| During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity; in both,superstition, bigotry and persecution. —James Madison |
Berkeley, Cohen & Materialism May 27, 2005
Posted by Rastaban in : Freethinkers,Naturalism , add a commentI am a fan of Chapman Cohen, who about a century ago was a writer for Freethinker magazine and president of its parent organization in Great Britain, the National Secular Society. I have his Essays in Freethinking, Volume Two. I am not always in agreement with him, but his perspective is usually interesting.
His essay, The Ghost of Religion, is of particular interest — although in my opinion largely mistaken. (more…)
