Quotes About Religious freedom

Freedom requires religion like a slug requires salt

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument.

I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.

The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.

Too often, we see people who are prevented from practicing their religion because of a government mandate.

In France, religion had been considered the enemy of liberty, but in America, as George Washington expressed it, religion and morality were the 'twin pillars of freedom.'

Human rights are universally valid and indivisible, regardless of culture and religion.

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

Religion and liberty are inseparable. Religion is voluntary, and cannot and ought not to be forced.

In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.

It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal separation between Church and State.

In our country we ask no toleration for religion and its free exercise, but we claim it as an inalienable right.

Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed.

The schools, the courts, the media - all seem determined to erase Christian influence from public life and confine religion to the four walls of the church or home.

What good deed can government do for religion? The best deed of all: leave it free and unencumbered, burdened by neither enmity nor amity.

If religion and churches are truly threats to our liberties, how did those liberties survive, and in such healthy condition, all those years of classroom prayer and Bible-reading?

Our constitution mentions religion just twice, and both times the word 'no' are attached.

Those who accept freedom of religion as a right are obligated by this acceptance to take the maintenance of freedom of religion as a duty.

As a result, socialism and communism, in particular, use government to suppress religion to such a degree as to leave the one true God out entirely.

The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor your religion

It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.