“No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop your books and run like hell” LooksBookRunningHellTeacherRingsDirtyBellsPencils Author:Alice Cooper
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." The adage is true as long as you don't really believe the words. But if your whole upbringing, and everything you have ever been told by parents, teachers and priests, has led you to believe, really believe, utterly and completely, that sinners burn in hell (or some other obnoxious article of doctrine such as that a woman is the property of her husband), it is entirely plausible that words could have a more long-lasting and damaging effect than deeds.” IfsBelieveMayLongWholeParentHurtBreakHellTeacherEffectsHusbandStonesPropertySticksDeedsBonesDoctrineSinnerPriestsLastingArticlesAdagesUpbringingHurt MePlausibleObnoxiousLong LastingSticks And Stones Author:Richard Dawkins
“I am persuaded that 'child abuse' is no exaggeration when used to describe what teachers and priests are doing to children whom they encourage to believe in something like...eternal hell.” BelieveChildrenUsedHellTeacherEternalAbusePriestsChild AbuseExaggeration Author:Richard Dawkins
“At times, Zen does get into some Buddhist Cosmology. Nishijima Roshi, my main teacher would talk about that and almost every time immediately say that it was only one way of looking at it. Whenever addressing realms of Heaven or Hell, he'd also address that it was just a psychological state.” WayDoeStatesHeavenHellTeacherPsychologicalBuddhistOne WayRealmsAddressesCosmologyHeaven Or Hell Author:Brad Warner
“During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told me I'd fry in hell if I were a lesbian so I thought maybe the best idea was to be straight.” IfsYearsIdeasSchoolHellTeacherChildhoodCatholicBeing The BestNutsCatholic School Author:Olof Arnalds