We are well aware that religion is not as bad an influence as it was a short time ago, as history is counted. But it is a sufficiently bad influence even in modern times, and its reduced viciousness (in practice)… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share Image
“We advocate the atheistic philosophy because it is the only clear, consistent position which seems possible to us. As atheists, we simply deny the… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Why should the residence of a preacher be untaxed? Useful citizens must pay taxes on their homes. Yet the Preacher - actually and notoriously… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
It is natural that people should differ most, and most violently, about the unknowable . . . There is all the room in the… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Theism tells men that they are the slaves of a God. Atheism assures men that they are the investigators and users of nature. — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
It is pretty well settled that the city is the Negro's great contribution to civilization, for it was in Africa where the first cities… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Why should an atheist pay more taxes so that a church which he despises should pay no taxes? That's a fair question. How can… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
As he was pummeled into one tight spot after another, emerging each time breathless and in amazed chagrin, Bryan flushed, with spots of anger… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
To proclaim himself an agnostic, while to some it might appear more respectable and cautious, would be to say in effect that he hadn't… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Martyrs have been sincere. And so have tyrants. Wise men have been sincere. And so have fools. — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Don't take our word for it. Read the Bible itself. Read the statements of preachers. And you will understand that God is the most… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
"Would you tax God?" asks a defender of church tax exemption. Well, if there were a God he should be able to pay his… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
Fortunately, there are old terrors and powers that religion no longer can exercise so effectively as it did only a few score years ago.… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
The influences that have lifted the race to a higher moral level are education, freedom, leisure, the humanizing tendency of a better-supplied and more… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
It is an absurd fiction that the churches are useful. They are nothing more than propaganda centers for superstitious faiths and doctrines. Church members… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share
