Blasphemy Quotes

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Political truth is libel; religious truth, blasphemy. — William Hazlitt
Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting… — Robert A. Heinlein
I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order. — Rick Moody
I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy. — Jonathan Kozol
Pakistan tries mentally challenged girl of blasphemy against the Holy Book. India arrests kids for posts on Facebook. Morbid competition? — Kabir Bedi
In adultery, there is usually tenderness and self-sacrifice; in murder, courage; in profanation and blasphemy, a certain satanic splendour. Judas elected those offences unvisited by… — Jorge Luis Borges
My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others. — Gerry Spence
Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Blasphemy has always seemed to require taking things very seriously. — Donna J. Haraway
We stand on a precipice, then before a chasm, and as we wait it becomes higher, wider, deeper, but I am crazy enough to think… — Diane Arbus
To suggest that the merciful, longsuffering, gracious and loving God of the Bible would invent a dreadful doctrine like Calvinism, which would have us believe… — Tim LaHaye
Thus the blasphemy of the homosexual formula, for it denies Babalon and breeds devils in chaos. — Kenneth Grant
You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances really are. You would realize… — Jean-Pierre de Caussade
In a world of cruelty, sympathy is a crime, and in a world of lies, truth is blasphemy. — Robert Green Ingersoll
It is blasphemy if you pray before God while you are full of anger. — Ephrem the Syrian
As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever… — Francis of Assisi
There is no answer to Auschwitz...To try to answer is to commit a supreme blasphemy. Israel enables us to bear the agony of Auschwitz without… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
The question eventually must be raised: Is it a criminal offense to take the name of the Lord in vain? When people curse their parents,… — Gary North
Every great idea starts out as a blasphemy. — Bertrand Russell
Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole world, including every poor person on the planet would cost about $20… — Jim Wallis

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