“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” - George Washington
“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.” -John Adams, 2nd President
“Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies.” -Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President
“I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.” Jefferson
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise." -James Madison, 4th US President
“I don’t know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.”-George W. Bush.
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” -- Winston Churchill
“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.” -John Adams, 2nd President
“Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies.” -Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President
“I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.” Jefferson
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise." -James Madison, 4th US President
“I don’t know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.”-George W. Bush.
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” -- Winston Churchill
posted by gary at 3:11 PM
1 Comments:
I believe what these men mean is that religion gets in the way of spiritual growth. In fact, I met many Christians in college who hated religion for that reason. Yet they still believed that knowing Jesus should be the foundation of one's life. So go figure.
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