Charles Bradlaugh (September 26, 1833 - January 30, 1891) on Religious Powers and Property(published by RevoltSource) |
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Forefather of British Freethought, Secularist Activist, and Church Critic
: An English political activist and atheist. He founded the National Secular Society in 1866, 15 years after George Holyoake had coined the term "secularism" in 1851. In 1880, Bradlaugh was elected as the Liberal MP for Northampton. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #3 on Religious Struggle Quotes >> Religious Powers and Property
“The bishops preach that it is as difficult for a rich man to get into Heaven as for a camel to go through the eye of a needle; yet they enrich themselves, and their families, as greedily and carelessly as if they, at any rate, never expected to smell brimstone as a consequence.”
Source: "A Few Words About The Devil," by Charles Bradlaugh, published by the Bank of Wisdom, from A Few Words about the Devil, and other Biographical Sketches and Essays (New York: A. K. Butts & Co., 36 Dey Street, 1874).
"A Few Words About The Devil," by Charles Bradlaugh, published by the Bank of Wisdom, from A Few Words about the Devil, and other Biographical Sketches and Essays (New York: A. K. Butts & Co., 36 Dey Street, 1874).
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