“The Christian test was a willingness to believe in the one Jesus Christ and His Message of salvation. What was demanded was not criticism but credulity. The Church Fathers observed that in the realm of thought only heresy had a history.” BelieveChristianFatherJesusChristChurchAtheismMessagesJesus ChristCriticismTestsSalvationPositive AtheismRealmsWillingnessHeresyCredulityChurch Fathers Book:The Discoverers Source: The Discoverers
“The purpose prong of the Lemon test requires that a government activity have a secular purpose. That requirement is not satisfied, however, by the mere existence of some secular purpose, however dominated by religious purposes... The proper inquiry under the purpose prong of Lemon, I submit, is whether the government intends to convey a message of endorsement or disapproval of religion.” GovernmentPurposeReligiousExistenceAtheismActivityMessagesTestsMereSatisfiedSubmitSecularRequirementsInquiryLemonsEndorsementsDisapproval Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“The best idea ever thought of in the history of humanity is useless unless someone communicates it. It will die in the test tube. And in our case, what we're communicating here to people is not necessarily something they want to hear. And so, our demeanor - how we deliver this message - takes on crucial, crucial importance.” PeopleWantIdeasHumanityDiesCasesAtheismMessagesTestsImportanceCommunicatePositive AtheismUselessCrucialTubesDemeanor Author:Phil Plait
“For that reason the simple test of the slogan 'Consume Less' as a basis for social action on the environment would be to tell it to the blacks in the ghetto. The message will not be very well received for there are many people in this country who consume less than is needed to sustain a decent life.” PeopleWellsCountryReasonWould BeActionSocialSimpleEnvironmentNeededMessagesTestsBasesDecentSlogansGhettoAffluenceSocial ActionDecent Life Author:Barry Commoner
“Here are my Mommy Messages: Wear a condom and test your Molly.” MessagesTestsCondom Author:Ayelet Waldman
“Did you ever hear one of those corny, positive messages on someone's answering machine? 'Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right now. I hope you are too. The thought for the day is share the love.' Beep. 'Uh, yeah, this is the VD clinic. Speaking of being positive, your test is back. Stop sharing the love.'” EnjoyShareRight NowMessagesTestsMachinesYeahCornyBeing PositiveGreat DayClinicAnswering MachinesThought Of The DayPositive Messages Author:Andy Rooney