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Religion Quotes

Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin Picture Quote #1

Religion is against women’s rights and women’s freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions Picture Quote #1

Truthfulness under oath is, by now, a matter of our civic religion, our relation to our fellow citizens rather than our relation to a nonhuman power Picture Quote #1

Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone Picture Quote #1

The truth is, however, that every religion form is superior to the others in a particular respect, and it is this characteristic that in fact indicates the sufficient reason for the existence of that form Picture Quote #1

The core of common culture is religion. Tribes survive and flourish because they have gods, who fuse many wills into a single will, and demand and reward the sacrifices on which social life depends Picture Quote #1

The one certain way for a woman to hold a man is to leave him for religion Picture Quote #1

Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot up spontaneously in the wonderful compost of the garden, if unwatched Picture Quote #1

Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology. It presents metaphors, not doctrines, and leaves open the possibility of reconciliation of science and religion, of many ways of knowing Picture Quote #1

Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours Picture Quote #1

People need religion. It’s a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place Picture Quote #1

My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It’s not just what do you for yourself. It’s how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isn’t big anything better than the golden rule. It’s in every major religion in one language or another Picture Quote #1

Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me Picture Quote #1

The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion Picture Quote #1

If organized religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganized religion is the marijuana of the lunatic fringe Picture Quote #1

My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other Picture Quote #1

Science attempts to analyze how things and people and animals behave; it has no concern whether this behavior is good or bad, is purposeful or not. But religion is precisely the quest for such answers: whether an act is right or wrong, good or bad, and why Picture Quote #1

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing Picture Quote #1

For democrats, it’s as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable: When religion defines morality, the wall between church and state comes to be seen as immoral Picture Quote #1

When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied Picture Quote #1

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime Picture Quote #1

In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science Picture Quote #1

A brave world, sir, full of religion, knavery, and change: we shall shortly see better days Picture Quote #1

If religion is only human, and its form is man’s form, it follows that everything in religion is true Picture Quote #1

It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that preliminary embarrassing question: what is intended by myth? It is also because the answers given depend for the most part on the documents selected Picture Quote #1

It’s the responsibility of men of religion to... present religion as a way of tolerance, not as a cover for bloodshed Picture Quote #1

Religion is the dream of the human mind. But even in dreams we do not find ourselves in emptiness or in heaven, but on earth, in the realm of reality; we only see real things in the entrancing splendor of imagination and caprice, instead of in the simple daylight of reality and necessity Picture Quote #1

I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while Picture Quote #1

Truth cannot be given to you; especially if you are following an organized religion, then truth will be as far from you as darkness is from light. Truth is not found by observing rituals, undertaking pilgrimages or reading the scriptures. It is simply a waste of time Picture Quote #1

You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education Picture Quote #1

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Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin (Religion Quotes) Religion is against women’s rights and women’s freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions (Religion Quotes) Truthfulness under oath is, by now, a matter of our civic religion, our relation to our fellow citizens rather than our relation to a nonhuman power (Religion Quotes) Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone (Religion Quotes) The truth is, however, that every religion form is superior to the others in a particular respect, and it is this characteristic that in fact indicates the sufficient reason for the existence of that form (Religion Quotes) The core of common culture is religion. Tribes survive and flourish because they have gods, who fuse many wills into a single will, and demand and reward the sacrifices on which social life depends (Religion Quotes) The one certain way for a woman to hold a man is to leave him for religion (Religion Quotes) Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot up spontaneously in the wonderful compost of the garden, if unwatched (Religion Quotes) Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology. It presents metaphors, not doctrines, and leaves open the possibility of reconciliation of science and religion, of many ways of knowing (Religion Quotes) Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours (Religion Quotes) People need religion. It’s a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place (Religion Quotes) My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It’s not just what do you for yourself. It’s how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isn’t big anything better than the golden rule. It’s in every major religion in one language or another (Religion Quotes) Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me (Religion Quotes) The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion (Religion Quotes) If organized religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganized religion is the marijuana of the lunatic fringe (Religion Quotes) My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other (Religion Quotes) Science attempts to analyze how things and people and animals behave; it has no concern whether this behavior is good or bad, is purposeful or not. But religion is precisely the quest for such answers: whether an act is right or wrong, good or bad, and why (Religion Quotes) I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing (Religion Quotes) For democrats, it’s as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable: When religion defines morality, the wall between church and state comes to be seen as immoral (Religion Quotes) When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied (Religion Quotes) Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime (Religion Quotes) In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science (Religion Quotes) A brave world, sir, full of religion, knavery, and change: we shall shortly see better days (Religion Quotes) If religion is only human, and its form is man’s form, it follows that everything in religion is true (Religion Quotes) It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that preliminary embarrassing question: what is intended by myth? It is also because the answers given depend for the most part on the documents selected (Religion Quotes) It’s the responsibility of men of religion to... present religion as a way of tolerance, not as a cover for bloodshed (Religion Quotes) Religion is the dream of the human mind. But even in dreams we do not find ourselves in emptiness or in heaven, but on earth, in the realm of reality; we only see real things in the entrancing splendor of imagination and caprice, instead of in the simple daylight of reality and necessity (Religion Quotes) I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while (Religion Quotes) Truth cannot be given to you; especially if you are following an organized religion, then truth will be as far from you as darkness is from light. Truth is not found by observing rituals, undertaking pilgrimages or reading the scriptures. It is simply a waste of time (Religion Quotes) You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education (Religion Quotes)

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