Brothers and sisters Quote by John Price

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where…

— Billie Jean King

For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.

— Leo Rosten

While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a…

— John B. S. Haldane

“(Fun fact: more Christians were martyred by one another in the decades after the Reformation than were martyred by the Roman Empire.6)”

— Rachel Held Evans

In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be…

— Alexandre Dumas

“The myth of Christian martyrdom and persecution needs to be corrected, because it has left us with a dangerous legacy that poisons the well…

— Candida Moss

Jesus did not come to live as an example of how to die as a martyr, but as a substitute, taking the place that…

— Alistair Begg

“In all their activities Christians are “filled with joy uttering and doing the precepts of the Lord,” teaching their children never to lose hold…

— Alan Kreider

“Christ died for our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them?”

— Jules Feiffer

“Martyrdom is at the heart of all religion.”

— Dan Brown

“It is estimated that every three minutes somewhere in the world a Christian faces serious violations ranging from severe discrimination to outright persecution of…

— Majed El Shafie

Christianity has made martyrdom sublime, and sorrow triumphant.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin