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- Nov 07, 2020
Religion Quotes
Belief looked at from every angle.
Some of these come from personal family history with church and faith, others take a harder look at how religion gets used or misused. For quotes on trust and conviction, see our Faith quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Britain as a rather loose Jew, the two things that didn't belong together were freedom and religious intensity. In America, they do. The Founding Fathers made a bet that if you didn't force everyone to profess religion in their own particular way, you could protect intellectual freedom, and religion would flourish.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
In examining the evidence of the Christian religion, it is essential to the discovery of truth that we bring to the investigation a mind freed, as far as possible, from existing prejudice, and open to conviction.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
In requiring this candor and simplicity of mind in those who would investigate the truth of our religion, Christianity demands nothing more than is readily conceded to every branch of human science.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
The foundation of our religion is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection by the Evangelists as having actually occurred, within their own personal knowledge.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
There should be a readiness, on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead us, and to submit, without reserve or objection, to all the teachings of this religion, if it be found to be of divine origin.
- Bombers
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else. We have lethal Sunni v Shia, Catholic against Protestant, but no agnostic suicide bombers attack crowded atheist pubs.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a religion around 'Star Wars' that is different than even the fanaticism around comic books and other media.
- Illusion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
Major forces that have contributed to the evolution of philanthropy in India in the pre-modern era have mainly been driven by religion, family, and society. The Hindu teaching of 'daan' or 'giving' is present in different ways in almost every celebration or ritual.
- Component
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- Nov 07, 2020
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know, in India, cricket is a religion, but I haven't had the time to follow it.
- Empathize
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- Nov 07, 2020
Terrorists have no religion, belief, or race. Having been a target of a number of terrorist attacks myself, I personally empathize with the victims of terrorism and appreciate their need for protection.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020