I believe that the legacy of certain types of Christianity which emphasise the sinfulness and depravity of man is more of a curse than a blessing to us

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I believe that the legacy of certain types of Christianity which emphasise the sinfulness and depravity of man is more of a curse than a blessing to us. I doubt that the people of Africa really knew what misery was until the missionary came.

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