“Christ died for our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them?” …
Publications
W. Somerset Maugham
“I do not believe in God. I see no need of such idea. It is incredible to me that there should be an after-life. I find the notion of future …
Virginia Woolf
“I read the Book of Job last night — I don’t think God comes well out of it.” …
Sherwin Wine
“If I were a CEO of a company and ran it like God runs the universe, I’d be fired.” …
Robert Burns
“[Burns] lives in darkness and in the shadow of doubt. His religion, at best, is an anxious wish; like that of Rabelais, ‘a great Perhaps.’ ” …
Frederick the Great
“Theologians are all alike, of whatever religion or country they may be. Their aim is always to wield despotic authority of men’s consciences. They therefore persecute all of us who …
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
“The merits and services of Christianity have been industriously extolled by its hired advocates. Every Sunday its praises are sounded from myriads of pulpits. It enjoys the prestige of an …
Garrett Lisi
“Lisi, an atheist, says the whole notion of God misses the point. He’s not after the creator of the universe — he’s after the universe itself. Everything.” …
Marie-Henri Beyle (Stendhal)
“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.” …
