Quotes about Religion
We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.
- Jimmy Carter
Religion and liberty are inseparable. Religion is voluntary, and cannot and ought not to be forced.
- Philip Schaff
There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus.
- John Stott
If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.
- John Wooden
The Book of Mormon is the "keystone" of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation.
- Ezra Taft Benson
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
- Charles Dickens
Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in harmony.
- James Freeman Clarke
A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul.
- Richard Sibbes
If religion does not make us better people, it will make us very much worse. And of all the bad men who have lived, the religious "bad man" is the worst of all.
- CS Lewis
Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech.
- Miroslav Volf
Religion is a very dangerous thing. By that I mean being so caught up in rules and regulations and not focusing on the thing that matters most- a personal relationship with God.
- Joyce Meyer
If people are foolish, they are bound to mix the personality and the Truth, and to build a temple around the personality and form a religion.
- Jiddu Krishnamurti