In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Oh For GOD's sake!
Three Tampa city council members walk out during atheist's invocation
Respect for all beliefs (even non-beliefs) "is sending us in the wrong direction."Even before Harvey spoke, White was pushing to cancel the invocation. These are sacred moments that refer to a supreme being, White said, and this speaker doesn't believe in God.
``We have never had people of an atheist group represent Americans,'' White said. ``And I don't think it is appropriate in this setting.''
Atheists represent Americans? Good God NO!
"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
- Abraham Lincoln, American president (1809-1865).
"Lighthouses are more helpful then churches."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise."
- James Madison
"This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it."
- John Adams
"I was born a heretic. I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows."
- Susan B. Anthony
"The Christian god can easily be pictured as virtually the same god as the many ancient gods of past civilizations. The Christian god is a three headed monster; cruel, vengeful and capricious. If one wishes to know more of this raging, three headed beast-like god, one only needs to look at the caliber of people who say they serve him. They are always of two classes: fools and hypocrites."
- Thomas Jefferson (yes, I know, he was a Deist)
"I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe."
- William Howard Taft
"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. "
-Thomas Paine (yes, probably another Deist)
Yes many of those quotes are from agnostics, Deists, and folks unhappy with organized religion, but let's face it, all of these people, founding fathers and Presidents included would find their beliefs unwelcome in Tampa. In fact in much of America.
Why did these people fear religion being used as an excuse and motiviation for war and laws? Because they were intelligent.
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