In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right. Few of Lincoln's countrymen knew anything at all of his religious beliefs. David Herbert Donald on religion
The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion. Ulrich Beck on religion
The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals. Jonathan Lethem on religion
I believe every religion captures a piece of the truth. James Van Der Beek on religion
When you're in prison, you either embrace religion or you reject it. I embraced it it was a very spiritual time for me. Henrique Capriles Radonski on religion
There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves. Junius on religion
Wars have always started over religion. Glenn Danzig on religion
I don't think we should proselytize a particular religion. Sean Hannity on religion
I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality. Amber Tamblyn on religion
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 on religion
Who made these laws? That's what I want to know. So that's why I wear two crosses now. I call it double cross. I believe in God-not religion. Ja Rule on religion
I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion... some places where there's just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult. Lionel Richie on religion
To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means. Emanuel Swedenborg on religion
The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion. Emily Carr on religion
The point here is that physics followed the data where it seemed to lead, even though some thought the model gave aid and comfort to religion. Michael Behe on religion
I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn't make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years. Patrick Rothfuss on religion
Religion theme aside, most of the time I'm in some sort of comedy and I'm a straight man and it's really just, let's wind this guy up and see him explode. Colin Hanks on religion
Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. Azar Nafisi on religion