[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having more in common with religion than rational discourse.
Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.
Religious moderation is the product of secular knowledge and scriptural ignorance.
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone.
India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.
Islam itu indah. Islam itu cinta
Köleliğin Resmen Kaldırılmış Olmasına Rağmen İslam Ülkelerinde Kölelik Kuruluşunu Geçerli Bilen Zihniyet Hâlâ Canlıdır.
Muhammed'in “Cahiliyet” diye küçümsediği İslam öncesi dönemlerde kölelerin elleri “demir bukağı” (ki Türkçe'de buna “lâle” tabir olunur) ile boyunlarına zincirlenirdi; bundan dolayıdır ki bunlara “laleli esirler” denir...
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Sur quelque préférence une estime se fonde, Et c'est n'estimer rien qu'estimer tout le monde.
Theology is a superstition—Humanity a religion.
Ikhlas, redha... sabar itu Islam, anakku
My politics is my religion, my religion is my politics.
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
Orang mempelajari Islam untuk mengetahui apa sebenarnya Islam itu.
Kalau dalam bidang keagamaan sendiri terdapat keragaman dalam kesatuan, maka dalam kebudayaan Islam sudah semestinya pula terdapat keragaman - Zia 'Gokalp (1875-1924)
Religion isn't the opium of the people, it's the hypocrisy.
