#religion

One either has to believe in a God who's terribly prejudiced, or disbelieve the teachings of such exclusionary theologies. Religions have taught us that 'we are better than they.' ↗

— Neale Donald Walsch

#better #disbelieve #either #god #prejudiced

Islam is not the enemy. It is not synonymous with terror. Nor does Islam teach terror. America and its friends oppose a perversion of Islam, not the great world faith itself. Lives guided by religious faith, including literal beliefs in holy scriptures, are common to every religion, and represent no threat to us. ↗

— The

#religion #terorrism #faith

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish. ↗

— Barbara Walters

#because #christ #christian #christian religion #christianity

I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion. ↗

— Barbara Walters

#become #becoming #code #even #found

Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft. ↗

— Benjamin Whorf

#long #mind #priestcraft #public #public mind

The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. ↗

— Kit Williams

#ancient #contemporary #contemporary society #engine #i

All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#born #disturbed #environments #nurtured #religions

When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#any #ask #because #breaking #christ

I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#believe #could #god #i #never

I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#enjoyed #god #humor #i #liked