Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things … - Ron Reagan

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Ron Reagan

Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things for which there is no evidence. This makes religion's intrusion into the political sphere all the more troubling.

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