Child abuse Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation - is that good for the world?”

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To be against rationalization is not the same as to be opposed to reasoning.

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“In the very recent past, we have seen the Church of Rome befouled by its complicity with the unpardonable sin of child rape, or,…

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It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends.

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