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I realized that ritual will always mean throwing away something;
Destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of read more
I realized that ritual will always mean throwing away something;
Destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods.
An Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange
For Deity offended!
An Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange
For Deity offended!
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva read more
The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva trahit mites, pars pungit acuta rebelles.]
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense that we respect his theory that his wife read more
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of read more
There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of one's country; but by a duty to mankind to safeguard the trust of civilization.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.
Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.
Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.