“I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity. I wasn't trying to do what CS Lewis did. It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God.”
J. K. Rowling
“There are people, including myself, who describe themselves as spiritual and atheist. Belief in a supernatural power that hears prayers, favors certain churches and intervenes in one's daily life is not the only route to spirituality, nor is it the only answer to life's mysteries.”
Richard Koral
“One of the reasons that applied ethics is so popular among university courses is precisely because a rapidly growing number of people, while still searching for a meaningful life, has given up on the idea that celibate males going on about an elusive thing they call God could reasonably be expected to provide us with sensible guidance.”
Professor Udo Schuklenk
“The world is always changing and, I argue, gets more moral by the day notwithstanding the moral handbrakes that faiths use to fetter freedom. Why do they do it?”
“We object to faith schools, for instance, because sex education based on religious beliefs is not in the best health interests of children.”
Julian Bennett