Religion : (21)

" Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man. " - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

" I was baptized Methodist, but I was mainly raised First Church of NFL, which is to say that my family, especially my father, was much more concerned with watching football on Sundays than attending services. " - Christopher Moore

" Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes. " - Kjell Magne Bondevik

" Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. " - William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

" Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish. " - Billy Graham

" I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree. " - Jada Pinkett Smith

" We suffered a lot by mixing religion with the politics. " - Uddhav Thackeray

" Slick marketing, high-tech production values, and a practical message have created a product that plays well to today’s fickle churchgoer. Megachurches – defined as congregations with more than 2,000 members – number close to 600 in the United States. " - Tahl Raz

" IRS is very poorly equipped to make a distinction between what is a religion and what is not. " - Lawrence Wright

" I have very close friends who are very devout Catholics, and I talked to them before the ‘Da Vinci Code,’ and it was very difficult for them, but I talked to them before ‘Angels and Demons,’ and they said the scandal, abuse of power and violence was part of church history, which you can read about in the Vatican bookstore. " - Ron Howard