“There is no harm in musical sounds. It matters not whether it is fast ragtime or a slow melody like ‘The Rosary.’ “ …
Publications
Benedict Spinoza
“True virtue is life under the direction of reason.” …
Marie Bashkirtseff
“The Church has lowered God, disfigured religion, or, rather, has created, instead of the worship we owe to God, a complicated religion, full of charlatanism, which must be destroyed.” …
Margaret K. Knight
“Ethical teaching is weakened if it is tied up with dogmas that will not bear examination.” …
Jennifer Michael Hecht
“Almost all the great poets have conversations in their poetry about doubting God, and even go all the way to dismissing. It’s such a strong tradition that it’s almost amazing …
George Eliot
“I have not returned to dogmatic Christianity — to the acceptance of any set of doctrines as a creed, and a superhuman revelation of the Unseen.” …
Nate Phelps
“I would argue that Westboro Baptist Church is just giving voice to the same destructive ideology at the foundation of even the most moderate iteration of that faith. How do …
Rodney Dangerfield
“We’re apes — do apes go anyplace [when they die]?” …
Bjork
“I was sure that I was an atheist, but as I matured I realized nature is my religion.” …
