Quote by Orson Scott Card

Our savior will resurrect us, said Peggy, but I haven't noticed that Christians end up any less dead at the end of life than heathens.

Our savior will resurrect us, said Peggy, but I haven't noti

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In this quote, the speaker, Peggy, questions the belief that Christians are saved from death through resurrection. She expresses skepticism by pointing out that Christians and non-Christians both inevitably face death and none appear to have an advantage in avoiding it. This quote seems to challenge the notion of religious salvation and raises doubts about the efficacy of faith in overcoming the ultimate fate of mortality.

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