GodAnon

“During the ages, no rebellion has been of like importance with that of Woman against the tyranny of the Church and State; none has had its far reaching effects. We note its beginning; its progress will overthrow every existing form of these institutions; its end will be a regenerated world.” "Woman, Church, and State" by Matilda Joslyn Gage (1893) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

“What a blessing to know there’s a devil, and that I’m but a pawn in his game / that my impulse to sin doesn’t come from within, and so I’m not exactly to blame.”  —Frank Loesser (ironically) in “What a Blessing” (1960) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

“If someone could actually prove scientifically that there is such a thing as a supernatural force, it would be one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science. So the notion that somehow scientists are resisting it is ludicrous.” —E.O. Wilson, Esquire magazine (Jan. 5, 2009) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

Knightley:  If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt. David Cronenberg :  Yeah, but you could always lie about being an atheist. I don't think an atheist could get elected in America right now. Knightley:  No, I don't think they could either. Keira Christina Knightley , Interview magazine (April 2012) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

I turned to speak to God, About the world’s despair; But to make bad matters worse, I found God wasn’t there. God turned to speak to me (Don’t anybody laugh) God found I wasn’t there— At least not over half. The kind of Unitarian Who having by elimination got From many gods to Three, and Three to One, Thinks why not taper off to none at all. Robert Frost , "Not All There," Poetry magazine (April 1936); Frost, "A Masque of Mercy" (1947) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

“My respect for the Abrahamic religions went up in the smoke and choking dust of September 11th. The last vestige of respect for the taboo disappeared as I watched the 'Day of Prayer' in Washington Cathedral, where people of mutually incompatible faiths united in homage to the very force that caused the problem in the first place: religion. It is time for people of intellect, as opposed to people of faith, to stand up and say 'Enough!' ” Richard Dawkins  "Time to Stand Up," written for the Freedom From Religion Foundation (September 2001) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

“The clergy, no less than the capitalist class, lives on the backs of the people, profits from the degradation, the ignorance and the oppression of the people. ” Rosa Luxemburg , "Socialism and the Churches" (1905) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering

“If you describe yourself as 'Atheist,' some people will say, 'Don't you mean "Agnostic?' I have to reply that I really do mean Atheist. I really do not believe that there is a god — in fact I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one. It's easier to say that I am a radical Atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it's an opinion I hold seriously." Douglas Noel Adams  interview, American Atheist (Winter 1998-99) Promoting Understanding of Religious Suffering