“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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After women gained suffrage in Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. The first official U.S. observance was in New York City on Feb. 28, 1909. The …
“Oh, I have plenty of biases, all right. I’m quite biased toward depending upon what my senses and my intellect tell me about the world around me, and I’m quite …
“The idea that a good God would send people to a burning hell is utterly damnable to me. I don’t want to have anything to do with such a God.” …
“What you write to me about the benefits of religion, we have spoken of it with Pierrette Haour, an atheist like me.” …
“It does appear that each of our thousands of denominations believes that its principles, its tenets, should have official recognition put forth by our secular government, imprinted on our currency, …
“We have heard enough about a paradise behind the moon. We want something now. We are tired of hearing about the golden streets of the hereafter. What we want is …
“I want to [believe]. I see the peace and purpose it gives most of you who believe, and I tried. I just can’t.” …
“This earthly heaven is enough for me.” …
