“Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.”
Religion asks the biggest questions and offers answers that millions of people organize their lives around. These quotes approach faith traditions with respect and curiosity, exploring belief, doubt, ritual, and the search for something larger than yourself.
“God's love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict or to any one religion.”
“Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.”
“Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.”
“As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.”
“Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.”
“It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.”
“No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece.”
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.”
“Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship.”
“After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question.”
“True character arises from a deeper well than religion.”
“All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.”
“We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.”
“I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion.”
“Yoga is not a religion to me.”
“A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.”