Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. Karl Barth Religion
Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion. Taslima Nasrin Religion
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience. Saint Ambrose Religion
The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated. Desmond Tutu Religion
Freedom of religion is a fundamental Constitutional principle. It's a founding principle of this country. Paul Ryan Religion
Corporate America limits the world to consumerism. Science can limit it to the material world. Even religion limits it to a lot of theories that can explain everything. I think we need cinema to break that apart and remind us that we're not in control, and we don't understand as much as we think do. Scott Derrickson Religion
Christmas is a Christian holiday, and any self-respecting person of another religion should not celebrate a holiday that they don't believe in. Clearly, Christ is in the name of the holiday, so there should be a belief in Him. Monica Johnson Religion
I cannot adequately express the horror I feel for a man who can be so base as to veil his hypocrisy under the cloak of religion, and state the base falsehood he has done. James K. Polk Religion
The usefulness of religion - the fact that it gives life meaning, that it makes people feel good - is not an argument for the truth of any religious doctrine. It's not an argument that it's reasonable to believe that Jesus really was born of a virgin or that the Bible is the perfect word of the creator of the universe. Sam Harris Religion
Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals. E. O. Wilson Religion
Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies. H. L. Mencken Religion
The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love. Francois Pinault Religion
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. Jonathan Swift Religion
Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into peace, arrogance into humility, envy into compassion, to awaken the pure soul in man and his love for the Source, which is God. Radhanath Swami Religion
Our rights are interconnected and inseparable. When freedom of expression is threatened, the rights to freedom of association and assembly, of thought, conscience and religion, are also compromised. Nazanin Boniadi Religion
People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans. Rachel Weisz Religion
So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma. Christy Turlington Religion
Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator. Erykah Badu Religion
Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity. Karen Armstrong Religion