“The purpose of religion is not so much to get us into heaven, or to keep us out of hell, but to put a little bit of heaven into us, and take the hell out of us. This has always been the greatest responsibility of religion.”
Quote by E. Stanley Jones
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E. Stanley Jones
E. Stanley Jones was an accomplished journalist whose career spanned various fields, including news, politics, and social activism. He was born on January 3, 1884, and passed away on January 25, 1973. more
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