Quotes about Religion

If we were to set out to establish a religion in polar opposition to the Beatitudes Jesus taught, it would look strikingly similar to the pop Christianity that has taken over the airwaves of North America.

One of the main reasons I remain a Christian is because I love knowing that my sins are not only forgiven, but also forgotten!

Religion can be one of the greatest hindrances to faith because it creates dependency on a ritual rather than on the God of the universe who can do all things.

Sitting in a church doesn't make you a Christian any more than being in a doctor's office makes you a doctor. It's more than that. The Good Book says it's about believing and confessing.

Here's a teacher who's talking about Jesus and, oh no, she quotes a bible verse, horror of horrors. The world's breaking and torched and completely messed up, but God forbid some teacher mentions Jesus.

All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a collective way for worshipping and sharing the mysteries. Nevertheless, that person is the only one responsible for his or her actions along the way and has no right to shift responsibility for any personal decisions on to that religion.

God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.

Religion teaches that faith and transformation are the only ways of drawing near to God. Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery.

God is always close to us, whether we pray to him or not.

You can find justification for slavery in the Bible. Some say this is what the Bible says and that closes the argument.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.