In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears. Paul Harris agonyaidbad Change image and share on social
Islam is a dangerous religion. Michel Houellebecq dangerousislamreligion Change image and share on social
As an East Asian looking at America, I find attractive and unattractive features. I like, for example, the free, easy and open relations between people regardless of social status, ethnicity or religion. Lee Kuan Yew americaasianattractive share on social
All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, all except Christianity! You surely know that the nineteenth century Christianity is not the religion taught by Christ. Christ's religion has been changed and corrupted. Virchand Gandhi centurychangechrist share on social
We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism. George W. Romney elevateeliminategrow Change image and share on social
My family was very Halloween-friendly, for all of the religion and whatever was going on. Bill Moseley familyfriendlyhalloween Change image and share on social
Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. Lionel Blue crackearlyidolatry Change image and share on social
Who's to say that there is any more support for Freud's psychoanalytic concept of the superego than there is for that old time religion that asserted that there is a God who ordains what is right and wrong, and that His righteousness endures for all generations? Tony Campolo assertconceptendure share on social
There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive. Tony Campolo doubtenlightenmentexplanation share on social
The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really. Maajid Nawaz basechristianityconclusion Change image and share on social