Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
-- H L Mencken

What is the function that a clergyman performs in the world?
Answer: he gets his living by assuring idiots that he can save them from an imaginary hell.
-- H L Mencken

A person who is guided by God will never be misguided by anyone.
-- Osama Bin Laden

"God and country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed."
-- Luis Bu�uel

Religion's gone the way of the Santa Claus: Hey it was nice while it lasted, but it's time to grow up.
--Tommy Gleason

When you can turn people on their head and shake them and no money falls out, then you know God's saying, "Move on, son."
-- A A Allen, American Faith Healer

"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children."
-- Confucius

"The earth is flat, and anyone who disputes this claim is an atheist who deserves to be punished."
-- 1993, Muslim religious edict, Sheik Abdel-Aziz Ibn Baaz, Supreme religious authority, Saudi Arabia

"No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power."
-- P. J. O'Rourke