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Most people think there is a God, but God is not what most people think.


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The holiness of God not reverenced.
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RAIN BOJANGLES All Holy books contain pearls of wisdom amidst their vile, archaic notions.
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RAIN BOJANGLES If they can't swallow facts, let them eat fiction.
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RAIN BOJANGLES The path to the truth is found in the spaces between the lies.
RAIN BOJANGLES Lose your illusion or use your delusion. The choice is yours.
RAIN BOJANGLES Religion requires faith. Faith does not require religion.
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RAIN BOJANGLES If the shoe fits, wear it. If not, kick it aside and walk on.
RAIN BOJANGLES Think before you speak. You might need to remember what you said.
RAIN BOJANGLES The irony of the pot calling the kettle black. Where's the pun in that?
RAIN BOJANGLES Truth hurts but ignorance is deadly.
RAIN BOJANGLES Religion is a vale of tears shrouded by a veil of lies.
RAIN BOJANGLES People who live in glass theologies shouldn't throw stones.
RAIN BOJANGLES In an expanding universe one must move forward to avoid falling back.
RAIN BOJANGLES Smile. You might be happier than you think.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Taste your words before you spit them out. You might need to eat them later.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Denial is a swift and deep current beneath the mental landscape.
RAIN BOJANGLES The best thing about having a pseudonym is, it's much less awkward when you quote yourself.
RAIN BOJANGLES Actually, it IS like I said it first.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Those without the fearlessness to seek the truth will cling tenaciously to what is true for them, re...
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RAIN BOJANGLES I am glad you are on your way to Heaven. Say 'Hello' when you get here.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Intellect without intelligence is little better than ignorance, and much more dangerous.
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RAIN BOJANGLES The primary cause of cancer is ignorance.
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RAIN BOJANGLES It's easy to sit on a high horse when you have never been made to ride a mule.
RAIN BOJANGLES Greed is a deadly disease. Too bad it doesn't kill the greedy first.
RAIN BOJANGLES Live in the spirit, die in the spirit. Live by the gun, all bets are off.
RAIN BOJANGLES We speak to God when we are anxious. God speaks to us when we are still.
RAIN BOJANGLES Truth is a rarefied environment shared by the few, not the many.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Good seed, fertile soil, clean water, and abundant sun. These are the true wealth of humanity.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Women who refer to God as "He" embrace their own oppression.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Hating someone you once loved is worse than never having loved them at all.
RAIN BOJANGLES I spent decades being intellectual before I finally learned to be intelligent.
RAIN BOJANGLES If the U.$. is truly a Christian nation, that doesn't speak well of Christianity
RAIN BOJANGLES Words are a clumsy interpretation of thought, which is a clumsy interpretation of being.
RAIN BOJANGLES The writing is on the wall, but most people are watching TV.
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RAIN BOJANGLES Weigh your words carefully. They may tip the balance."
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RAIN COOPER Be the person you needed when you needed help.
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J.R. RAIN Hell hath no fury like a man embarrassed by a woman
J.R. RAIN What if we treated the ones we loved the same way we treated ourselves?
RAIN COOPER People start to lie more once they start to care less.
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