I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from.
What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques, where we know that the rules of the republic are respected, and secret places where extremism has been developing for too long,.
A religion that never suffices to govern a man will never suffice to save him; that which does not sufficiently distinguish one from a wicked world will never distinguish him from a perishing world.
Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.
Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?
Doubt. . . impels a search for the truth. It opens the door to knowledge. Faith puts a lock on the door. Indeed,. . . faith anesthetizes the desire to seek knowledge and truth.
Our planet is a tiny atom in god's kingdom.
In church, sacred music would make believers of us all — but preachers can be counted on to restore the balance.
If your religion does not change you, then you should change your religion
Politicians don't really bring up religion in England.
Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.
The criticism of Religion is the beginning of all criticism
Creationists eagerly seek a gap in present-day knowledge or understanding. If an apparent gap is found, it is assumed that God, by default, must fill it.
All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings.
These ministries have merged pseudo-science with religious beliefs to create, in effect, a new religion,. . . Eventually they will collapse under the weight of their deceit. But as long as they survive we will have trouble winning any political battles.
"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion. " "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell. "
If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods.
Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need.
Help cure the world of the faith virus.
Preaching that is boring is preaching that talks first about us and then only tangentially about God. Preaching that is faithful is preaching that talks first about God and then only secondarily and derivatively talks about us. The God of Scripture is so much more interestingly than we are.