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> [This willful deafness to religious argument, so new in our history, has had various effects. A principal one is encouragement of the already widespread view that religion doesn't have a lot to do with modern concerns - the way people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/this-willful-deafness-to-religious-argument-so-new-in-our-history-has/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

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## Other authors on Deafness

## More by William Murchison

> [A judge found it constitutionally intolerable that Louisiana should interject 'religious beliefs and moral judgments into teaching.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/a-judge-found-it-constitutionally-intolerable-that-louisiana-should/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

> [The only thing better than good English writing is - I can't think of anything. You just don't pour it pureed over your potatoes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/the-only-thing-better-than-good-english-writing-is-i-can-t-think-of/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

> [This notion of public-school doors being barred to God would have confounded not only the founding fathers but also those who attended American public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/this-notion-of-public-school-doors-being-barred-to-god-would-have/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

> [If religion and churches are truly threats to our liberties, how did those liberties survive, and in such healthy condition, all those years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/if-religion-and-churches-are-truly-threats-to-our-liberties-how-did/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

> [This willful deafness to religious argument, so new in our history, has had various effects. A principal one is encouragement of the already widespread…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/this-willful-deafness-to-religious-argument-so-new-in-our-history-has/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

> [... religious insults are considered acceptable even by those who decry slurs about race, ethnicity, and gender. Religious people seem to deserve such treatment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murchison/religious-insults-are-considered-acceptable-even-by-those-who-decry/)

[William Murchison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murchison/)

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