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The type of religion which rejoices in the pious sound of traditional phrases, regardless of their meanings, or shrinks from controversial matters, will never stand amid the shocks of life.

John Gresham Machen

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John Gresham Machen
Age: 55 †
Born: 1881
Born: July 28
Died: 1937
Died: January 1
Peace Activist
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Baltimore
Maryland
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