Source: The God Delusion (2006), p. 120
“Religious moderation is the direct result of taking scripture less and less seriously. So why not take it less seriously still? Why not admit the the Bible is merely a collection of imperfect books written by highly fallible human beings.”
Source: Letter to a Christian Nation
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