Apostles Quote by Pope Francis

“So why did the King James translation of the Bible use the word ‘kill’ rather than ‘murder’? Because four hundred years ago when the…

— Dennis Prager

Fundamentalism does mean reading quite conservatively and literally, saying 'the Bible is the word of God and we have to follow it. What it…

— Elaine Pagels

“If one does not have the basic conscientious capacity to refute the primitive textual verses of the scriptures that demand one to kill or…

— Abhijit Naskar

“By ignoring the apparent contradictions of scripture, fundamentalism ignores its questions, reducing its complexity to implicit equations. Hate equals love; obedience is freedom.”

— Jeff Sharlet

“Even a righteous man who views murder as sin will kill if he feels the cause is just and right. That is what makes…

— Celia Kyle

Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around.

— Penn Jillette

I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.

— Willie Nelson

“Words make more revolutions than swords. Words cut deeper than knives. Words cut more cleanly, and leave the victim alive.”

— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman

“Well, the man who first translated the bible into English was burned at the stake, and they've been at it ever since. Must be…

— Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

“The weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4”

— Beth Moore

The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.

— Marvin Harris

“All we would need to do would be to read the Bible and accept what it says as what really happened. That, of course,…

— Bart D. Ehrman