Frank Sinatra's surprisingly progressive views on religion, as revealed in Playboy

Mr. Sinatra, better known for his crooning than theologizing, made a few comments about organized religion that seem more at home in 2014 than 1963. For instance: There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions. From comparing priests to witch doctors, to pointing out the hypocrisy of churchgoing lynch mobs, Sinatra lets organized religion have it. It's worth noting, too, that he never claims to be an atheist in this interview. He just makes it very clear that he defines God on his own terms — which is just how he thinks it should be.