Religion Quotes

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.

There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion.

I went to Catholic high school for half a year and religion wasn't the cool thing to talk about even at a catholic high school. It never came up.

There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.

Islam is a violent, I was going to say religion, but it's not a religion. It's a political system. It's a violent political system bent on the overthrow of the governments of the world and world domination. That is the ultimate aim.

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

I think what I and most other sociologists of religion wrote in the 1960s about secularization was a mistake. Our underlying argument was that secularization and modernity go hand in hand. With more modernization comes more secularization.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it. I felt disgusted with it. If I saw someone reading a religious book on a train, I'd think, how awful.

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.

The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion.

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.

Government needs to stay out of the religion business altogether.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.

Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.

Last week I did a piece for Style on advice to Laura Bush about how to help her husband. This week it's religion. It just depends on what I find interesting at the moment.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils.

My children, to the extent that they have found religion, have found it from me, in that I insist on at least a modicum of religious education for them.

When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!