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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Neil Kinnock

“When Neil Kinnock spoke about his atheism, he was monstered, as if this were evidence of his otherness. In fact, he was at the vanguard of a growing secularist trend.” …

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Corliss Lamont

“The greatest difference between the Humanist ethic and that of Christianity and the traditional religions is that it is entirely based on happiness in this one and only life and …

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John Ballance

“A man is not good for much unless there be something of the heretic in him; unless he has a mind so independent, honest, and courageous as to think for …

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Richard Dawkins

“My respect for the Abrahamic religions went up in the smoke and choking dust of September 11th. The last vestige of respect for the taboo disappeared as I watched the …

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