Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century. Malcolm Muggeridge 20thcenturyersatz Change image and share on social
A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding to it, shaping it; and one's religion is never complete and final, it seems, but must always be undergoing modification. D. H. Lawrence addcompletefinal share on social
I think religion is as flawed an enterprise as any other human endeavor, but the interests and ambitions of religion are the right interests and ambitions. Scott Derrickson ambitionendeavorenterprise Change image and share on social
As we see thousands of public and private Christmas trees and nativity displays around the country, they remind us again of the powerful American value built into our Constitution: our freedom of religion. James Lankford americanbuildchristmas share on social
We live in secular world now, but most of our art and culture is rooted in religion. James Norton artculturelive Change image and share on social
Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic. Hu Shih agnosticancientchina share on social
I also like to look at the dynamic that takes place between religion and science because, in a way, both are asking the same questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? The methodologies are diametrically opposed, but their motivation is the same; the wellspring is the same in both cases. J. Michael Straczynski casediametricallydynamic share on social
Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion. Tom T. Hall commitcrimenotion Change image and share on social
Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. Israel Zangwill aspirationatheismreal Change image and share on social
Religious suffering is at once the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of the heartless world, as it is the soul of soulless condition. It is the opium of the people. John Desmond Bernal conditioncreatureexpression share on social