Brainy-quotes Quote by Abhijit Naskar

“The scriptures present a God who delights in genocide, rape, slavery, and the execution of nonconformists, and for millennia those writings were used to…

— Steven Pinker

The Holy Scriptures...can alone secure to society order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability, and usefulness.....Bibles…

— James McHenry

“Nothing is more irreligious than to persecute the seekers of truth in order to keep up absurdities and superstitions of bygone ages. Nothing is…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“It’s entirely possible to subscribe to a violent, cruel, repressive and regressive belief system, and not actually enact most of its values. Technically, almost…

— Sami Shah

“No one has the right to impose others what to believe, what faith to follow. Those who try to do it, must be taught.”

— Den Sjo

“It may sound simplistic, but is meant wholeheartedly. We are so privileged to have the Scriptures”

— Janette Oke

“When you are singled out for torture because of your faith, can religion still be a beacon?”

— Jodi Picoult

“The imported discovery, that human nature is too good to be made better by discipline, that children are enticed from the right way by…

— Lyman Beecher

“Once again, the point of this discussion is not to accuse Christians of endorsing torture and persecution. Of course most devout Christians today are…

— Steven Pinker

“Even Christians taking in the teaching of the Bible can be deceived about our own sins. We somehow feel that consent to the teaching…

— Jerry Bridges

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.

— Horace Greeley

Some of the world's most appalling abuses have been justified by religion because it is possible for people to find vindication in their scriptures…

— Zac Goldsmith