Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion when we see in it such

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion when we see in it such Thomas Paine Quotes

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.

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