“I am a devout atheist — nothing else makes any sense to me and I must admit to being bewildered by those, who in the face of what appears so …
Publications
Dan Savage
“My father was a Catholic deacon, my mother was a lay minister and I thought about becoming a priest. I was in church every Sunday for the first 15 years …
Joe Hill
The Preacher And The Slave Long-haired preachers come out every night Try to tell you what’s wrong and what’s right; But when asked about something to eat, They will answer …
Roy Zimmerman
Freedom to oppressIn the name of righteousnessReligious freedom to scratch where it itchesReligious freedom to burn our own witches. …
Tim Minchin
“And yes I have all of the usual objections To the miseducation of children who, in tax-exempt institutions, Are taught to externalize blame And to feel ashamed and to judge …
Alfred Naquet
Emily Palmer Cape
“Cape was not your average socialite; she was an agnostic, a freethinker, and a self-described ‘suffragist.’ ” …
John McWhorter
“I am, indeed, an atheist. Not an agnostic, but an atheist. And I openly admit that religious commitment perplexes and sometimes even irritates me. It’s partly a matter of personal …
Matthew Sweet
I’ve spent twenty years learning to live In a world that takes back all that it gives But I do not want a war ‘Cause I’m not in for killing …
