Quotes About Religion

As long as there is poverty there will be gods."32

In Christ and Peter Christianity was Jewish; in Paul it became half Greek; in Catholicism it became half Roman. In Protestantism the Judaic element and emphasis were restored.

Religions of hope and love are a luxury of security and order; the need for striking fear into a subject or rebellious people made most primitive religions cults of mystery and dread.

Religion does not prosper under prosperity;

Darwin furthered the transformation. As the astronomer had lost the Earth in space, the biologist lost man in the infinity of time, in the long procession of transitory species that had walked the earth or swum the sea or flown the air; man became a mere line in Nature's interminable odyssey. But it was Darwin, too, who opened a way to what John Morley called "the next great task of science—to create a new religion for humanity.

religion stands, and philosophy accompanies it to the grave. In the beginning of all cultures a strong religious faith conceals and softens the nature of things, and gives men courage to bear pain and hardship patiently; at every step the gods are with them, and will not let them perish, until they do. Even then a firm faith will explain that it was the sins of the people that turned their gods to an avenging wrath;

I have often wondered that persons who make boast of professing the Christian religion—namely, love, joy, peace, temperance, and charity to all men—should quarrel with such rancorous animosity, and display daily toward one another such bitter hatred, that this, rather than the virtues which they profess, is the readiest criterion of their faith.

The man who says to me, 'Believe as I do, or God will damn you,' will presently say, 'Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you.'"70 "By what right could a being created free force another to think like himself?"71 "A fanaticism composed of superstition and ignorance has been the sickness of all the centuries.

People don't read their Bibles. They hire pastors to preach to them. And some pastors will preach total nonsense if it will tickle the congregations' ears enough to open their purses... And they'll defend the delusions... indoctrinated in them to the death.

A Bible-quoting group of killers. I don't like it

A reverent agnosticism can be on occasion a better evangelism than a religion which knows all the answers.

Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion

The Garden of Love I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen: A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green. And the gates of this Chapel were shut, And 'Thou shalt not' writ over the door; So I turn'd to the Garden of Love, That so many sweet flowers bore. And I saw it was filled with graves, And tomb-stones where flowers should be: And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.

Vision is the end of religion.

A little black thing among the snow Crying 'weep, 'weep, in notes of woe! Where are thy father & mother? say? They are both gone up to the church to pray. Because I was happy upon the heath, And smil'd among the winter's snow; They clothed me in the clothes of death, And taught me to sing the notes of woe. And because I am happy, & dance & sing, They think they have done me no injury, And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King, Who make up a heaven of our misery.

And all must love the human form, In heathen, turk, or jew; Where Mercy, Love and Pity dwell There God is dwelling too.

Y todos deben amar a la forma humana, Sean paganos, turcos o judíos; Donde moran la Misericordia, el Amor y la Piedad, allí Dios también tiene su morada.

All deities reside in the human breast.

Hapishaneler Hukukun ta?lar?yla in?a edilir, Kerhaneler Dinin tu?lalar?yla

Åžeytan'?n sesi: Bütün Mukaddes Kitaplar veya kutsal buyruklar ÅŸu Yanl??lara yol açm??t?r: 1. Ä°nsan?n gerçek iki varoluÅŸ kaidesi vard?r, yani Bedeni ve Ruhu. 2. Kötülük denen Enerji yaln?zca Bedenden, Ä°yilik denen Ak?l ise yaln?zca Ruhtand?r. 3. Tanr?, Enerjisinin peÅŸinden gittiÄŸi için Ä°nsana Ebediyette eziyet edecektir.

Tap?nma biçimleri seçtiler ÅŸiirsel hikayelerden. Ve nihayet bu tür ÅŸeylerin Tanr?lar?n emri olduÄŸunu ilan ettiler. Böylece insanlar, Bütün tanr?sal varl?klar?n insan?n baÄŸr?nda yer ald???n? unuttular.

Since all the Riches of this World May be gifts from the Devil and Earthly Kings, I should suspect that I worship'd the Devil If I thank'd my God for Worldly things.

Now hear a plain fact: Swedenborg has not written one new truth. Now hear another: he has written all the old falsehoods.

Old Testament prophets. 'You savvy dis fetish thing?