Religion is the opium of the masses.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

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.

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people

Jesters do oft prove prophets

Jesters do oft prove prophets

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.

Religion is not a department of life; it is something that enters into the whole of it.

Religion is not a department of life; it is something that enters into the whole of it.

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
said, I know not: Am I read more

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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.

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."