“Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to the garage makes you a car.” – Dr. Laurence J. Peter

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” – G. K. Chesterton

“My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them” – Abraham Lincoln

“Either Christianity is true or it’s false. If you bet that it’s true, and you believe in God and submit to Him, then if it IS true, you’ve gained God, heaven, and everything else. If it’s false, you’ve lost nothing, but you’ve had a good life marked by peace and the illusion that ultimately, everything [...]

“There has been only one Christian. They caught and crucified him early.” – Mark Twain

“Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men” – Voltaire

“Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one inch toward uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half of the world fools and the other half hypocrites.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man” – Thomas Jefferson

“The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life.” – James L. Christensen

“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ” – Billy Graham