"The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God."
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"...but religion I think should be completely separated . I have no grievance against people who believe in God, go to places of worship and waste a lot of time in prayer. It's their business, if they …"
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