QUOTE: Re: When to Get Rid of God
“If the concept of God has any validity or use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.” - James Baldwin, African-American Writer
Category: Quotes
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:17 pm
[...] I do believe in “live and let live” *but religions don’t.* People attack each other on the basis of their religious beliefs. I would not be safe in many parts of the world because I am an atheist. That is not “live and let live.” For as long as religion is a source of negativity and violence in this world, I will not “live and let live” and neither should anyone else. It is absolutely absurd that religious institutions are afforded so much tolerance from our society but they don’t give any to each other. There is something amiss with what these religions are teaching if people who most firmly believe it are capa…. [...]