Religious Views
Milne did not speak out much on the subject of religion, although he used religious terms to explain his decision, while remaining a pacifist, to join the army: "In fighting Hitler", he wrote, "we are truly fighting the Devil, the Anti-Christ ... Hitler was a crusader against God." His best known comment on the subject was recalled on his death:
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- The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief—call it what you will—than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counter-attractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
He also wrote:
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- Elizabeth Ann
- Said to her Nan:
- "Please will you tell me how God began?
- Somebody must have made Him. So
- Who could it be, 'cos I want to know?"
- —A.A. Milne's poem "Explained"
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