The freedom or immunity from coercion in matters…

Religious communities have historically been designed to counteract the forces of alienation. That's why so many successful social movements have relied upon the strength…

— Tim DeChristopher

I do think it is very important that the religious communities do try to bring their teachings and their insights to bear on the…

— Michael Sandel

'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“the U.S. is on the precipice of a permanent shift that threatens to transform the country from a thriving, diverse community of religious believers…

— Marci A. Hamilton

“The spirit of Caiaphas lives on in every century of religious bureaucrats who confidently condemn good people who have broken bad religious laws. Always…

— Brennan Manning

You also realize, Venerable Brothers, that the Eucharist is reserved in churches or oratories to serve as the spiritual center of a religious community…

— Pope Paul VI

“Frankly, I was shocked to hear they allowed KISS to play here. Usually, they have gospel performers in places like this. You know, Varmint,…

— John Elder Robison

“Religious communities cooperate better than nonreligious communities and therefore flourish more readily. This is a scientific fact!”

— Dan Brown

The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their…

— Matthew Bright

What we ought to be trying to do is limit the harm that Christian communities and other religious communities can do. But we can't…

— Anthony B Pinn

“Churches and religious communities and organizations can claim to speak for God while at the same time actually being behind the movement of God…

— Rob Bell

I think for too many decades, the politicians have driven a wedge between the gay and lesbian communities and the religious communities for their…

— Dustin Lance Black

People in minority religious communities, like Paganism, often feel isolated and even marginalized by others because of the lifestyle differences associated with their spiritual…

— Brendan Myers

The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Undoubtedly, church fish fries and picnics help build social cohesion. It was at my dad's medium-size evangelical church - my first real exposure to…

— J. D. Vance