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.
But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanction and no binding force on the worshippers.
If I or my soldiers have plundered or done injury to the houses or ministers of religion, I repent me of my sin; but it is not of Edward of England I shall ask pardon.
Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.
Communicated in the right way, Judeo-Christian philosophy and the religions that uphold it bind a citizenry together in pursuit of a just and generous society.
Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.
There are two things in life I never discuss, Religion and Politics. That is the only way one can have a serene life.
The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor your religion
I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.
I have to have an emotional connection to what I am ultimately selling because it is emotion, whether you are selling religion, politics, even a breath mint.
Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.
As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.
I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.
In a heartbeat, he understands why religions are born on the sands – there is nothing here for a man but his own mind.
Every man knows that he will die: and nobody believes it. On that paradox stand not only a host of religions but the entity of a sane being.
For me, religion is like a rhinoceros: I don't have one, and I'd really prefer not to be trampled by yours.
The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
We need to start asking ourselves, does religion make people narrow minded or open minded?
Though one believes in nothing, there are moments in life when one accepts the religion of the temple nearest at hand.
Science is not going to change its commitment to the truth. We can only hope religion changes its commitment to nonsense.
