Religious Belief

There is a species

There is a species of person called a ‘Modern Churchman’ who draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief. Evelyn Waugh

With our goddess, the Pachamama, and it is not possible to continue having a monopoly of religious faith, only Catholic. We have therefore adopted the new constitution as a secular state where all religious beliefs will be respected. Evo Morales

In Bolivia there are

In Bolivia there are Catholic, Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist churches, and so on. In Bolivia there are indigenous religious beliefs like the rite of Pachamama Mother Earth, which shows us that Mother Earth is our life, we are born out of the Earth we live on the Earth and return to the Earth. Evo Morales

People don’t show up

People don’t show up here (at the courtroom) because they believe evolution is bad science. They show up because they believe that if they accept evolution, then they are abandoning their religious beliefs. They see it as an either/or proposition: Either evolution happened, or God loves you. Eugenie Scott

We think of religion

We think of religion as the symbolic expression of our highest moral ideals; we think of magic as a crude aggregate of superstitions. Religious belief seems to become mere superstitious credulity if we admit any relationship with magic. On the other hand our anthropological and ethnographical material makes it extremely difficult to separate the two … Read more

Those people who want

Those people who want to express their religious beliefs on public property should enjoy the same rights that we provide to those protesting the war in Iraq. Ernest Istook

I hope for an

I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt – or religious belief. Edward Kennedy

The Chief Justice\’s …

The Chief Justice’s … main point seemed to be that the references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance aren’t really religious and therefore are not that important – something I would think would offend Christians who think it should stay because it is religious and does matter. Too many Christians appear to be desperate … Read more

There\’re a lot of

There’re a lot of old religious beliefs that keep us stuck. Because we’re afraid of the answers, a lot of us just don’t ask the questions of God. Echo Bodine

Character is in turn

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety. E. O. Wilson