{"quotes":[{"text":"People cited violation of the First Amendment when a New Jersey schoolteacher asserted that evolution and the Big Bang are not scientific and that Noah's ark carried dinosaurs. This case is not about the need to separate church and state; it's about the need to separate ignorant, scientifically illiterate people from the ranks of teachers.","author":"Neil deGrasse Tyson","tags":["america","big-bang","big-bang-theory","church-and-state","creation","creationism","dinosaurs","education","evolution","first-amendment","freedom","freedom-of-religion","intelligent-design","letters","literacy","new-jersey","new-york-times","noah-s-ark","religion","science","scientific-literacy","teachers","teaching"],"id":533,"author_id":"Neil+deGrasse+Tyson"},{"text":"Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.","author":"DaShanne Stokes","tags":["bias","biased","biases","bigot","bigotry","bigots","co-optation","co-opting","discrimination","discrimination","first-amendment","first-amendment-defense-act","freedom-of-religion","gay-rights","government","government","homophobia","homophobic","lgbt","lgbt","lgbt-rights","lgbtq","lgbtqia","politics","politics-of-the-united-states","politics","prejudice","religion","religious-freedom"],"id":1033,"author_id":"DaShanne+Stokes"},{"text":"Since then your sere Majesty and your Lordships seek a simple answer, I will give it in this manner, neither horned nor toothed. Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. May God help me. Amen.', April 18, 1521).","author":"Martin Luther","tags":["belief","christian","conscience","freedom-of-religion","freedom-of-thought","organized-religion","reformation","religion","steadfastness","truth"],"id":29134,"author_id":"Martin+Luther"},{"text":"Both David Koresh and Timothy McVeigh fell in the fight for freedom, the right of the Americans to be left alone.","author":"Eduard Limonov","tags":["america","freedom","freedom-of-religion","liberalism","libertarian","usa","waco"],"id":37070,"author_id":"Eduard+Limonov"},{"text":"A Rule: Life without Islam is a naked tree,Birds without trees can never feel free.","author":"Leena Ahmad Almashat","tags":["bird","fly","freedom","freedom-of-choice","freedom-of-religion","freedom-of-thought","islam","life","rule","tree"],"id":47753,"author_id":"Leena+Ahmad+Almashat"},{"text":"There are corrupted Muslims who have become Christians, and corrupted Christians who have become Muslims. They called it freedom of religion.","author":"Duop Chak Wuol","tags":["attitude","christianity","corruption","freedom-of-religion","islam","philosophical"],"id":91104,"author_id":"Duop+Chak+Wuol"},{"text":"You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.","author":"Scott Howard Phillips","tags":["freedom","freedom-of-expression","freedom-of-religion","freedom-of-speech","freedom-of-the-press","freedom-of-thought","gun-rights"],"id":95985,"author_id":"Scott+Howard+Phillips"},{"text":"The life of West, Nietzsche said, is based on Christianity. The values of the West are based on Christianity. Some of these values seem to have taken a life of their own, and this gives us the illusion that we can get rid of Christianity and keep the values. This, Nietzsche says, is an illusion...Remove the Christian foundation, and the values must go too.","author":"Dinesh D'Souza","tags":["christianity","freedom-of-religion","religion"],"id":99813,"author_id":"Dinesh+D%27Souza"},{"text":"When there is liberty, you expect a higher degree of freedom and not human rights abuse.","author":"Auliq Ice","tags":["democracy","freedom","freedom-of-choice","freedom-of-expression","freedom-of-religion","freedom-of-speech","freedom-of-the-press","freedom-of-thought","injustice","justice","liberty","oppression"],"id":115543,"author_id":"Auliq+Ice"},{"text":"We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.","author":"Joseph Smith","tags":["freedom-of-conscience","freedom-of-religion","religious"],"id":141004,"author_id":"Joseph+Smith"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":30,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}