There was a time when someone would get on a plane and request to move their seat just because the person sitting next to them was of a different ethnicity or religion or nationality. But I don't think my generation wants that. That's how it used to be. ASAP Rocky ethnicitygenerationmove share on social
I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need. Anne McCaffrey figureholyorganize Change image and share on social
For me, Anthony Powell is a religion. I read 'A Dance to the Music of Time' every few years. Alan Furst anthonydancemusic Change image and share on social
In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil. Anna Jameson beginendevil Change image and share on social
How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion? Andrew Sullivan equivalentideologypolitical Change image and share on social
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. Abraham Lincoln carecatdog Change image and share on social
I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion. Abraham Lincoln bringenemyknow Change image and share on social
I remember when we had to pick our major freshman year, I chose comparative religion. It came to me out of the blue. I am amazed at how interested I still am in those ideas, especially the way spirituality is expressed in the world and in art. Amy Brenneman amazeartblue share on social
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
