Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of th... - Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption is the fundamental mystery of our holy religions, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it."

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