Anne Lamott - I was raised with no religious training or influence.

I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the secular level. And to be a peace marcher, an activist for civil rights, peace and justice.

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Lamott, Anne. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith. Pantheon Books, 1999.

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