An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason.
Joseph McCabe

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.
Joseph McCabe

Creeds made in Dark Ages are like drawings made in dark rooms.
Joseph McCabe

I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two or three years, I find, I was defending the rights of women.
Joseph McCabe

No pope ever condemned slavery.
Joseph McCabe

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.
Joseph McCabe

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.
Joseph McCabe