Quotes About Criticism

. . . every age thinks it is perfect, especially in religion.

I detest the Bible as I detest everything that is cruel.

I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.

Just look at the faces of the great Christians! They are the faces of great haters.

Jesus was a crackpot.

If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up.

The purpose of religion is tocontrol yourself, not to criticiseothers.

The writers against religion whilst they oppose every system are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

Religion has kept all of us suffocated, I can't raise my voice you can't raise your voice, still they call us fundamentalists.

Jesus was crucified for doing nothingAnd God is worshiped for even less.

We get called dishonoring for pointing out the garbage in the church, yet nobody ever seems to think it's dishonoring that somebody put the garbage there in the first place.

A satirist that criticizes religion is seen as a satanist.

Were one to call your stupid ism good, well then, one would either be equally idiotic, or a fool, or no good.

'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

Respect your haters. They're the only ones who think you're better than them.

Criticism is just someone's opinion you don't agree with!

Genius attracts more hate than love and more disrespect than respect; at least for the first few hundred years.

When readers don't like the book, it's usually because they feel that romantic love is pass or somehow needs more irony.

Was there ever such thing as great Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you — what — was there not sad stuff?

The girl who can't dance says the band can't play

Common sense," he continues, "takes good care not to assail violently those beliefs which tradition has transmuted into principles. "However, if direct criticism of those beliefs causes common sense to be regarded unfavorably, it will be welcomed with the greatest reserve and will maintain a certain prudence relative to this criticism, which will be equivalent to a proffered reproach.

The notion of a people chosen by God wasn't intended to bestow privilege but responsibility. Jewish history attests that this role carries more burden than glory. The classical way Jews understood their own history was as the story of a people failing to live in the intensity of God's presence. This is the story told by the Hebrew Bible -- a national epic astonishing in its relentless criticism of the people it is supposedly intended to celebrate.

What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind; And while it satisfies, it censures too.