Religion is inwardly focused and driven only to sustain itself. – Kary Mullis
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism. – Christopher Dawson
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
If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England. – Paul Harris
For me sport was a religion… with religious sentiment. – Pierre de Coubertin
Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers a new and subjectively more convincing language for old political orientations. – Jurgen Habermas
The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God. – William Ames
I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth. – Ram Dass
The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion. – John Boyd Orr
Religion is a mixed blessing. – John Shelby Spong
It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different. – John Shelby Spong
The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world. – John Shelby Spong
Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown. – Frances Wright
What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion. – Geraldine Ferraro
No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state. – Felix Adler
God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress. – Robert South
Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. – William Barclay
The world is my country, science is my religion. – Christiaan Huygens
The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion. – Matthew Arnold
My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion. – Bill Keller
