“Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.”
— Wendell Phillips
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Politics in America is the binding secular
“Politics in America is the binding secular religion.”
— Theodore White
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Religion can make it worse. Are you
“Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand rituals and music and preaching, to love their neighbors, then they would put jealousy and frustration aside?”
— Mary Douglas
Author: Mary Douglas
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One of the things that is wrong
“One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all.”
— Richard Dawkins
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I try to just talk about human
“I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.”
— Eddie Izzard
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You cannot believe in God until you
“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”
— Swami Vivekananda
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In the relationship between man and religion,
“In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.”
— Tom C. Clark
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You might sooner get lightning out of
“You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.”
— John Ruskin
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I respect the fact that many denominations
“I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.”
— Colin Powell
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Teach us to give and not to
“Teach us to give and not to count the cost.”
— Saint Ignatius
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The problem with writing about religion is
“The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.”
— Dave Barry
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