Tag Archives: Thought for the Day

Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls. Did we ask him to? Polly Toynbee (b.1946), journalist

If I had been the Virgin Mary, I would have said ‘No.’ Stevie Smith, 1902-1971, poet and novelist

The orgasm has replaced the Cross as the focus of longing and the image of fulfilment. Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903-1990, author

It is an open question whether any behaviour based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, anthropologist

Religion hides many mischiefs from suspicion. Christopher Marlowe, 1564-1593, English dramatist

With the world’s economy teetering on the edge of the toilet bowl rim, here’s some perspective from John Bird and John Fortune.