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Religion Quotes
"In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees."
217
"Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me."
194
"Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion."
158
"I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire."
158
"Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders."
152
"There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion."
145
"Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion."
143
"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."
141
"True religious movements prosper and flourish under tribulation."
135
"The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism."
125
"The essence of religion consists in the feeling of an absolute dependence."
106
"Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible."
105
"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."
86
"The name of the new religion," said Rumfoord, "is The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent."
84
"You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature."
82
"Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy."
80
"All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many."
79
"Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines."
75
"Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in consideration of language, nationality, or religion."
73
"A mighty fortress is our God A bulwark never failing Our helper he amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing."
72
"Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition."
71
"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes."
71
"Everywhere where detestable Islam has not yet driven out the ancient, profound religions of humanity with fire and sword, my ascetic results would have to fear the reproach of being trivial."
68
"Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes."
67
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely."
67
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes."
64
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