Bible Quote by Karen Armstrong

“My book was not written in hate for Christians or disdain for the principles often associated with Jesus Christ—instead it was inspired by the…

— David G. McAfee

The most malicious kind of hatred is that which is built upon a theological foundation.

— George Sarton

“But where is it written in the Gospel that we are instructed to hate anyone, however erroneous their beliefs might be?”

— Marie de France

“The scriptures present a God who delights in genocide, rape, slavery, and the execution of nonconformists, and for millennia those writings were used to…

— Steven Pinker

“The New Testament is ubiquitously clear: don’t retaliate with evil for evil; do good to those who hate you; embrace your enemy with a…

— Preston Sprinkle

People who quoted the Scriptures in criticism of others were terrible bores and usually they misapplied the text. One could prove anything against anyone…

— Muriel Spark

“For the Bible, despite all its contradictions and absurdities, its barbarisms and obscenities, remains grand and gaudy stuff, and so it deserves careful study…

— H.L. Mencken

“Heresy: Changing the context of the Word, twisting Scripture in order to control and dominate people by intimidating them, using the Word to obtain…

— Ana Mendez Ferrell

“The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this…

— Thomas Paine

“To see God as primarily loving, a person must embrace a liberal interpretation of the Bible, ignoring or rejecting the vindictive passages.”

— Andrew B. Newberg

“I clearly saw that it is monstrous to have a mind educated by Scripture and a heart practiced in fraud, a tongue full of…

— Ioannes Amos Comenius

“Anyone who is under the impression that the bible does not directly or interpretationally foster racial discrimination is either delusional or horrifically misled.”

— Al Stefanelli