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,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ 

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,AL?\< OPPRESS$ ) AN EV]-WID5+ ANTAGONISM TO ! 5TIRE ,*RI/IAN S*EME ( SALVATION1 & A DEEP5+ S5SE ( ! ABSURDITY ( BELIEF 9 AN 9FALLIBLE ,BIBLE1 ,I CONT9U$ ,*RI/IAN MISSION>Y WORK D[N TO ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#i#c4 ,ON ! #bND ( ?IS MON? ,I )DREW FROM ! ,HOLL[AY ,MISSION1 & DEF9ITELY REJECT$ ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION 9 A LETT] ADDRESS$ TO MY =M] PA/OR1 ! ,REV4 ,S4 ,BUSS1 ,L,L4,B4 

,I HAD N[ LE>N$ TO LOOK UPON LIFE MORE SPIRITUALLY ?AN ,I HAD KN[N N[ TO DO AS A ,*RI/IAN4 ,GOD HAD BECOME A LIV+ & AFFECTIONATE FA!R4 ,HE WAS NO LONG] ! FI5D :O-CREAT$ & ALL[$ TO COME TO LIFE A S\L :I* HE =EKNEW W\LD BE DAMN$ ET]NALLY4 ,HAD HE BE51 HE DES]V$ ( SU* A MON/]4 ,FE> HE MI<T 9SPIRE 9 ! M9DS ( O!RS1 BUT NOT 9 M9E4 ,= ,I HAD BE5 BORN ANEW 9 ! SPIRIT ( TRU?1 & HAD ACCORD+LY COME TO DESPISE ALL PR(ESSIONS ( BELIEF 9SPIR$ BY FE>4 ,I WAS A S9C]E ,!I/ = SURE4 ,BUT ,I DID NOT DREAD ANY MAT]IAL PUNI%M5T ATT5DANT ON IGNOR+ ! AU?ORITY ( A DEITY CONCEIV$ 9 ! IMAGE ( B>B>IC TYRANNY4 ,MY ATTITUDE T[>DS SU* A BE+ WAS DEF9ITELY ANTI-,!I/IC4 ,A ,GOD NOT PLEAS$ ) ! S\L ?AT WOR%IP$ AT ! ALT> ( ,TRU?1 NOT COGNIZANT ( HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAN1 HAD CEAS$ TO *>M ONE :O C\LD BE WON BY AFFECTION :]E HE C\LD NOT BE CO]C$ BY FE>4 ,BESIDES1 AS AN 9TELLIG5T BE+1 ,I REQUIR$ BUT ONE ,GOD 9/EAD ( ?REE4 ,SU* A *ANGE ( 9W>D ATTITUDE WAS ( TREM5D\S IMPORT1 & MEANT MORE ?AN ?OSE :O HAVE NOT BE5 BR\<T UP 9 FAI? ( ,*RI/5DOM CAN EV] HOPE TO REALIZE4 ,BUT IT WAS ONLY ! FIR/ /EP ON ! H]ETIC'S PA?2 & !RE WAS A GREAT DI/ANCE /ILL TO BE TRAV]S$ 9 MY SE>* = TRU] CONCEPTIONS ( ! UNIV]SE & MAN'S RELATION !RETO4 

,AT ! MOM5T ,I WAS PASS+ ?R\< A FRANKLY ANTI-,!I/IC /ATE ( M9D1 ?US ESCAP+ FROM PLAC+ EV5 A TEMPOR>Y TRU/ 9 ! ILLOGICAL & DOCTR9ELESS ,*RI/IANITY ( ,UNIT>IANISM4 ,?IS T]M IS US$ TO DESCRIBE ! DOCTR9E ( 0,*UR*ES FREE 9 !IR CON/ITUTION1 & OP5 TO ! LAWS ( NATURAL *ANGE40 ,H[ DELI<TFULLY 9APPROPRIATE ITS EMPLOYM5T = ?IS PURPOSE SEEM$ ,I ,:AT RELATION1 ONE WAS TEMPT$ TO 9QUIRE1 C\LD 0,UNIT>IANISM0 POSSIBLY HAVE TO 0,*UR*ES FREE 9 !IR CON/ITUTION1 & OP5 TO ! LAWS ( NATURAL *ANGE80 ,DID IT NOT RA!R SUGGE/ A SETTL$ PHILOSOPHIC CONCEPTION ( ! WORK+S ( ! UNIV]SE1 & A FIX$ BELIEF AS TO ! NATURE ( ! UNIV]SE1 & ! UND]LY+ REALITY8 ,IF SO1 :AT REASON1 ,I ASK$ MYSELF1 WAS !RE TO SUPPOSE ?AT 0! LAWS ( NATURAL *ANGE0 ?AT HAD UPSET SO MANY ( \R =E-FA!RS' VIEWS %\LD REFUSETO METE \T AN EQUAL %>E ( ICONOCLA/IC FATALISM TO ! *]I%$ CONVICTIONS ( ! DISCIPLE ( ,L9DSEY OR ,PRIE/LEY8 

,UNIT>IANISM WAS A DEF9ITE T]M AFFIRM+ ! UNITY ( ,GOD1 & ( EXI/5CE 9 ,GOD4 ,?IS IMPLI$ A C]TA9 PHILOSOPHIC FAI?1 & P]MITT$ ( NO *ANGE 9 PRIM>Y CONCEPTIONS4 ,CONSEQU5TLY IT C\LD ONLY BE SYNONYM\S ) ,G,B,P#a NON-SUBSCRIPTION TO CRE$S & =MUL>IES )9 ! LIMITATIONS ( ,!ISM & A BACKBONELESS ,*RI/IANITY4 ,:Y1 ,I ASK$1 IF ,TRU? IS ALWAYS FIR/ 9 ! CONSID]ATION ( ! ,UNIT>IAN1 IS IT ALWAYS MEASUR$ BY ! ,!I/IC /&>D8 ,!ISM %\LD BE JUDG$ 9 ! LI<T ( ,TRU?1 NOT ,TRU? 9 ! LI<T ( ,!ISM4 ,IT WAS ! =M] & NOT ! LATT] E/IMATE :I* WAS ACCORD+ TO 0! LAWS ( NATURAL *ANGE40 

,I WI%$ ABOVE ALL ?+S = SOME?+ DEF9ITE & C]TA94 ,ONE CANNOT BE IMP>TIAL 9 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 TRU? & ]ROR1 RI<TE\SNESS & 9IQUITY4 ,& IF ,UNIT>IANISM MEANT ONLY FRE$OM ( DISCUSSION1 IT SEEM$1 & /ILL SEEMS TO ME1 ?AT ALL LIMITATIONS TO ITS PHILOSOPHIC EMPLOYM5T %\LD BE SWEPT AWAY1 & ! WORD RELEGAT$ = DOCTR9AL PURPOSES TO ! REALM ( ! S5SELESS4 ,EI!R ?IS1 OR ITS EXACT PHILOSOPHIC MEAN+ MADE CLE>1 SO ?AT ITS RELATIONS TO MODEM ?\<T MI<T BE ! BETT] APPREH5D$4 

,PRIE/LEY1 ,M>T9EAU1 ,L9DSEY1 & ,DRUMMOND W]E ALL ,UNIT>IANS4 ,TO SO DESCRIBE !M WAS TO LABEL !IR RELIGI\S S5TIM5TS AS DEF9ITELY AS IF ONE SAID !Y W]E ?OSE ( ALL S5SIBLE M54 ,= 0! RELIGION ( ALL S5SIBLE M50 V>IES AS ! 9DIVIDUAL V>IES1 & ! ,UNIT>IANISM ( ! F\R FAM\S S*OL>S M5TION$ DID LIKEWISE4 

,ALL F\R W\LD D5Y ALL CLAIM TO 9FALLIBILITY EI!R ON BEHALF ( ! ,*UR* OR ! ,BIBLE2 YET ,M>T9EAU'S CONCEPTION & EULOGY ( ,*RI/ AS HIS 0,CAPTA9 ( ,FAI?0 WAS ONLY COMPATIBLE ) A BELIEF 9 ,*RI/'S DIV9ITY & IMPECCABILITY4 ,ALL F\R ALSO HELD--) ! POSSIBLE BUT NOT C]TA9 EXCEPTION ( ,PRIE/LEY--?AT !IR VIEW ( A P]SONAL CREATOR BEH9D ! PH5OM5A ( ! UNIV]SE WAS AN 9FALLIBLE TRUISM4 

,?IS WAS ! C>D9AL 9CONSI/5CY ( ,UNIT>IANISM1 TO \R M9D4 ,AB\T IT C5T]$ MANY O!RS4 ,! MAJORITY ( ,UNIT>IANS CALL$ !MSELVES ,*RI/IANS1 = EXAMPLE4 ,YET !Y DISPUT$ ! DOCTR9ES ( ! 0,TR9ITY10 ! 0,DEITY ( ,*RI/10 ! 0,ATONEM5T10 & ! 0,9C>NATION10 AS OR?ODOXLY UND]/OOD4 ,!SE DOCTR9ES !Y REPUDIAT$ AS 9CONSI/5T TEA*+S1 & ACCEPT$ AS UNC]TA9 TRADITIONS ) ! O!R OR?ODOX IDEAS ( 0,R$EEM]0 & 0,SALVATION ( ,*RI/40 ,HAV+ 9TELLECTUALLY EXPLA9$ !M AWAY1 !Y 9CORPORAT$ !M1 AS ,!ODORE ,P>K] ONCE OBS]V$1 9 !IR PIETY ) O!R PIECES ( DAMAG$ PHRASEOLOGY4 ,!Y 5JO9$ GOOD WORKS AS ! ONE TE/ ( TRUE RELIGION1 & PREA*$ UP NOBLE *>ACT] AS ! ONLY PRO( ( SALVATION4 ,TRU? & SCI5CE HAD NO T]RORS = !M2 IT WAS ONLY ! DOCTR9E ( 9FALLIBILITY1 ?AT CANNOT BE IMPROV$ OR ADVANC$ UPON ?AT !Y DETE/$--! ECCLESIA/ICISM ?AT TORTUR$ ! BODIES 9 ORD] TO WEAK5 ! SPIRITS ( H]ETICS4 ,BUT ONE S\<T 9 VA9 = ! ,UNIT>IAN :O WAS SUFFICI5TLY /RONG 9 HIS ADVOCACY ( FRE$OM ( ?\<T TO FRANKLY RECOGNIZE ! UNSATISFACTORY NATURE ( PLAC+ ,JESUS 9 ! SEATS ( ! DEITIES :IL/ /R5U\SLY MA9TA9+ = HIS HUMAN *>ACT] ONLY2 OR1 AS ,I %\LD N[ ADD1 :O WAS HONE/ & LOGICAL 5\< TO NOTE ?AT ! PO/ULAT$ EXI/5CE ( A P]SONAL GOD IS NO SOLUTION ( ! 5IGMA ( EXI/5CE8 

