Marilynne RobinsonIt seems to me some people just go around lookin' to get their faith unsettled. That has been the fashion for the last hundred years or so.
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In the same way that some people smile and show happiness when others are in distress, some people go around looking for opportunities to upset the faith of others. It suits some people to see people sad and distressed and so they take advantage of these outward signs of unhappiness.
Source: Gilead
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