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No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.

There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine.

People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.

Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.

Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.

The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.

Religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

Organized religion provides a model of the way all organizations, from the state down to the village garden club, end a price in terms of a member's freedom of thought and action.

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse.

Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.

Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.