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Portrait of Ruth Hurmence Green

Ruth Hurmence Green

(1915–1981) Writer

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Ruth Hurmence Green was a writer, best known for The born again skeptic's guide to the Bible.

Quick Facts About Ruth Hurmence Green

Born: January 12, 1915
Died: July 7, 1981
Profession: Writer
Notable works: The born again skeptic's guide to the Bible

About Ruth Hurmence Green

Ruth Hurmence Green gained notability within the atheist community with the publication of her book The Born Again Skeptic's Guide to the Bible in 1979. This book has since been the best selling publication from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. She was also the author of many other essays which were published posthumously in The Book of Ruth in 1982.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Ruth Hurmence Green

The Doxology ... that testimonial to the Platonic Trinity, which divided the Roman Empire into at least eighteen quarreling sects, none of…

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Atheism

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I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human…

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But I still don't know what kind of monster was this god, until I saw that Jesus deliberately hid his light under…

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Let us use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems without relying on prayers and wishful thinking. When we have…

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Atheism

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Not only is this not love; I think it is the most diabolical unfairness that was ever taught or devised.

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Atheist

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I had always been told the bible was a book about love, but I couldn't find enough love in it to fill…

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Bible

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The Bible, itself the ultimate curse, is an in-depth profile of the divine spleen.

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Atheism

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Christians tell me that they have a higher destiny than the lower animals, because Homo Sapiens can reason. But the Bible tells…

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Animal

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I am pleased as punch no longer to believe in a god who declares reason a sin, who will not choose many…

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Atheism

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The natural is so awesome that we need not go beyond it.

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Atheism

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Today when the Fundamentalists are once more insisting that the fundamentals of fundamentalism are fundamental to our being No. 1 on the…

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Atheism

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Today evolution of human intelligence has advanced us to the stage where most of us are too smart to invent new gods…

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Atheism

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It is possible to pull out justification for imposing your will on others, simply by calling your will God's will.

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Atheism

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I am now convinced that children should not be subjected to the frightfulness of the Christian religion [...]. If the concept of…

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Admiration

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Personally, I think the 'Christian family' should be called a Christian fantasy.

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Atheism

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The plan was for Jesus to come to Earth two thousand years ago with a pocketful of miracles and souls for the…

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Alive

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There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages.

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Age

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I am fond of saying that reading the Bible turned me into an atheist.

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Atheism

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I studied every page of this book, and I didn't find enough love to fill a salt shaker. God is not love…

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Atheism (17) Atheist (10) Positive atheism (8)