The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister's daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for. Use this quote
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. Use this quote
I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio. Use this quote
Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world. Use this quote
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion. Use this quote
It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late. Use this quote
Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. Use this quote
It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about this unimportant intellectual topic, which is religion. Use this quote
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure. Use this quote
Religion is not a department of life; it is something that enters into the whole of it. Use this quote
The Son of God became man so that we might become God. Use this quote
It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different. Use this quote
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion. Use this quote
Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Mao's China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. Use this quote
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Use this quote
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed. Use this quote
Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion. Use this quote
All religions have periods in their history which are looked back to with retrospective fear and trembling as eras of persecution, and each religion has its own book of martyrs. Use this quote
Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men; and his religion... was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society. Use this quote
If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England. Use this quote
