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Quotes about religion reflect humanity’s enduring search for meaning, purpose, and the sacred. They express faith, doubt, devotion, and reflection across cultures and traditions. The following collection offers perspectives that invite contemplation on belief and the role it plays in human life.   ◀ Back
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There is a huge difference between living a Christian life and living a religious life
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Cleanliness begins with the love for godliness
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It never before happened that the rich ruling and more educated minority, which has the most influence on the masses, not only disbelieved the existing religion but was convinced that no religion is no longer needed.
- Leo Tolstoy
What Is Religion? And Other New Articles and Letters
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The sad thing is that so many people, in the belief that the universe is organized to suit and influence them, are willing to sacrifice even the slight cranial capacity with which evolution has equipped us.
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If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet.
- Flannery O'Connor
Wise Blood
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If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up.
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Religion reminds me of a lace condom. While lovingly crafted, it’s not designed for pleasure; unless inflated with fervour, it collapses; one size does not fit all; and no matter how many times you dunk it in holy water, it will not prevent misconceptions or contagion.
- Lowestoft Thellow
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I learned about religion the way most children learned about sex, [in the schoolyard]. . . . They terrified me by telling me there was a dead man in the sky watching everything I did and I retaliated by explaining where babies came from. Some of their mothers phoned mine to complain, though I think I was more upset than they were: they didn't believe me but I believed them.
- Margaret Atwood
Surfacing
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Truth without love, isn't.
- Shane Hipps
Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion That Gets in the Way
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Christianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
- Eric Metaxas
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.
- Lysa TerKeurst
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But when I make a good [taxidermy] mount I feel like I beat God in a small way. As though the Almighty said, Let such critter be dead, and I said, 'Fuck You, he can still play the banjo.
- Christopher Buehlman
Those Across the River
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If religion is the cornerstone of morality, how come I so often find myself explaining why I don’t hate god to someone who’s expressed hatred for atheists, scientists, feminists, gays, intellectuals, and all other forms of infidels?
- Lindsey Brown
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[...] intelligent people only have a certain amount of time (measured in subjective time spent thinking about religion) to become atheists. After a certain point, if you're smart, have spent time thinking about and defending your religion, and still haven't escaped the grip of Dark Side Epistemology, the inside of your mind ends up as an Escher painting.
- Eliezer Yudkowsky
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The assumption of no God cannot be proven by science." - Scientific Faith
"Under the Thelián Sky: Beyond the Great Unknown" (c) 2012
- Frank "The Christian Noob" Olvera
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Should one continue to follow the faith of a group that's cast him out? Shouldn't it stand to reason that if he was true to that faith that the group should have been true to him? Is it unreasonable to ask forgiveness of one who is all-forgiving?
- T. A. Miles
Six Celestial Swords
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Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. -Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)
- Miguel de Unamuno
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No," I said simply. "I hate no one. I want only to be left in peace to understand the mysteries of the universe in my own way.
- S.J. Parris
Heresy
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Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obscurity.
- Kate Griffin
A Madness of Angels
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You heard him say it? 'Pain's the only evil I know about.' You heard that?"
The monk nodded solemnly.
"And that society is the only thing that determines whether an act is wrong or not? That too?"
"Yes."
"Dearest God, how did those two heresies get back into the world after all this time? Hell has limited imaginations down there. 'The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
- Walter M. Miller Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
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Spirituality is about being awake. It’s the attempt to transcend the mundane, sleepwalking experience of life we all fall into, to tap into the wonder of being a conscious and grateful thing in the midst of an astonishing universe. It doesn’t require religion. Religion can, in fact, and often does, blunt our awareness by substituting false (and dare I say inferior) wonders for real ones. It’s a fine joke on ourselves that most of what we call spirituality is actually about putting ourselves to sleep.
- Dale McGowan
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After Hiram Bingham built the first church on Oahu the student recalls, "When it was completed some of the natives said among themselves, 'That house of worship built by the haoles is a place in which they will pray us all to death. It is meant to kill us.
- Sarah Vowell
Unfamiliar Fishes
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True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it.
