Quote by Karen Armstrong
Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionat

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they dont want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity. – Karen Armstrong

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Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings. – Karen Armstrong

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The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith. – Karen Armstrong

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When violence becomes imbedded in a region, then this affects everything. It affects your dreams, your fantasies and relationships, and your religion becomes violent, too. – Karen Armstrong

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There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. – William Hazlitt

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What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion. – Geraldine Ferraro

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The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Religion is interesting because it brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It can be a source of good deeds, whether its people from different spiritual backgrounds coming together to help other people in need after a crisis. But its also a cause for war and bloodshed. – Josh Gad

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