“The British people have embraced a secular identity of their own free will, perhaps as a reaction to the ultra-conservatism of the recent papacy and the extremism that has been manifested by some forms of Islam. The secular identity of the British people is not something to criticise, but to celebrate.”
“Scriptures are the product of human hands and hearts, and have been translated and copied for generations upon generations; scholarship clearly shows us that the texts present historical and literary problems that would seem to rule out the possibility that they are perfect books.”
Jon Meacham
“The abuse scandal in the church in Ireland and the poor response from the Vatican seemed to have sealed the fate of Catholicism in Ireland for some time to come.”
Anne M. Burke
“There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as The Dark Ages.”
Ruth Hurmence Green1915 – 1981
“Religious fundamentalists are violent because they do not accept doubt as a
possibility for learning, communicating, understanding.”
Maya V.A. Chávez