If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him. Mahatma Gandhi godheartman Change image and share on social
The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority. Phillip E. Johnson interestlifemajority share on social
The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, is true perversion. Harvey Milk factfriendpeople Change image and share on social
The essence of a religion can be discovered by asking its adherents one question: 'What, to your mind, was the seminal moment in the history of the world?' Meir Soloveichik adherentdiscoveressence Change image and share on social
There isn't a religion on earth that isn't damaging to the human race because every one of them is patriarchal and every one eliminates more than half of the human race - women. They are all oppressors of women. Susan Powter damageeartheliminate share on social
The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good. Sam Harris badgivegood Change image and share on social
I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion. Ricardo Montalban bicepenormousfind share on social
I think what I and most other sociologists of religion wrote in the 1960s about secularization was a mistake. Our underlying argument was that secularization and modernity go hand in hand. With more modernization comes more secularization. Peter L. Berger 1960sargumenthand share on social
I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy. Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all Muslims. Ian Mckellen christianenemyincreasingly Change image and share on social
My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything. Isabelle Huppert catholicdadjew Change image and share on social
