People have evolved into something selfish, greedy and intolerant. People are unaccepting, because of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation... I've seen it in punk clubs, and I've seen it in the world. Gerard Way clubevolvegender share on social
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Francis Bacon atheismbringethdepth Change image and share on social
Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide. Tom Robbins cyanidemasseopium Change image and share on social
I think quite a bit of organized religion has become big business. Jesus Christ never sold the word of God. He never gave a sermon and then said, 'For $8.99, you can buy the CD.' Ving Rhames bigbitebusiness Change image and share on social
The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome of religion as being an American thing, in which the name of God has been hijacked by a gang of psychopaths and bullies and homophobes, and the name of God has been used for their own twisted agendas. Nick Cave agendaamericaamerican share on social
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. Billy Graham constitutionframerfreedom Change image and share on social
I see a sense of unity in the universe. Spirituality is not limited to only one religion. One can experience it across different religions. I am fascinated by philosophy of Advaita and philosophy of unity. We have to get over the illusion that God is different from us. Amish Tripathi advaitaexperiencefascinate share on social
I was raised in the church, and there's still a fire burning inside me. I definitely don't ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I'm happy to talk about it. Brandon Flowers burnchurchfire share on social
Though I believe in God, I don't believe in religion for everybody. Some people who are a little weak and don't want to shoulder any responsibility need Catholicism. For people at the other extreme, there is Christian Science... I think a powerful conscience is worth all the religions put together. Preston Sturges catholicismchristianconscience share on social
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. Thomas Paine establishfeaturelaw Change image and share on social