One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it. Paul Harris possessionreligion Change image and share on social
If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England. Paul Harris earlyenglandmilitant Change image and share on social
The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith. Randall Terry christianconfuseenemy Change image and share on social
America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs as they please. Our culture has always been, and will most likely always be, profoundly influenced by religion. James Frey americabeliefcolonize share on social
To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam. Sam Harris civilizationclashdelude share on social
To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse. Robert Shea badlybehaviorkick Change image and share on social
The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion. Bob Inglis convertfreedomfundamental Change image and 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
What we need in Europe is to push back against the idea that religion is so farfetched that it's not worth talking about. Francis Spufford backeuropefarfetched Change image and share on social
The older I get, the more I realize that religion is not going to be easily marginalized by one of its wannabe successors - science, capitalism, consumerism. Bruce Feiler capitalismconsumerismeasily Change image and share on social