“Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is underestimated and oversimplified, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.”
— Sri Chinmoy
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More people have been slaughtered in the
“More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.”
— Harvey Milk
Author: Harvey Milk
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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity
“Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion.”
— John Burroughs
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The more powerful and original a mind,
“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
— Aldous Huxley
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Whatever you may think of the proposed
“Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?”
— Michael Bloomberg
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I subscribe to no religion. But I
“I subscribe to no religion. But I believe that in the creation of art, there can be moments of God.”
— Andrea Riseborough
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Now I think one of the reasons
“Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.”
— Karen Armstrong
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In Christianity neither morality nor religion come
“In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion
“Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.”
— Malcolm Muggeridge
Author: Malcolm Muggeridge
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A religion that takes no account of
“A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
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People in general are equally horrified at
“People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.”
— Samuel Butler
Author: Samuel Butler
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