,UNIT>IANS HAD BE5 =EMO/ 9 ATTACK+ ! TRU/WOR?Y NATURE ( ! F\R ,GOSPEL RECORDS4 ,) !SE IMPEA*$1 ALL SUP]NATURAL BELIEF 9 ! ABNORMAL GREATTNESS & UNIQUE *>ACT] ( ,*RI/1 WAS ROBB$ ( ITS F\NDATIONS1 YET ,UNIT>IAN S*OL>%IP CLUNG TO ?IS FETI% AS E>NE/LY AS OR?ODOX 0FAI?40 ,I M>VEL$ AT ?IS1 NO LESS ?AN AT ! TRU?-SEEK+ :I* C\PL$ ! D5IAL ( ,*RI/'S DIV9ITY ) ! PRACTICE ( BO? ADULT & 9FANT BAPTISM4 

,( C\RSE1 N[ AS !N1 ,I FULLY UND]/& & APPRECIATE ! C\RAGE ?AT IS REQUIR$ TO R5\NCE ! DOCTR9ES ( ONE'S *ILDHOOD1 & TO SURR5D]1 AS BE+ BUT 0A MAN ( /RAW10 ! FAI? ( ONE'S DE> ONES4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IF ONE MU/ BREAK ) ! TRADITIONS ( ! PA/ 9 ORD] TO WOR%IP AT ! ALT> ( ,TRU?1 ONE %\LD DO SO ) ! ?OR\<NESS ?AT ! SITUATION BO? DEM&S & DES]VES4 ,F> BETT] = ! S9C]E S\L TO F9D ITS FAI? MI/AK51 & TO LE>N H[ TO FACE FE>LESSLY ! TEA*+S ( ! FUTURE1 ?AN TO BE TOSS$ AB\T ON ! BILL[S ( ,UNIT>IAN D\BT1 DI/RU/1 & UNC]TA9TY4 ,TRU? CANNOT BE >RIV$ AT BY A MI/AK+ ( CONV5TIONAL PIETY = RELIGI\S ASPIRATIONS4 ,NOR YET BY ! CONF\ND+ ( ,!I/IC SPECULATIONS ) MAN'S CONSCI\SNESS ( A SOME?+ 9 NATURE ?AT DEFIES ULTIMATE ANALYSIS4 

,RELIGION1 AS ,I UND]/OOD & /ILL UND]/& IT1 SIGNIFIES LIFE OR ACTION ?AT EMBODIES DEP? ( DEVOTION & L(TY ASPIRATION4 ,ITS ,*9ESE EQUIVAL5T MEANS ,$UCATION & ,9/RUCTION I4E41 ! DRAW+ \T1 9 ! S5SE ( CULTIVATION1 ( ! 9SPIRATIONAL P>T ( MAN'S *>ACT]1 :]EBY M5 >E L$ TO =GET ! LIMITATIONS ( !IR MAT]IAL 5VIRONM5TS 9 !IR REALIZATION ( !IR ON5ESS ) ALL PH5OM5A4 ,?IS FACT REALIZ$1 ! HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE CANNOT BUT REVOLT AT ! SELF-CONTRADICTORY PO/ULATION ( A P]SONAL DEITY ?AT NOT ONLY DOES NOT EXPLA9 EXI/5CE1 BUT RISES UP1 AS IT W]E1 AN UGLY OB/RUCTION 9 ! PHILOSOPHIC SKY S]V+ ONLY TO DETRACT FROM ! P]FECT UNITY ( WORK+ ?AT IS EV]Y:]E VISIBLE TO ! SCI5TIFIC TRU?-SEEK]'S VISION4 ,= NATURE'S H>MONY EXPRESSES ONLY SOME UNMORAL PR9CIPLE ( EXI/5CE ?AT TRU/S NOT ( ! SUFF]+S ( S5TI5T LIFE4 ,IT HAS NO ROOM TO ADMIT ( ! CAPRICI\S 9T]F]5CE ( A P]SONAL CREATOR4 ,BUT ?IS IS TO ANTICIPATE LAT] DEVELOPM5T4 

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