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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the instituti

When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults. – Daniel Bell

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The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain. – Daniel Bell

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I could never take the idea of religion very seriously. – Joyce Carol Oates

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Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims. – Morris Raphael Cohen

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The Coptic Church respects the law but it does not accept rulings that go against the Bible and our freedom of religion. – Pope Shenouda III

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I think Im fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, its impossible to ignore. – Tom Perrotta

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