Intolerance has always been one of the cornerstones of Christianity - the glorious heritage of the Inquisition.

As a militant feminist, I believe in complete equality with men: intellectual, professional, economic, social and sexual; they're all equally essential, and they're all equally lacking in American society today.

The most heinous crime of the Church has been perpetrated not against churchmen but against churchgoers. With its poisonous concepts of sin and divine punishment, it's warped and brainwashed countless millions.

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.

The agnostic is gutless and prefers to keep one safe foot in the god camp.

I went into the Army, and one day, in the middle of a bull session, somebody called me an atheist. Believe it or not, it was the first time I'd ever heard the word. It goes to show you how a person can grow up in America and have a college education and still not know a goddamned thing.

In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.