The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion. Lord Hailsham endhonestintroduction Change image and share on social
I have always been interested in religion, especially in forms of ecstatic religion, where people are touched directly by the Spirit and go completely out of themselves. Lee Smith completelydirectlyecstatic Change image and share on social
Religion is not man's relationship to God, it is man's relationship to man. Elie Wiesel godmanrelationship Change image and share on social
Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion. Mary Douglas commitmentdifficultextremely Change image and share on social
The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals. Jonathan Lethem artbeliefcivil Change image and share on social
Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society. Malcolm Muggeridge materialismmaterialisticmysticism Change image and share on social
Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand. Frederick the Great adoreidolmob Change image and share on social
If organized religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganized religion is the marijuana of the lunatic fringe. Kerry Thornley disorganizefringelunatic Change image and share on social
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion. Jack Kevorkian areacenterconsider Change image and share on social
