David MitchellFaith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman.
About This Quote
Faith is a vast and expansive religion, but it can seem as exclusive as a rich club to those who are not members. The idea is that if you want to be part of the club, you have to have faith in the religion. You have to believe in what they do. If you’re not a member of the Faith, then they consider you a threat and try to keep you out.
The problem is that they often do this by being aggressive and making statements about how your lack of faith will cause great harm onto yourself and others. They will tell you that your lack of faith will result in your death or other terrible things. The fact is that faith should be something that everyone has, but that doesn’t mean that they should be treated like criminals for not having faith or leaving their faith.
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