When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' read more

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one read more

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion
. . . "What religion?" . . . the Earl said, "Men of sense never
tell it."

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say.

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say.

Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like read more

Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James and John.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.