The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

The ministers, who preached at these revivals, were in earnest. They were zealous and sincere. They were not philosophers. To them science was the name of a vague dread - a dangerous enemy. They did not know much, but they believed a great deal.

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two: slavery here and hell hereafter.

If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant.

The combined wisdom and genius of all mankind cannot possibly conceive of an argument against liberty of thought.

It is told that the great Angelo, in decorating a church, painted some angels wearing sandals. A cardinal looking at the picture said to the artist: Whoever saw angels with sandals? Angelo answered with another question: Whoever saw an angel barefooted?

I have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved.