I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion. Feisal Abdul Rauf agreeattachmentdesire share on social
Sports teams, people who follow sports teams, religion, churches, work - any company, I find that people just generally have a need to belong to something larger than themselves. Sean Durkin belongchurchcompany Change image and share on social
The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility between modern technology and traditional religion. This is absolute nonsense. If anything, it's the reverse. Rodney Stark absoluteencouragegreat share on social
When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and all. So how did he address it? By reminding Americans that religion shouldn't be an issue, that he was concentrating on big things like poverty and hunger and leading the space race. Penn Jillette addressamericanavoid share on social
God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion. Martin Gore feelgodintend Change image and share on social
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit. Harriet Martineau pursuitreligiontemper Change image and share on social
I don't think Arizonans are interested in having the Mormon religion dictate public policy to them. Kyrsten Sinema arizonandictateinterest Change image and share on social
I'm just sick of the way things are. We're in an age in which we can't live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us. Jose Mujica abandonacceptage share on social
Two things in India are religion - one is cricket, and one is movies - these are two things. Preity Zinta cricketindiamovie Change image and share on social
I believe religion is important for every person. Dmitry Medvedev importantpersonreligion Change image and share on social