--- title: "1 Word Faith Quotes By Pat Condell" description: "1 Word Faith quotes by Pat Condell. Plus more from Pat Condell and more Word Faith sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/pat-condell-22798_ashamed_only-we-don-t-call-it-ignorance-we-call_2071561.jpg" --- > [...only we don't call it 'ignorance', we call it 'faith'. What a horrible little word that is - faith - exuding as it does its fake aura of purity and virtue while fronting some of the ugliest ideas this planet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/only-we-don-t-call-it-ignorance-we-call-it-faith-what-a-horrible/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/pat-condell-22798_ashamed_only-we-don-t-call-it-ignorance-we-call_2071561.jpg) ## More by Pat Condell > [One person I do feel a little sorry for, though, is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important clergyman in Britain and he's only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/one-person-i-do-feel-a-little-sorry-for-though-is-the-archbishop-of/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [According to current birthrate projections, France will be a majority Muslim country anyway in about 50 years. I get a lot of e-mails from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/according-to-current-birthrate-projections-france-will-be-a-majority/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [The best thing about religion is that it's so transparently absurd it can't possibly last forever. I'm convinced it will only take a small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/the-best-thing-about-religion-is-that-it-s-so-transparently-absurd-it/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [And I can see that everything about this God has been purposely designed to poison our experience of life on earth, not to enhance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/and-i-can-see-that-everything-about-this-god-has-been-purposely/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Now, the past has plenty to teach us, but I don't think it should be allowed to detain us against our will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/now-the-past-has-plenty-to-teach-us-but-i-don-t-think-it-should-be/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of identity. This is my Holy Trinity, each one an intrinsic aspect of my god: Freedom, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/freedom-of-thought-freedom-of-speech-freedom-of-identity-this-is-my/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [On the other hand, and let's face it, there's always another hand, unless you're a Saudi Arabian shoplifter of course, hurt feelings can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/on-the-other-hand-and-let-s-face-it-there-s-always-another-hand/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [We know they have nothing to do with Islam because our politicians keep telling us that, and they are all Islamic scholars. (They are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/we-know-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-islam-because-our-politicians/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Being called close-minded by religious people is a bit like being called yellow by a bunch of bananas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/being-called-close-minded-by-religious-people-is-a-bit-like-being/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Use their tactics if you feel strongly enough. Make a nuisance of yourself. Make an official complaint. Take it to a tribunal. As an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/use-their-tactics-if-you-feel-strongly-enough-make-a-nuisance-of/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [People keep framing this as a religious freedom issue, but there's a difference between practising your religion - which everyone has the right to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/people-keep-framing-this-as-a-religious-freedom-issue-but-there-s-a/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [But it seems to me that if God had intended for you to cover your face then, in His wisdom, He would have provided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/but-it-seems-to-me-that-if-god-had-intended-for-you-to-cover-your/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Religion disapproves of original thought the way Dracula does sunlight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/religion-disapproves-of-original-thought-the-way-dracula-does-sunlight/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [Freedom requires religion like a slug requires salt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/freedom-requires-religion-like-a-slug-requires-salt/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) > [If you're looking at the Bible for a guide to living a compassionate, wise and humane life, well, frankly you've got more chance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-condell/if-you-re-looking-at-the-bible-for-a-guide-to-living-a-compassionate/) [Pat Condell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-condell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/word-faith/pat-condell/#itemlist", "name": "1 Word Faith Quotes By Pat Condell", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "...only we don't call it 'ignorance', we call it 'faith'. 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