"A church has no right to make anything a condition of membership, which Christ has not made a condition of salvation."

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Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer. It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind of God who watches over human affairs, listens to prayers, and tries to guide people to follow His precepts - there is just too much misery and cruelty for that.

— Benjamin Spock