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“The story of the redemption will not stand examination. That man should redeem himself from the sin of eating an apple by committing a murder on Jesus Christ, is the strangest system of religion ever set up.”

Book:The Works of Thomas Paine: A Hero in the American Revolution. With an Account of His Life ...

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The Works of Thomas Paine: A Hero in the American Revolution. With an Account of His Life ...

The Works of Thomas Paine: A Hero in the American Revolution is a compilation of the writings of Thomas Paine, focusing on his significant contributions to the American Revolution. The book offers a comprehensive look into Paine's life and his influential role in shaping the early history of the United States. more

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Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine, born on February 9, 1737, and died on June 8, 1809, was a prominent American writer, political figure, and philosopher during the American Revolutionary War. He is renowned for his radical democratic ideas and his contributions to the American independence movement. more

“The Church was resolved to have a New Testament, and as, after the lapse of more than three hundred years, no handwriting could be proved or disproved, the Church, which like former impostors had then gotten possession of the State, had everything its own way. It invented creeds, such as that called the Apostle's Creed, the Nicean Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and out of the loads of rubbish that were presented it voted four to be Gospels, and others to be Epistles, as we now find them arranged.”

Way Years States Religion Three Church Four Hundred Possession Former Creeds Load Testament New Testament Apostles Rubbish Lapses Handwriting

Book:Appendix to the Theological Works of Thomas Paine

Source: Appendix to the Theological Works of Thomas Paine

“The Christian system of religion is an outrage on common sense.”

Christian Religion Common Common Sense Outrage

Book:The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar

Source: The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar

“The declaration which says that God visits the sins of the fathers upon the children is contrary to every principle of moral justice.”

Children Religion Father Justice Sin Moral Principles Contrary Declaration

Book:THE AGE OF REASON - Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (Including

Source: THE AGE OF REASON - Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (Including

“I apologize if anybody was offended by anything I said.”

Ifs Said Apology Apologizing Offended I Apologize Offended You

Author:Jerome Corsi

“The Christian religion begins with a dream and ends with a murder.”

Ends Dream Christian Religion Murder

Book:COMMON SENSE (Political Classics Series): Advocating Independence to People in the Thirteen Colonies - Addressed to the Inhabitants of America

Source: COMMON SENSE (Political Classics Series): Advocating Independence to People in the Thirteen Colonies - Addressed to the Inhabitants of America

“Had the news of salvation by Jesus Christ been inscribed on the face of the sun and the moon, in characters that all nations would have understood, the whole earth had known it in twenty-four hours, and all nations would have believed it; whereas, though it is now almost two thousand years since, as they tell us, Christ came upon earth, not a twentieth part of the people of the earth know anything of it, and among those who do, the wiser part do not believe it.”