Age Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Nothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.

— Thomas Jefferson

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the…

— George Washington

Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is…

— Christopher Dawson

“The disasters of the late Middle Ages tore Christianity from its roots—cultural, geographical, and linguistic. This “uprooting” created the Christianity that we commonly think…

— Philip Jenkins

The most popular argument in all these papers was the assertion ... that Christianity had grown and prospered in spite of the opposition of…

— H. J Eckenrode

“The view implicit in my education was that the basic narrative of Christianity had long been exposed as a myth, and that opinion was…

— Evelyn Waugh

“The ruling groups were always infected to some extent by liberal ideas, and were content to leave loose ends everywhere, to regard only the…

— George Orwell

You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which most completely…

— Voltaire

“Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other. Is uniformity attainable? Millions…

— Thomas Jefferson

We had for decades, people trying to create a cultural Christianity that would appeal to nonbelievers, that was accepting of immorality, accepting of homosexuality,…

— John MacArthur

Surprisingly one of the forces for secularisation was Christianity itself. As soon as it accepted the idea of a contrary opinion, the moment that…

— Ibn Warraq

“It is essential to realize that the Christian community in the past was not a pious ideal, but a juridical fact which underlay the…

— Christopher Henry Dawson