I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse of religion has had catastrophic consequences. One must judge people not by what faith they proclaim but by what they do. Amin Maalouf behavecatastrophicconsequence share on social
In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. Alexander Hamilton absurdaimcure Change image and share on social
As a scientist, I don't believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe religion will ever prove it. Alan Lightman discoverexistgod Change image and share on social
Social media has lots of benefits, but compared to Christianity, it tends to group people by interests. Religion puts you with people who have nothing in common except that you're human. Alain de Botton benefitchristianitycommon Change image and share on social
Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian. Aaron Klein acceptcatholicdocument Change image and share on social
From the long range point of view, I do not know of anything we can do more important than to make some contribution to the preservation of religion as a vital force in America. Louis Finkelstein americacontributionforce Change image and share on social
All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion. Abdurrahman Wahid failgraspislam Change image and share on social
I have always felt that a man's religion was his personal and private affair. Leverett Saltonstall affairfeltman Change image and share on social
The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion. Lytton Strachey brilliantestablishfirmly Change image and share on social
Religion is not a conclusion of the reason. Lyman Abbott conclusionreasonreligion Change image and share on social