- John A. Widtsoe
Rational Theology
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One of the biggest challenges for people involved in interfaith dialogue is to break down the stereotypes of the "other" that exist within their own religious traditions and groups. Religious groups need to first acknowledge and confess their own role in fostering and contributing to injustice and conflict. (by Cilliers, Ch. 3, p. 49)
- David R. Smock
Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding
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There is a huge difference between living a Christian life and living a religious life
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Cleanliness begins with the love for godliness
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It never before happened that the rich ruling and more educated minority, which has the most influence on the masses, not only disbelieved the existing religion but was convinced that no religion is no longer needed.
- Leo Tolstoy
What Is Religion? And Other New Articles and Letters
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The sad thing is that so many people, in the belief that the universe is organized to suit and influence them, are willing to sacrifice even the slight cranial capacity with which evolution has equipped us.
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If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet.
- Flannery O'Connor
Wise Blood
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If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up.
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Religion reminds me of a lace condom. While lovingly crafted, it’s not designed for pleasure; unless inflated with fervour, it collapses; one size does not fit all; and no matter how many times you dunk it in holy water, it will not prevent misconceptions or contagion.
- Lowestoft Thellow
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I learned about religion the way most children learned about sex, [in the schoolyard]. . . . They terrified me by telling me there was a dead man in the sky watching everything I did and I retaliated by explaining where babies came from. Some of their mothers phoned mine to complain, though I think I was more upset than they were: they didn't believe me but I believed them.
- Margaret Atwood
Surfacing
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Truth without love, isn't.
- Shane Hipps
Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion That Gets in the Way
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Christianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
- Eric Metaxas
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.
- Lysa TerKeurst
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But when I make a good [taxidermy] mount I feel like I beat God in a small way. As though the Almighty said, Let such critter be dead, and I said, 'Fuck You, he can still play the banjo.
- Christopher Buehlman
Those Across the River
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If religion is the cornerstone of morality, how come I so often find myself explaining why I don’t hate god to someone who’s expressed hatred for atheists, scientists, feminists, gays, intellectuals, and all other forms of infidels?
- Lindsey Brown
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[...] intelligent people only have a certain amount of time (measured in subjective time spent thinking about religion) to become atheists. After a certain point, if you're smart, have spent time thinking about and defending your religion, and still haven't escaped the grip of Dark Side Epistemology, the inside of your mind ends up as an Escher painting.
- Eliezer Yudkowsky
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The assumption of no God cannot be proven by science." - Scientific Faith
"Under the Thelián Sky: Beyond the Great Unknown" (c) 2012
- Frank "The Christian Noob" Olvera
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Should one continue to follow the faith of a group that's cast him out? Shouldn't it stand to reason that if he was true to that faith that the group should have been true to him? Is it unreasonable to ask forgiveness of one who is all-forgiving?
- T. A. Miles
Six Celestial Swords
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Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. -Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)
- Miguel de Unamuno
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No," I said simply. "I hate no one. I want only to be left in peace to understand the mysteries of the universe in my own way.
- S.J. Parris
Heresy
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Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obscurity.
- Kate Griffin
A Madness of Angels
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You heard him say it? 'Pain's the only evil I know about.' You heard that?"
The monk nodded solemnly.
"And that society is the only thing that determines whether an act is wrong or not? That too?"
"Yes."
"Dearest God, how did those two heresies get back into the world after all this time? Hell has limited imaginations down there. 'The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
- Walter M. Miller Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
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Spirituality is about being awake. It’s the attempt to transcend the mundane, sleepwalking experience of life we all fall into, to tap into the wonder of being a conscious and grateful thing in the midst of an astonishing universe. It doesn’t require religion. Religion can, in fact, and often does, blunt our awareness by substituting false (and dare I say inferior) wonders for real ones. It’s a fine joke on ourselves that most of what we call spirituality is actually about putting ourselves to sleep.
- Dale McGowan
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After Hiram Bingham built the first church on Oahu the student recalls, "When it was completed some of the natives said among themselves, 'That house of worship built by the haoles is a place in which they will pray us all to death. It is meant to kill us.
- Sarah Vowell
Unfamiliar Fishes
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True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it.
