Ruth Hurmence Green

“I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human beings. I think that, uh, we should use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems, and stop relying on prayer and wishful thinking. If we have faith in ourselves, we won't have to have faith in gods.”

“I studied every page of this book, and I didn't find enough love to fill a salt shaker. God is not love in the Bible; God is vengeance, from Alpha to Omega.”

“Today evolution of human intelligence has advanced us to the stage where most of us are too smart to invent new gods but are reluctant to give up the old ones.”

“The natural is so awesome that we need not go beyond it.”

“Not only is this not love I think it is the most diabolical unfairness that was ever taught or devised.”

“Personally, I think the 'Christian family' should be called a Christian fantasy.”

“There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages.”