Madalyn Murray O'Hair Quotes

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses

Marx said that religion was the opiate of the people. In the United States today, opiates are the religion of the people.

Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.

Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.

Religion is the root of so much misery in the world, and I've always thought there is lack of criticism against it.

The only real game - I think - in the world is baseball.

Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection or casting out demons from an epileptic.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

In novels in general - and also on the television - we do live in a world where bodies is what we are. We do not talk about the spirit or the soul, and there is a sense that we no longer talk about beliefs, either Freudian or Marxist.

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one.

For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics.

One strength of the Communist system ... is that it has some of the characteristics of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

If I was asked to define socialism, I would not seek its definition in the texts of Marx or Lenin. I would rather say: it is the religion of life, and the triumph of life over death. By opening the door of employment for everyone, and allowing the gifts and virtues of all human beings to blossom, flower and be fruitful, it preserves what rightfully belongs to life, leaving death nothing but dried meat and rotten bones.

One of those leaders of what they call the social revolution has said that religion is the opiate of the people. Opium...opium...opium, yes. Let us give them opium so that they can sleep and dream.

Christian theology is the grandmother of Bolshevism.

When you destroy people's religious expression, they will establish secularized religions like Marxism.

Fidel is a Marxist-Leninist. I am not. Fidel is an atheist. I am not. One day, we discussed God and Christ. I told Castro, I am a Christian. I believe in the Social Gospels of Christ. He doesn't. Just doesn't. More than once, Castro told me that Venezuela is not Cuba, and we are not in the 1960s.

Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion.

I am still moved by passages of Marx: the 'Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right,' for example, where, after the famous line about religion being 'the opium of the people,' he goes on to call it 'the heart of a heartless world.'

I love baseball. You know, it doesn’t have to mean anything. It’s just very beautiful to watch.

You have to remember that baseball really was the American pastime in the Forties, not football, basketball or any other sport.

To me, baseball is not a game, but a religion.

To the believer Marxism presents, first, a system of ultimate ends that embody the meaning of life and are absolute standards by which to judge events and actions.

If you think communism is too hard a word - necessitates for government to be your god. And for government to be your God, they need to destroy the concept of God. That's why communism and evolution go hand in hand. Evolution is one of the strongest tools of Marxism. Because if they can convince you that you came from a monkey, it's much easier to convince you that God does not exist.