Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion.

Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.

Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation.

I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's.

Selfishness is the only real atheism unselfishness the only real religion.

I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.

There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?

We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.

Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.