"We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion." - T. S. EliotTweet
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." - C. S. LewisTweet
"Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term 'doubting Thomas' well illustrates the difference." - Paul DaviesTweet
"If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary." - Margaret AtwoodTweet
"Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful." - Margaret MeadTweet
"The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism." - Taslima NasrinTweet
"We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form." - William Ralph IngeTweet
"I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality." - Dave DaviesTweet
"My country is the world, and my religion is to do good." - Thomas PaineTweet
"I've long been really intrigued with what is the... proper role of faith and religion in public life." - Gene RobinsonTweet