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   Freedom Fighter to All   
   Re: 'Star' heralding the appearance of t   
   09 Jun 09 18:43:44   
   
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   From: liberty@once.net   
      
   Here comes another scamming cult -   
      
   See what RELIGION does to peoples' minds?   
      
   Adults no longer believe in the Tooth Fairy - but they still torture and   
   kill each other over ancient myths and superstitions.   
      
   "We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love   
   and gentleness; how many bodies were burned alive with the genuinely kind   
   intention of saving souls from the eternal fire of hell." --- Karl Popper   
      
   "When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many   
   people suffer from a delusion, it is called Religion."   
    --- Robert M. Pirsig   
      
   "Religion once ruled the world. It was called the Dark Ages." --- Ruth   
   Green.   
      
   "Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." ---   
   Victor Stenger.   
      
   "I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose." ---   
   Clarence Darrow   
      
   "As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of   
   religion." --- Butterfly McQueen   
      
   "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." --- Mark Twain   
      
   "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in   
   all fiction." --- Richard Dawkins   
      
   "Cult today, religion tomorrow."   
      
   The Freedom From Religion Foundation:  http://ffrf.org/   
   The Secular Coalition for America:  www.secular.org   
   Secular Student Alliance:  www.secularstudents.org   
   www.infidels.org   
   www.humaniststudies.org   
   www.atheistalliance.org   
   www.americanhumanist.org   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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