“Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.” …
Publications
Thomas Paine
“Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled it would be more …
Robin Morgan
“Religion is not about awe and joy, despite its purported proprietorship of these and its promise to eventually deliver what already lies around us every day, freely available for utter …
Albert Gallatin
“[A] foundation free from the influence of clergy.” …
Frederick Delius
“The sooner you get rid of all this Christian humbug the better. The whole traditional concept of life is false. Throw those great Christian blinkers away, and look around you …
W.C. Fields
“[Fields] regarded all religions with the suspicion of a seasoned con man.” …
Edward Paul Abbey
“Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues.” …
Freethinkers Day
Freethinkers Day celebrates the life of Thomas Paine, born on today’s date in 1737 (see entry on this page). The day educates the public about Paine’s work and about freethinking, …
Alan Alda
“For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and lasted forever, then a mere lifetime spent scrupulously …
