#religion

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#awash #bodybuilding #chemistry #defying #mathematics

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. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#call #contradictions #new #new testament #religion

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#mankind #religion #tyrannies #tyranny #worst

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#beings #divine #human #human beings #known

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force. ↗

— Trey Parker

#called #force #frankly #grew #i

Most people I know are not hard-core religious people. They are what I would call 'lightly religious.' So I don't buy the notion that we can't laugh about religion in America. ↗

— Trey Parker

#america #buy #call #i #know

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#error #false #idolatry #purify #science