All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final. – Hypatia
Scientology is one of the least homophobic religions. It’s not very interested in the body at all. – John Travolta
I don’t think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity. – John le Carre
Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the ‘man’s world.’ – Barbara G. Walker
It brings people together. It brings the races together. It brings religions together. – Billy Higgins
Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions. – Brad Sherman
Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history. – Mary Douglas
Religions themselves are… peace-loving. They can also be a constructive force in peace-building, and this also applies to the Middle East. – Martti Ahtisaari
Superficial similarities exist between Christianity and some ancient pagan religions. But careful study reveals that there are far more dissimilarities. – Carl Olson
Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions. – E. O. Wilson
It’s unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian… or is it? I am not at all sure. – Mary Douglas
In principle the great religions of the world do not differ as much as they appear to. – Ernest Holmes
The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. – Naguib Mahfouz
All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are. – David Christian
The fundamentalist religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones. – Martin Seligman