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
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds. Lucretius deedevilpersuade Change image and share on social
Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions. Gregory Bateson artbasecommerce 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
Whether or not evolution is compatible with faith, science and religion represent two extremely different worldviews, which, if they coexist at all, do so most uncomfortably. Leonard Susskind coexistcompatibleevolution Change image and share on social
I was just then going through a healthy reaction from the orthodoxy of my youth; religion had become for me not so much a possession as an obsession, which I was trying to throw off, and this iconoclastic tale of an imaginary tribe was the result. Laurence Housman healthyiconoclasticimaginary share on social
