The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
Religion unsoftened by InfidelityóThe Orthodox Minister whose Wife has
a HeartóHonesty of Opinion not a Mitigating CircumstanceóRepulsiveness
of an Orthodox LifeóJohn Ward an Object of PityóLyndall of the
"African Farm"óThe Story of the HunteróDeath of WaldoóWomen the
Caryatides of the ChurchóAttitude of Christianity toward other
ReligionsóEgotism of the ancient Jews.
THE LIBEL LAWS.
All Articles appearing in a newspaper should be Signed by the
WriteróThe Law if changed should throw greater Safeguards around the
Reputation of the CitizenóPains should be taken to give Prominence to
RetractionsóThe Libel Laws like a Bayonet in War.
REV. DR. NEWTON'S SERMON ON A NEW RELIGION.
Mr. Newton not Regarded as a ScepticóNew Meanings given to Old
WordsóThe vanishing Picture of HellóThe AtonementóConfidence being
Lost in the Morality of the GospelóExclusiveness of the ChurchesóThe
Hope of Immortality and Belief in God have Nothing to do with Real
ReligionóSpecial Providence a Mistake.
AN ESSAY ON CHRISTMAS.
The Day regarded as a HolidayóA Festival far older
than ChristianityóRelics of Sun-worship in Christian
CeremoniesóChristianity furnished new Steam for an old EngineóPagan
Festivals correspond to OursóWhy Holidays are PopularóThey must be for
the Benefit of the People.
HAS FREETHOUGHT A CONSTRUCTIVE SIDE?
The Object of Freethoughtówhat the Religionist calls "Affirmative
and Positive"óThe Positive Side of FreethoughtóConstructive Work of
Christianity.
THE IMPROVED MAN.
He will be in Favor of universal Liberty, neither Master nor Slave; of
Equality and Education; will develop in the Direction of the Beautiful;
will believe only in the Religion of this WorldóHis MottoóWill not
endeavor to change the Mind of the "Infinite"óWill have no Bells or
CensersóWill be satisfied that the Supernatural does not existóWill be
Self-poised, Independent, Candid and Free.
EIGHT HOURS MUST COME.
The Working People should be protected by LawóLife of no particular
Importance to the Man who gets up before Daylight and works till
after DarkóA Revolution probable in the Relations between Labor and
CapitalóWorking People becoming Educated and more IndependentóThe
Government can Aid by means of Good LawsóWomen the worst PaidóThere
should be no Resort to Force by either Labor or Capital.
THE JEWS.
Much like People of other ReligionsóTeaching given Christian Children
about those who die in the Faith of AbrahamóDr. John Hall on
the Persecution of the Jews in Russia as the Fulfillment of
ProphecyóHostility of Orthodox early Christians excited by Jewish
Witnesses against the FaithóAn infamous Chapter of HistoryóGood
and bad Men of every FaithóJews should outgrow their own
SuperstitionsóWhat the intelligent Jew Knows.
CRUMBLING CREEDS.
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