Original sentence: Although raised in the Roman Catholic faith (which he describes anecdotally on the albums FM & AM and Class Clown), Carlin was a staunch Anti-Theist and Agnostic, saying "I'm not an atheist, because that is a belief" and often denounced the idea of a God in interviews and performances, notably with his "Religion" and "There Is No God" routines as heard in You Are All Diseased.Carlin told Larry King that he was not interested in temporary political issues and prefers to focus on issues such as race, war/peace and class, which will never be solved.Carlin was know to be a mentor to, and good friends with Bill Maher, Jerry Sienfeld, John Stewart and Lewis Black.He claimed that America is not a democracy, but an oligarchy run by a small ownership class.He described himself as "left of center", being more interested in human rights than property rights.He supported Orwell's Clarity in Language style.He was very skeptical on issues like the Kennedy Assassination and 9/11, without outright endorsing specific conspiracy theories, he claimed that they are rational.However, he did not believe possible, nor did he advocate or hope for a better society
Edited sentence: Although raised in the Roman Catholic faith (which he describes anecdotally on the albums FM & AM and Class Clown), Carlin was a staunch atheist and often denounced the idea of a God in interviews and performances, notably with his "Religion" and "There Is No God" routines as heard in You Are All Diseased