“I dislike religion very much, Christianity in particular (especially Catholicism, which is what I was born into), and find it mean and dangerous — and hypocritical about sex.” …
Publications
H.L. Mencken (Quote)
“Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.” …
Óscar Isaac
“My dad was a man of extremes. And the way my mom was raised, she followed her husband. So if God spoke to my father one day and said we …
PZ Myers
“What I want to happen to religion in the future is this: I want it to be like bowling. It’s a hobby, something some people will enjoy, that has some …
Michael Kinsley
“As a devout believer, [Marine Corps Gen. Jerry] Boykin may also wonder why it is impermissible to say that the God you believe in is superior to the God you …
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“When men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the …
McCollum v. Board of Education Decision (Anniversary)
“Separation means separation, not something less. Jefferson’s metaphor in describing the relation between Church and State speaks of a ‘wall of separation,’ not a fine line easily overstepped. The public …
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Ed Buckner
“The stigma attached to being an atheist based on atheists being hopelessly immoral, outrageously in rebellion against a loving God, and in league with Satan (possibly as foolish dupes rather …
Amy Alkon
“Doubt gets a bad rap. Doubting doesn’t mean you’ve stopped believing, but that you’ve started thinking. Sheep doubt nothing. Chances are you’ll get further in life by questioning things than …
