“Evolution swings open a door to do whatever the evolutionist pleases, as long as what he does is within the bounds of a civil law he is ever expanding to accommodate his sinful desires.”

— Ray Comfort

You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think (2009)

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