"I quit going to church because I came to believe that what is preached in churches is mainly untrue and unimportant, tiresome, hostile to genuine progress, and in general not worthwhile. ... As for the God who is preached in the churches, I ceased to worship him because I could no longer believe or respect what is alleged of him. I cannot respect a deity who would want the hideous monotony and mechanism of most of the worship paid him by hired men, hired prayer-makers, and their supporters."; ~ Rupert Hughes ~; Jan. 31, 1872 - Sept. 9, 1956
