“Being an atheist is a matter not of moral choice, but of human obligation.” …
Publications
Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner
“Heresy makes for progress.” …
Olive Schreiner
“But we, wretched unbelievers, we bear our own burdens; we must say, ‘I myself did it, I. Not God, not Satan; I myself!’ ““This thing is certain — he is …
Charles Booth
“Comparatively few go to church, but they strike me as very earnest-minded, and not without a religious feeling even when they say, as I have heard a man say (thinking …
Ludwig Buchner
“If God is in us all and is the soul of the world, then he must directly partake of all our wickedness and imperfections. … In one man he does …
Eric Idle
The Lord God Made Them All All things dull and ugly All creatures short and squat All things rude and nasty The Lord God made the lot. Each little snake …
Daniel C. Dennett
“Politicians don’t think they even have to pay us lip service, and leaders who wouldn’t be caught dead making religious or ethnic slurs don’t hesitate to disparage the ‘godless’ among …
Ishmael Jaffree
“I brought the case because I wanted to encourage toleration among my children. I certainly did not want teachers who have control over my children for at least eight hours …
Jane Rule
“I’m a nonbeliever. I don’t believe in the existence of a God. I don’t believe in the Christian dogma. I find it horrifyingly silly. The intolerance that flows from organized …