It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of the early church leaders thought this was great and spoke of what seems to have been circle dancing, perhaps around an altar.

It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion.

Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.

I'm not involved in the politics of religion, but I love what the message is.

I believe that there is some spiritual entity that's greater than us. I do not belong to any specific organized religion. I have always believed that, and I believe it even more so now. I believe that someone was listening to me, and someone is giving me an incredibly blessed life.

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.

The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.

There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season.

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.