Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.
The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion.
In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.
I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism.
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
The fundamentalist religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones.
I think of religion as man's attempt to reach God, and you can't do that.
Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.
I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them.
I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.
If God existed, and if He cared for humankind, He would never have given us religion.
I don't think atheism means one does not believe in a spiritual life. I think it means one does not follow the tenets of the established religions.
There is no religion in which everyday life is not considered a prison; there is no philosophy or ideology that does not think that we live in alienation.
Fear and confession for the fear of unknown,business mind to fulfill greeds and unsatisfaction, limited knowledge makes the religion
We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions.
Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that's it. We're all people. We're all equal.
Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.
All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.
I do not believe in religion, but if I had to choose one, it would be Buddhism. It seems more livable, closer to men.
[ ?'] It's a big question. Getting rid of religion would be a good start, wouldn't it? It seems to be causing a lot of havoc.
Religion to me almost like when God leaves – and people devise a set of rules to fill in the space.
