#religion

"Du kennst doch bestimmt den Spruch, dass Gott die Menschen nach seinem Ebenbild erschaffen hat. Guck dich mal um! Wenn man davon ausgeht, dass Gott ein Arschloch ist, ergibt das plötzlich mächtig viel Sinn."

"Religion (dharma) is decrease in kashay (anger, pride, deceit and greed) and increase of kashay is irreligion (adharma). When Kashay goes away (completely) is the religion of the Self (Soul)."

"He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion."

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us."

"They (religions) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversions of the duperies on which they live."

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level."

"Yes, the long war on Christianity. I pray that one day we may live in an America where Christians can worship freely! In broad daylight! Openly wearing the symbols of their religion... perhaps around their necks? And maybe -- dare I dream it? -- maybe one day there can be an openly Christian President. Or, perhaps, 43 of them. Consecutively."

"There are many sources of spirituality; religion may be the most common, but it is by no means the only. Anything that generates a sense of awe may be a source of spirituality. Science does this in spades."

"Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print."

"It seems to me some people just go around lookin' to get their faith unsettled. That has been the fashion for the last hundred years or so."

"Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them."

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."

"He was very religious; he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety."

"Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity."

"Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears."

"We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon."

"The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this."

"Religious moderation is the product of secular knowledge and scriptural ignorance."

"I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world."

"He believed in God even if he was doubtful of men's claims to know God's mind. But that a God unable to forgive was no God at all."