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Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more privat

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion. – Mary Douglas

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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny. – Mary Douglas

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It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. – Mary Douglas

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Religion
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Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker. – Mary Douglas

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I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas – its always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal. – Youssou NDour

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There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as theres bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too. – Karen Armstrong

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Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands. – Immanuel Kant

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The only difference is that religion is much better organised and has been around much longer, but its the same story with different characters and different costumes. – James Randi

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