Quotes About Beliefs

THE MAJORITY of children born into the world tend to inherit the beliefs of their parents, and that to me is one of the most regrettable facts of them all

For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions.

Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.

No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

If religion might be judged of according to men's intentions, there would scarcely be any idolatry in the world.

Parents have no right to impose their religion on their children... A Fundamentalist Protestant parent has no right to expect the state to support his own narrow conception of education.

All religious beliefs seem weird to people not brought up in them.

Religion supports and perpetuates the social organization it reflects.

It is a remarkable coincidence that almost everyone has the same religion as their parents and it always just so happens they're the right religion.

The core of common culture is religion. Tribes survive and flourish because they have gods, who fuse many wills into a single will, and demand and reward the sacrifices on which social life depends.

I have not seen any Christian sparrow or Muslim lion or Jewish elephant! Animals are lucky as they have not yet invented the religion!

Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs.

Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, political, or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies.

The fatal trait of the times is the divorce between religion and morality.

Every religion has its dignity ... in freedom of expression there are limits.

Given the religious nature and the emotional power of Leftist values, Jews and Christians on the Left often derive their values from the Left more than from their religion.

Life is one, religion one, creeds are many and diverse.

The only consistency is hostility toward Western religion.

If you look at a person's checkbook and datebook, you know what their religion really is.

I know that at the core of each religion there is the truth, heavily obscured in some cases, but it's there.

It is not part of religion to breed buffaloes or, for that matter, cows.

No religion can be considered in abstraction from its followers, or even from its various types of followers.

I desire no honour if I have to conceal my religious beliefs in order to have it.