Jesus makes large claims for his heavenly father but never mentions that his mother is or was a virgin, and is repeatedly very rude and coarse to her when she makes an appearance.

In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test.

Name one moral action performed by a believer that could not have been done by a nonbeliever.

The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law.

The gods that we've made are exactly the gods you'd expect to be made by a species that's about half a chromosome away from being chimpanzee.

I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

Religion attacks us in our deepest integrity by saying we wouldn't be able to make a moral decision without it.