"When I was a young boy, my father taught me that to be a good Catholic, I had to confess at church if I ever had impure thoughts about a girl. That very evening, I had to rush to confess my sin. And the next night, and the next. After a week, I decided religion wasn't for me."

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Source: The Atheist's Bible. Book by Joan Konner, 2007.

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Fidel Castro

Politician, Revolutionary

Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary leader known for his role in the Cuban Revolution and his establishment of a socialist state.

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