“I'm anticlerical, not antireligion. If somebody believes there is God, I'm not interested in trying to persuade that person there is no intelligent design to the universe. Where I become interested and wake up is about the temporal power of religion, things like prayer in schools, or Catholic-secular hospital mergers.” IfsTryingBelievePersonsSchoolUniversePrayerAtheismDesignWake UpIntelligentCatholicPositive AtheismHospitalsNot InterestedSecularIntelligent DesignMergersPrayer In School Author:Katha Pollitt
“When it comes to ideas - and religions are, among other things, ideas - there is no right not to be offended. ... In fact, if you need laws ... to protect your faith, maybe your faith is weak.” IfsNeedsIdeasFactsLawProtectWeakOffended Author:Katha Pollitt
“Whether you look at Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism, wherever a distinction of sex is made, it is to the advantage of men. If you think of religions as if they were novels, the authors are men, and so are the major characters.” IfsThinkingMenLooksMadeCharacterSexChristianityNovelBuddhismMajorsAdvantageIslamMade ItDistinctionHinduismJudaism Author:Katha Pollitt
“If a woman says, I am getting these breast implants to gain self confidence, then I have to ask, What kind of a society do we live in where a woman's self-confidence depends on having a dangerous, expensive and painful operation on a perfectly healthy body?” IfsKindSelfBodyAsksDangerousDependsHealthyGainsPainfulSelf ConfidenceOperationsExpensiveBreastsImplantsHealthy BodyBreast Implants Author:Katha Pollitt
“If you run into trouble doing what's expected, people sympathize with you, while if you try something else and flop everyone says, You see?” PeopleIfsTryingRunningTroubleExpected Author:Katha Pollitt
“Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is the default setting for a woman's life from first period to menopause, and she needs a note from God not to say yes to every zygote that knocks on her door.” IfsThinkingNeedsFirstsHappenedDoorsBabyPeriodsNotesMotherhoodSettingSettingsPregnantApologizingDefaultHaving A BabyMenopause Book:Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights Source: Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights
