The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. Kit Williams advertiseancientcontemporary Change image and share on social
The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants. P. J. O'Rourke amendmentcongressdisrespect Change image and share on social
I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people. Peter Jennings cynicaldegreemanipulate Change image and share on social
First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat. Huston Smith breedcommunitydifference Change image and share on social
No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving of altered states of consciousness and religion as I have. Huston Smith alterconsciousnesshistory Change image and share on social
Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self. Huston Smith callconfrontmaster Change image and share on social
The United States is not a nation based upon race, creed, or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles. Jim Ryun allegiancebasecountry Change image and share on social
I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena. Nikki Haley arenacountrydecide Change image and share on social
We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies. Bill Maher crazyjustifynation Change image and share on social
I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would let the terrorists win. That's what they want us to do. Michael Bloomberg categorizedangergreat Change image and share on social