With his fortune of $57 Billion, Bill Gates is often named the wealthiest man in America. "The specific elements of Christianity are not something I'm a large believer in." He told Time magazine that there is no evidence of "anything divine" about the human soul.
Woody Allen told Readers Digest, "If you actually have faith, if you believe that there's more to life in a positive sense, then of course it's a wonderful thing." He added, "I can't bring myself to do it. If I'm sitting next to a guy and he has true belief, I look at him and think, 'poor thing, you really are deluded.' "
Angelina Jolie was asked in an interview with The Onion whether God exists and said, "For the people who believe in it, I hope so. There doesn't need to be a God for me."
Bill Maher, on Larry King Live said that "all religious people have a neurological disorder" and that religion is "insanity by consensus."
in 1998, Bruce Willis told George magazine that organized religions "are dying forms" and that "modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology."
These are just a few of the quotes from unbelievers unafraid and unembarrassed to share their thoughts on God. May we be as enthusiastic about sharing what we've learned of God.
We can be confident in the Good News we've been given. Romans 1 says that man has no excuse for not recognizing God, that what may be known of God is manifest in them, "For God Hath Shown It To Them."
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