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Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults read more
Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place.
In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.
In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.
Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.
Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.
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.
Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds read more
Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the read more
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
Even a band of angels can turn ugly and start looting if enough angels are unemployed and hanging around the read more
Even a band of angels can turn ugly and start looting if enough angels are unemployed and hanging around the Pearly Gates convinced that all the succubi own all the liquor stores in Heaven.
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity.
The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity.