My Path to Atheism - Annie Besant - Bog

What we think of Christ whose son is he?" Humane child of human parents, or divine Son of the Almighty God?

When we consider his purity, his faith in the Father, his forgiving patience, his devoted work among the offscourings of society, his brotherly love to sinners and outcasts - when our minds dwell on these alone, we all feel the marvelous fascination which has drawn millions to the feet of this "son of man," and the needle of our faith begins to tremble towards the Christian pole .

Annie Besant nee Wood was born on 1st October 1847 and was Died on 20th September 1933. In 1867 Annie at the age of 20 got married Frank Besant, a clergyman and they had two children. Annies increasingly anti religious views led to their legal septer just saw the source from which a universe proceeds is a manifested divine being to action in 1873.

She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society as well as a wrtier and a close friend of Charles Bradlaugh and in 1877 they were prosecuted for publishing a book by birth controller Campaigner. The scandal made them famous, and Brad laugh was subsequently elected M.P. for Northampton in 1880.

Thereafter she became involved with union action, including the bloody Sunday demonstration and the London match girls strike of 1898.

She was a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation. She was also elected to the London School Board for tower hamlets, topping the poll ,even though few women were qualified to vote at that time. She started the Central Hindu School in Benares as a chief means of achieving her objects.