"The people will believe what the media tells them they believe."
--George Orwell

The Bible is the inerrant ... word of the living God. It is absolutely infallible,without error in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as well as in areas such as geography, science, history, etc.
-- Jerry Falwell

"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."
�- Voltaire

"You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do."
-- Anne Lamott

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."
-- Susan B. Anthony 1896

"The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around."
-- Herb Caen, "The San Francisco Chronicle"

"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning."
-- Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so."
-- Robert A. Heinlein

Religion is the most dangerous energy source known to humankind. The moment a person (or government or religion or organization) is convinced that God is either ordering or sanctioning a cause or project, anything goes. The history, worldwide, of religion-fueled hate, killing, and oppression is staggering.
Eugene Peterson (from the introduction to the book of Amos in the Bible paraphrase The Message)

The super-rich bought houses with Bush's tax refunds.
What did you buy with your refund?
Lunch?