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Jerusalem, Battlegrounds of Memory

Book by Amos Elon · 3 quotes · Atheism, Jerusalem, Positive Atheism

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“In Jerusalem, the various modes of worship essentially stood for the same cause but were equally hateful to one another. They never served as a unifying factor. Their adherents were equally manipulated by the clergies to regard the others as wicked infidels or idolaters. The centuries passed in constant pious agitation and in frequent religious wars.”