Atheist QOTD

“On the point about the right to manifest religion; under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights that is a qualified right. You don't have the right to manifest your religion if the way in which you want to manifest your religion interferes to a disproportionate extent with someone else's right, including someone else's right to be treated without discrimination. The fact that your religion gives you an incentive to discriminate against other people doesn't give you a lawful excuse for doing that.”

Dinah Rose QC

“Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new [2008] survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and political matters.”

Pew Forum

“Mandating common worship is inappropriate for public institutions made up of people from different world views and faith backgrounds. It is also a misrepresentation of what worship actually is. Worship is a freely offered act of faith arising from a believing community. It is not something that can be imposed or required of everybody.”

Simon Barrow

“An apple? Have you ever been tempted by an apple? I would have been like, 'cover it in caramel and come back to me. You got any cake back there?'”

Jim Gaffigan

“Religion is the only area in which we tolerate dogma.”

Sam Harris