Quote by Mary Douglas
It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in s

It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on. – Mary Douglas

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Mormons… are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command. – Mary Douglas

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Equality
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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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funny
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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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Religion
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The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought. – Peter Ustinov

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Religion

For many people religion can be so easy they stumble right over it. – Kathie Lee Gifford

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Religion

In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. – Johan Huizinga

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Religion

There are fundamentalist psychopaths in every religion in the world. Every single one. – Sophia Bush

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Religion

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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. – H. L. Mencken

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Truth is what works. – William James

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Truth

Tis not what man does which exalts him, but what man Would do! – Robert Browning

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Ambition

The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy. – Paul Gillmor

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Health