“The doctrine which, from the very first origin of religious dissensions, has been held by bigots of all sects, when condensed into a few words and stripped of rhetorical disguise, is simply this: I am in the right, and you are in the wrong. When you are the stronger, you ought to tolerate me; for it is your duty to tolerate truth. But when I am the stronger I shall persecute you; for it is my duty to persecute error.” FirstsHas BeensReligiousAtheismDutyOughtStrongerErrorsPositive AtheismDoctrineTolerateDisguiseSectsFew WordsBigotsRhetoricalDissension Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“The spirit of religious totalitarianism is abroad in the world; it is in the very air we breathe today in this land. Everywhere are those who claim to have a corner on righteousness, on direct access to God ... The bigots of the world are having a heyday.” WorldTodaySpiritReligionReligiousAirLandDirectClaimsCornersBreatheAccessRighteousnessTotalitarianismBigotsHeyday Author:Sonia Johnson
“The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are winning debates and scoring points against liberals.” ChristianWinningReligiousCriticismDebateLabelsHatefulBigotsScoring Points Author:Kay Coles James
“We may very well wake up in the not-too-distant future in a culture that is not only unreceptive but openly hostile to the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ, a culture in which those who proclaim the gospel will be labeled as bigots and fanatics, a culture in which persecution of Christians will be not only allowed but applauded.” WellsMayChristianCultureJesusChristChurchReligiousJesus ChristWake UpPersecutionHostileFanaticsBigots Author:Josh McDowell
“The term religious cleansing is an accurate and effective way of expressing the current hostility and bigotry toward all civic expressions of religion... these religious cleansers use political and legal means of containment. They are America's new anti-faith bigots.” WayMeanUseChristianAmericaPoliticalTermReligiousExpressionCurrentsBigotryAccurateHostilityCivicsCleansingBigotsContainment Author:Jay Sekulow