- John A. Widtsoe
Rational Theology
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One of the biggest challenges for people involved in interfaith dialogue is to break down the stereotypes of the "other" that exist within their own religious traditions and groups. Religious groups need to first acknowledge and confess their own role in fostering and contributing to injustice and conflict. (by Cilliers, Ch. 3, p. 49)
- David R. Smock
Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding
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There is a huge difference between living a Christian life and living a religious life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Cleanliness begins with the love for godliness
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It never before happened that the rich ruling and more educated minority, which has the most influence on the masses, not only disbelieved the existing religion but was convinced that no religion is no longer needed.
- Leo Tolstoy
What Is Religion? And Other New Articles and Letters
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The sad thing is that so many people, in the belief that the universe is organized to suit and influence them, are willing to sacrifice even the slight cranial capacity with which evolution has equipped us.
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If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet.
- Flannery O'Connor
Wise Blood
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If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up.
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Religion reminds me of a lace condom. While lovingly crafted, it’s not designed for pleasure; unless inflated with fervour, it collapses; one size does not fit all; and no matter how many times you dunk it in holy water, it will not prevent misconceptions or contagion.
- Lowestoft Thellow
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I learned about religion the way most children learned about sex, [in the schoolyard]. . . . They terrified me by telling me there was a dead man in the sky watching everything I did and I retaliated by explaining where babies came from. Some of their mothers phoned mine to complain, though I think I was more upset than they were: they didn't believe me but I believed them.
- Margaret Atwood
Surfacing
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Truth without love, isn't.
- Shane Hipps
Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion That Gets in the Way
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Christianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
- Eric Metaxas
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.
- Lysa TerKeurst
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But when I make a good [taxidermy] mount I feel like I beat God in a small way. As though the Almighty said, Let such critter be dead, and I said, 'Fuck You, he can still play the banjo.
- Christopher Buehlman
Those Across the River
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If religion is the cornerstone of morality, how come I so often find myself explaining why I don’t hate god to someone who’s expressed hatred for atheists, scientists, feminists, gays, intellectuals, and all other forms of infidels?
- Lindsey Brown
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[...] intelligent people only have a certain amount of time (measured in subjective time spent thinking about religion) to become atheists. After a certain point, if you're smart, have spent time thinking about and defending your religion, and still haven't escaped the grip of Dark Side Epistemology, the inside of your mind ends up as an Escher painting.
- Eliezer Yudkowsky
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The assumption of no God cannot be proven by science." - Scientific Faith
"Under the Thelián Sky: Beyond the Great Unknown" (c) 2012
- Frank "The Christian Noob" Olvera
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Should one continue to follow the faith of a group that's cast him out? Shouldn't it stand to reason that if he was true to that faith that the group should have been true to him? Is it unreasonable to ask forgiveness of one who is all-forgiving?
- T. A. Miles
Six Celestial Swords
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Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. -Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)
- Miguel de Unamuno
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No," I said simply. "I hate no one. I want only to be left in peace to understand the mysteries of the universe in my own way.
- S.J. Parris
Heresy
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Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obscurity.
- Kate Griffin
A Madness of Angels
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You heard him say it? 'Pain's the only evil I know about.' You heard that?"
The monk nodded solemnly.
"And that society is the only thing that determines whether an act is wrong or not? That too?"
"Yes."
"Dearest God, how did those two heresies get back into the world after all this time? Hell has limited imaginations down there. 'The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
- Walter M. Miller Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
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Spirituality is about being awake. It’s the attempt to transcend the mundane, sleepwalking experience of life we all fall into, to tap into the wonder of being a conscious and grateful thing in the midst of an astonishing universe. It doesn’t require religion. Religion can, in fact, and often does, blunt our awareness by substituting false (and dare I say inferior) wonders for real ones. It’s a fine joke on ourselves that most of what we call spirituality is actually about putting ourselves to sleep.
- Dale McGowan
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After Hiram Bingham built the first church on Oahu the student recalls, "When it was completed some of the natives said among themselves, 'That house of worship built by the haoles is a place in which they will pray us all to death. It is meant to kill us.
- Sarah Vowell
Unfamiliar Fishes
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True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it.
- John A. Widtsoe
Rational Theology
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One of the biggest challenges for people involved in interfaith dialogue is to break down the stereotypes of the "other" that exist within their own religious traditions and groups. Religious groups need to first acknowledge and confess their own role in fostering and contributing to injustice and conflict. (by Cilliers, Ch. 3, p. 49)
- David R. Smock
Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding
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