“Divine permission, given to people who think they have god on their side, enables actions that a morally normal unbeliever would not contemplate.”

“If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.”

“Many liberals believe in God; many conservatives do. What matters is not whether people believe in God but what text, if any, they believe to be divine. Those who believe that He has spoken through a given text will generally think differently from those who believe that no text is divine. Such people will usually get their values from other texts, or more likely from their conscience and heart.”

“To be given permission to be confused -- and remain confused -- for as long as it takes would have been a huge gift.”

“People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)”

“If you think people in your life are normal, then you undoubtedly have not spent any time getting to know the abnormal side of them.”