three-primary/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-labute/there-is-a-lot-of-absurdity-sometimes-not-just-in-mormonism-but-often/)

[Neil LaBute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-labute/)

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> [“What if we changed the story that has been peddled to us over thousands of years by those religions that want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-scheinmann/what-if-we-changed-the-story-that-has-been-peddled-to-us-over/)

[Danny Scheinmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-scheinmann/)

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> [“On Atheism – If people continue to think of atheism as a kind of religion, then I demand all the perks that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-hinds/on-atheism-if-people-continue-to-think-of-atheism-as-a-kind-of/)

[Marsha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-hinds/)

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