“"You ought to be ashamed," a woman in an Easter bonnet told Stein. "Your race gave us our religion..." "From ancient polytheism, the belief in lots of gods," the woman continued a little more eruditely, "the Hebrew nation led us on to the idea that there is only one." "Which is just a step from the truth," said Stein.” LittlesSaidIdeasBeliefNationsRaceStepsAtheismOughtAncientPositive AtheismAshamedEasterHebrewBonnetsPolytheism Book:The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel Source: The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel
“We do not credit to the ideal of religious freedom when we talk as though religious belief is something of which public-spirited adults should be ashamed.” ShouldChristianBeliefReligiousAdultsIdealsCreditAshamedReligious FreedomReligious BeliefSpirited Book:The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
“The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a disgraceful story of imperialism, exploitation, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. I take a very different view. I believe that the balance sheet of our history is one of heroic achievement and that we have achieved much more as a nation of which we can be proud of than which we should be ashamed.” ShouldBelieveLittlesHas BeensDifferentStoriesFormBeliefI BelieveNationsBlackViewsProudBalanceAchievementRacismDiscriminationAshamedSexismHeroicExploitationBe ProudSheetsImperialismAustralianDisgracefulDifferent ViewsBalance Sheets Author:John Howard