People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.

Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship.

Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art.

I decided to take God and organized religion seriously, and to reject the secular life which in my teens had looked attractive because it allowed me to act in any way that I wanted.

Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.

I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion.

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.

I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.