Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights, whatever may be their relative dimensions or strength or however greatly they may differ in government, religion or manners. James Kent
The search for religion is the starting point of thought. Xu Zhimo
I read Christopher McDougall's book 'Born to Run.' If running were a religion, this would be its bible. I actually scribbled my favorite passages on my arm to read during the race. Jennifer Carpenter
Well, the first time I ran into the term religion, people were asking whether you had any. You know, some people had religion and some people didn't have religion. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. Paul Bert
And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs. Bernice Johnson Reagon
The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. Kit Williams
For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God. Lactantius
So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they don't want to hear any of that. Pat Boone
They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms. Larry Harvey
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal thing... I am also very spiritual. Sela Ward
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade. Tom Perrotta
The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence. Robert Rainy
I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it's impossible to ignore. Tom Perrotta
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied. John Woolman
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand. Frederick II
Contradictory to my religion, I think, is journalism. Sydney Schanberg
I appreciate the 'Surreal Life.' I had a really positive experience on that show, and with those people. I found some love in my heart for religion again, and had the support of a new family of friends. I wouldn't have had the pleasure of meeting those people, if we were not all placed in that fishbowl. Vince Neil
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken. Lemuel K. Washburn
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race. Alfred Russel Wallace