The country of the Two Holy Places has in our religion a peculiarity of its own over the other Muslim countries. In our religion, it is not permissible for any non-Muslim to stay in our country. Therefore, even though American civilians are not targeted in our plan, they must leave.
I cannot belong to a nation which permits such barbarities as stoning to death and amputation - I don't care what religion it is.
Growing up in Scotland and living in Glasgow, you see the heritage that religion has had and how something that, in theory, is about kindness and community and caring for each other is used to persecute people.
Women have been the most persecuted people throughout all of recorded history, more than any race or religion.
I had to learn that this whole God thing isn't just this big religion. It's really that He wants this relationship with us on a personal level.
On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.
Abraham is such a fascinating figure. Three world religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all claim him as a patriarch. He was raised in a religious home. And yet he rejected religion in order to pursue a personal relationship with God.
I am persuaded that the chief reason why we do not enjoy religion is that we do not try to enjoy it.
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.
I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.
More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.
I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
I believe we have a physical body and a soul. It doesn't matter what religion you are, whether or not you believe in God. I think people believe that there is a soul and a body.
Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for piping. And the Piper!
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied.
A pretty good test of a man's religion is how it affects his pocketbook.
Every race gets the religion it deserves, and only as policemen, pugilists, and priests have they succeeded, here and there a successful lawyer, but nothing more serious.
Islam does not believe in democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or freedom of assembly. It does not separate religion and politics. It is partly a religion, but it is much more than that. It has a political agenda that goes far outside the realm of religion.
I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.
