“The history of organized religion isn’t exactly strife-free.”— Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson, Chad L. Coleman, imdb.com
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”— Alice Walker, amazon.com
“That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or any denomination of Christians in particular.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion and I’ll show you a hundred retrogressions.”— Frank Sinatra, reprints.longform.org