“Religious education is only valuable intellectually, if the child is educated in a religion versus [just] about a religion. I don't believe you can have both.” IfsBelieveChildrenReligionWomenReligiousDon't BelieveValuableEducatedVersusBelieve You CanI Don't Believe YouReligious Education Author:Susan Jacoby
“I don't deny that religion is very healthful to a lot of people. And as long as they don't try to convert me, I have, you know, nothing - and to interfere with the rights of people to believe other religions or to not believe in any religion at all - as long as they mind their own religion - perfectly all right with me...” PeopleKnowsTryingMindBelieveLongRightsDenyInterfere Author:Susan Jacoby
“God Bless America started to become an almost ritualistic incantation at the end of political speeches really with Ronald Reagan. It appears occasionally before, but it was not that common. And of course since it was a song that wasn't written by Irving Berlin until the 20th century (laughter), none of the 19th century presidents said God Bless America at the end of speeches, either. I think that the symbolism which suggests that everybody is religious and that even presidents who believe in church and state feel obliged to do this.” ThinkingFeelsBelieveSaidEndsStatesAmericaPoliticalSongCoursesPresidentChurchReligiousCommonWrittenCenturySpeechLaughterBless20th CenturyObligedChurch And StateBerlin19th CenturySymbolismGod BlessGod Bless AmericaPolitical Speeches Author:Susan Jacoby
“I no more believe in the God of the Jews than I believe in any God.” BelieveI BelieveJewI Believe In Author:Susan Jacoby
“I believe that whether one believes in God or not is - it's very central to who I am.” BelieveI BelieveWho I AmBelieve In God Author:Susan Jacoby
“I completely can't understand people of different faiths who say that their children will choose when they grow up. I think that if you believe in a religion, most people believe that it's right.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveChildrenDifferentGrowsGrowing UpIf You BelieveDifferent Faiths Author:Susan Jacoby
“If you believe in what I do, which is secular humanism, I would find it extremely difficult to live with someone - not to love someone - but to live with somebody and build a life of someone who disagreed with me on something so fundamental.” IfsBelieveDifficultFundamentalsHumanismSecularLove SomeoneIf You BelieveSecular Humanism Author:Susan Jacoby
“I can no more imagine falling in love with someone who believed that than I can imagine falling in love with someone who believes that blacks shouldn't be able to vote and are inferior to whites.” BelieveI CanAbleFallImagineVoteFalling In LoveInferiors Author:Susan Jacoby
“If enough money is involved and enough people believe that two plus two equals five the media will report the story with a straight face always adding a qualifying paragraph noting that mathematicians however say that two plus two still equals four.” PeopleIfsBelieveStillsTwoEnoughStoriesFacesFiveFourMediaInvolvedReportsPlusMathematicianParagraphQualifyingStraight Face Author:Susan Jacoby
