“De t’ings dat yo’ li’ble to read in de Bible it ain’t necessarily so.” …
Publications
Peter Buck
“The only responsibility is to ourselves. If we all found God tomorrow and wanted to do a gospel show, we would do it. I never will — I’m an atheist. …
Joan Didion
“The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” …
Sonia Johnson (Excommunicated)
On this date in 1979, Equal Rights Amendment supporter Sonia Johnson was excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for supporting women’s equality and exposing the role of the Mormon …
‘Witches Bull’ Issued
On this date in 1484, the notorious “Witches Bull” (Bull Summis desiderantes) was issued by Pope Innocent VIII. It was issued to respond to a request by a Dominican inquisitor …
Carolyn Hax
“Your happy atheist advicemaker proudly presents the serenity prayer:” …
Candace R.M. Gorham
“Through a long, slow, painful process, I moved through stages of being an unaffiliated believer, to being a non-Christian theist, to being an agnostic, to finally being an atheist.” …
Fred Armisen
BILL MAHER: What religion are you? ARMISEN: I’m an atheist. …
Thomas Carlyle
“I have for many years strictly avoided going to church or having anything to do with Mumbo-Jumbo.” “We know nothing. All is, and must be, utterly incomprehensible.” …
