Even a child could see the division between what the Galileans [i.e., Christians] say they believe and what, in fact, they do believe, as demonstrated by their actions. A religion of brotherhood and mildness which daily murders those who disagree with its doctrines can only be thought hypocrite, or worse. Gore Vidal
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Matthew 5:48 says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” When people claim to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, but then they commit sins against him, they prove that they do not follow the teachings of Christ.

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