Quotation by

Anne Lamott

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
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This means that if your idea of God shares your personal dislikes or prejudices, then you are projecting your own feelings onto that idea rather than understanding God as something independent. It suggests that true belief should not simply reflect your own biases or enemies.

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