Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
The thing the Buddhists and the Sufis have in common is a belief that religious certainties are destructive.
Most religious stories and mythologies have some sort of similar root, some sort of global archetypes.
There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost.
One of the main reasons and excuses behind every religious failure is a” FALSE PROMISE”.
Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.
For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change.
I choose to worship not believing in God and government should not thrust a religious idea down my throat.
Hispanic values are conservative values. Hispanics are highly religious, they're very strongly pro-traditional family... not only pro-family, but also pro-life. They are highly patriotic.
Much as you would like, you are not going to change people who feel it's part of their religious commitment to 'save' you.
Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the government because of the disengagement.
Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders.
It is time for the government of China to stop holding innocent religious figures in captivity merely for peacefully protesting China's occupation of Tibet.
I consider myself a religious person. God is something very personal with me and I don't flaunt religion in conversation with others.
No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.
I'm not a religious person. I'm Catholic, so I consider myself more of a spiritual person. I believe in God.
Frankly, I'm not religious, but I believe in the cause of humanity - doing good work.
Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity.
It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my relationship with God.
I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.
That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.
