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"I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology. Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned. What has been the effect of this coercion? To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the earth."
-Thomas Jefferson

Almost 300 years have passed since Jefferson penned this. Has much changed, really?

HelenRoseBuck 6 July 8
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Great quote. I love the halves of the world bit.

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Nope.

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Meanwhile he was a slave owner.

With each new generation, morality and thought processes change. Slavery is still around in many parts of the world but thankfully it is now morally unacceptable by most.

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