There are always those who consider it their duty to defend God, as if absolute reality, the framework that sustains existence, is something weak and defenseless. These people ...

"There are always those who consider it their duty to defend God, as if absolute reality, the framework that sustains existence, is something weak and defenseless. These people pass by a leprosy-infected widow who begs for a few coins, by rags-to-riches children living on the streets, but the story is different if they see the slightest thing against God. Their faces turn red, their breasts bulge, they utter angry words. The extent of their anger is astonishing. How they react is frightening. These people do not understand that God must be defended inside, not outside. They have to express their anger to themselves…!"

--Yann martel