On this date in 1776, Thomas Jefferson’s “Declaration of Independence” was adopted, after a vote approving it on July 2. Its secular purpose was to “dissolve the political bands,” and …
Publications
Giuseppe Garibaldi
“Dear Friends, Man has created God; not God man. Yours ever, Garibaldi.” …
Kay Nolte Smith
“The tragedy is that every brain cell devoted to belief in the supernatural is a brain cell one cannot use to make life richer or easier or happier.” …
Stephen Foster
Shameful rivalries of creedShall not make the martyr bleed,In the good time coming.Religion shall be shorn of pride,And flourish all the stronger;And Charity shall trim her lamp;Wait a little longer. …
Christopher Cameron
“Despite views of Blacks as naturally religious, freethought has been a vital and significant component of Black culture and politics since the 19th century.” …
Tom Stoppard
“I’ve always thought that the idea of God is absolutely preposterous, but slightly more plausible than the alternative proposition that, given enough time, some green slime could write Shakespeare’s sonnets.” …
Leoš Janáček
“Today they are lifting the bells into the tower. It would be nice if they weren’t calling people to bamboozling.” …
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Preach about the other man, Preacher! The man we all can see! The man of oaths, the man of strife, The man who drinks and beats his wife, Who helps …
Dave Barry
THE FEDERALIST: You mention that you’re not a believer in God. Are you a Christopher Hitchens-God-is-the-cause-of-all-the-troubles-in-the-world atheist or an agnostic? Do you see any value in religion? BARRY: I don’t …
