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„[religion] let‘s us off the hook … teaches us that nothing is really our fault; that something or someone else is pulling the strings; that ultimately, we‘re not to blame for the way things are […].“

„religion is based ob faith.“ „but you realize, that faith isn‘t based on religion. right?“

„discrimination based in skin color is not only scientifically ludicrous, it’s also a sign of profound ignorance.“

„the problem with being a minister was how many times a day he had to lie.“

„in short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it‘s cultural.“

Sometimes I think," she said slowly, "that if a man were to spend a day being a woman in America, he wouldn't make it past noon.

„but people need to believe in something bigger than themselves“ … „what‘s wrong with believing in ourselves?“

„people will always yearn for a simple solution to their complicated problems. It’s a lot easier to have faith in something you can’t see, can’t touch, can’t explain, and can’t change, rather than to have faith in something you actually can.“