John Niven Quotes


You'll never even catch me doing that 'soft atheist' thing of very softly singing along or just mouthing the words, looking down at a hymn sheet every few seconds to check the words. To state the obvious, as an atheist, the hymn sheet is no use to me. So I just stand there, looking straight ahead or up at the ceiling, and do nothing.

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Topics
Secularists, Secularism
Atheism, Atheists
Disbelief
Disengagement
Do Nothing
Hymns
Irreverence
Non-Conformists, Non-Conformity
Religious Rituals
Unbelief
Atheist Identity
Non-Belief
Non-Involvement
Non-Participation
Non-Religious
Non-Theism
Religious Hypocrisy
Citations

Niven, John. "John Niven." Sunday Mail, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, 2015.

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John Niven
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John Niven
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  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Author
Biography

John Niven (born 1968) is a Scottish author and screenwriter. His books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, and The Second Coming.

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