Quote of the Week

Posted on December 15, 2011 by David Rosman

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish [Muslim], appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Thomas Paine – Age of Reason 1792

About David Rosman

David is the winner of the Missouri Press Foundation's "Best Columnist" in 2013 (First Place) and 2014 (Second Place), the 2016 Harold Riback Award for excellence in writing, and the winner of the 2007 Interactive Media Award for excellence in editing.

View all posts by David Rosman →

This entry was posted in Ethics, Politics, politics, Religion, Religious and tagged Age of Reason, Atheism, Christian, Church and State, First Amendment, Religion, Thomas Paine. Bookmark the permalink.