#religions

There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no bad happens in their church, rather than taking care of what bad does happen. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#bad #care #church #does #happen

Most religions do not make men better, only warier. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#make #men #most #only #religions

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts. ↗

— Hans Kung

#aggression #bloody #conflicts #even #fanaticism

When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions. ↗

— Paul Henderson

#east #fairy #fairy tales #folklore #known

The hired preachers of all sects, creeds, and religions, never do, and never can, teach any thing but what is in conformity with the opinions of those who pay them. ↗

— Francis Wright

#conformity #creeds #hired #never #opinions

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#allows #building #civil #civil society #does

I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. ↗

— Wesley Snipes

#buddhism #christianity #different #different religions #hinduism

I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. ↗

— Bob Hope

#blow #hate #hereafter #i #i do