#religion

Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Mao's China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#china #control #forced #ideology #instrument

It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught. ↗

— Knute Nelson

#believes #religion #taught #usually

I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches. ↗

— Aaron Neville

#both #catholic #churches #father #i

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

#nation #pride #pure #religion #virtuous

Superficial similarities exist between Christianity and some ancient pagan religions. But careful study reveals that there are far more dissimilarities. ↗

— Carl Olson

#between #careful #christianity #exist #far

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#brethren #country #good #mankind #world

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#every #good #him #i #instructs

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#good #religion #world

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. ↗