But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity.

It doesn't make any difference what religion you are, or how young you are or how old you are-if they go to these abortion mills and stand there and pray-that would make a lot of difference.

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings.

I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think I'm the same: On one hand, I pray on the other hand, I don't believe. I am constantly between the two.

Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith. They think they know the truth.

So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had a strong sense of there being a patriarchy.

I've long been really intrigued with what is the... proper role of faith and religion in public life.

The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.

I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.

I believe that what we are fighting here is not just a small group of people who have hijacked a religion, but it is a civilization bent on destroying ours.