“Rodgers, always spoiling for a fight with her parents, converted to Catholicism to marry a handsome Irish Catholic (when the engagement fizzled, so did her religious commitment).” …
Publications
Aldo Leopold
“He thought organized religion was all right for many people, but did not partake of it himself.” …
Alice Paul
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” …
G.W. Foote
“Who burnt heretics? Who roasted or drowned millions of ‘witches’? Who built dungeons and filled them? Who brought forth cries of agony from honest men and women that rang to …
Ethan Allen
“In the circle of my acquaintance, (which has not been small), I have generally been denominated a Deist, the reality of which I never disputed, being conscious I am no …
Francisco Ferrer
“Science has shown that the story of the creation is a myth and the gods legendary.” “When the masses become better informed about science, they will feel less need for …
Imelda Staunton
“I don’t feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and …
Simone de Beauvoir
“Man enjoys the great advantage of having a God endorse the codes he writes; and since man exercises a sovereign authority over woman, it is especially fortunate that this authority …
Linda Greenhouse
“[I]t’s past time for the rest of us to step back and consider the impact of religion’s current grip on public policy — not only on the right to abortion, …
