I make fun of people who are religious, because they're…

Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean––make sure they know what they mean!

— John Irving

Obviously, you don't have to be religious to be moral, and beastly people are sometimes religious.

— Gary Hamel

51% of the French people - who are not very religious - were thinking that what "Charlie Hebdo" did was unwise. They aren't asking…

— Tariq Ramadan

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.

— Walter Gilbert

One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least…

— Steven Weinberg

For many people who were never religious or who leave the religion of their childhood behind, it's the experience of having children of your…

— Krista Tippett

We are all God's people; we have to get along and the [religious leaders] have to lead the way. If they don't do it,…

— Elton John

I think people who are religious are more likely to want one around, but it's a very secular position.

— John Green

There are many very educated people who are religious, but they're not creationists.

— Richard Dawkins

I think that if you were to probe a lot of people's religious opinions, they would not be as religious as the numbers would…

— Steven Pinker

“People religious enough to want to live in a world dominated by faith were also religious enough to guard their souls against doctrinal error,…

— Walter Jon Williams

In fact, because people are religious, they think they can do bad things.

— Bill Maher

“Undoubtedly the most important source of religion is fear; this can be seen in the present day, since anything that causes alarm is apt…

— Bertrand Russell

Music, among those who were styled the chosen people, was a religious art.

— Joseph Addison

I have no problem with people's religious beliefs. I just don't happen to have any.

— Salman Rushdie