There is a crisis of religious authority world wide, and there are many reasons. One is colonialism.
Let us listen to what all the faithful say, because in every one of them the Spirit of God breathes.
It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.
I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful?
High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone.
Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.
Jesus was a Capricorn, he ate organic foods, he believed in love and peace, and never wore no shoes.
When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.
Outside of the will of god, there is nothing I want. And in the will of god there is nothing I fear.
If the intention is unclean, the deed that follows from it will also be evil, even if it seems good.
My desire is to live more to God to-day than yesterday, and to be more holy this hour than the last.
The religious persecution of the ages has been done under what was claimed to be the command of God.
In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.
I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering.
Books can lift our spirits, heal our wounds, steel our courage and strengthen our religious resolve.
The devil makes small sins seem smaller in our eyes, for otherwise he can't lead us to greater evil.
I really don't want to offend anybody, but I find all forms of religious fundamentalism frightening.
If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.
I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
With the man in the woman, and the woman in the man. In the blood of Eden lie the woman and the man.