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Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.

Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.

The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.