The good part of Christmas is not always Christian -- it is generally Pagan that is to say, human, natural.
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Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of all ages will turn to ashes on the lips of menRobert Ingersoll
Read it as you would any other book think of it as you would of any other get the bandage of reverence from your eyes drive from your heart the phantom of fear push from the throne of your brain the cowled form of superstition - then read the Holy Bible, and you will be amazed that you ever, for one moment, supposed a being of infinite wisdom, goodness, and purity to be the author of such ignorance and of such atrocity.
Robert Ingersoll
My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter
Robert Ingersoll
At present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits and those who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are endeavoring to make reputations among the churches by delivering weak and vapid lectures upon the 'harmony o
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I found that the clergy did not understand their own book
Robert Ingersoll
It is safe to say that every truth in the histories of those times (The Bible) is the result of accident or mistake
Robert Ingersoll
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