Religion In Society Quotes - Page 3

• I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Religious, Atheist, If There Is A God

  "Jesus : Myth Or Reality?". Book by Ian Curtis, 2006.

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• All religions are the same: religion is basically guilt, with different holidays.

  Cathy Ladman

  Holiday, Political, Religion

  "The God Delusion". Book by Richard Dawkins, 2006.

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• Imbalance of reason and emotion may explain the tenacity of religion in societies: world religions are optimized to tap into the emotional networks, and great arguments of reason amount to little against such magnetic pull.

  David Eagleman

  Emotional, Reason And Emotion, World Religions

  David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain”, p.128, Vintage

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• For an academic to launch a public conversation about journalistic integrity, the role of religion in society, scholarship and faith is a dream come true. These are the kinds of things that we sit around talking to each other about in our dusty libraries. To see these conversations take place in popular culture is the best thing that could have ever happened.

  Reza Aslan

  Dream, Integrity, Talking

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.

  Jean-Pierre Raffarin

  Religious, Corny, Intention

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• There are many, many discrepant views within the Shia theology about what's the proper role of religion in society or in the State, should it rule now, should it claim to govern people in the here and now, or should it wait until the Messiah, the 12th Imam, comes back and would it only be then appropriate for religious rule to bring about a world of universal justice and vindication.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Religious, Views, People

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

  Tony Campolo

  Mean, Hands, Political

  "The Growing Impossibility of Interfaith Dialogue" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 14, 2011.

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• Mike Huckabee and indeed many of the Christian conservatives in the U.S. have far more in common with the Muslim Brotherhood than they'd like to admit, in that all of them very much want to see a role of religion in society.

  Reza Aslan

  Christian, Brotherhood, Roles

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