“But the church of this country is not only indifferent to the wrongs of the slave, it actually takes sides with the oppressors. It has made itself the bulwark of …
Publications
Ernst Mayr
“I have the honesty to say I’m an atheist. There is nothing that supports the idea of a personal God.” …
Jen Tullock
“My primary and only education was through a Christian lens. I was taught that my sole purpose in life was either to further God’s message on Earth or to be …
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.” …
Declaration of Independence Adopted
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 …
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. …
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 …
