Freedom of religion Quotes

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

— Arlen Specter

Religion is like a pair of shoes…Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.

— George Carlin

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

— Roger Ailes

Freedom of religion has been replaced by freedom from religion.

— Ralph E. Reed, Jr

When you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion.

— John Irving

I am not so much for the freedom of religion as I am for the religion of freedom.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“A Rule: Life without Islam is a naked tree, Birds without trees can never feel free.”

— Leena Ahmad Almashat

The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights

— Thomas Jefferson

I cannot reconcile monitoring certain people for no reason other than their religion with the freedom of religion we have here in…

— John Liu

Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones…

— Mahathir Mohamad

By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government.

— Todd Akin

“If a believer demands that I, as a nonbeliever, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my…

— Flemming Rose

In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.

— Naftali Bennett

Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With…

— Mitt Romney

The people who came to New England, came for freedom of religion. The problem is, freedom of religion to them meant freedom…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Our values are tolerance and determination and freedom of religion, freedom to act, opportunities, equality of opportunities amongst everyone and for all.

— Julie Payette

Happily for the states, they enjoy the utmost freedom of religion. This freedom arises from that multiplicity of sects which pervades America,…

— James Madison

The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by…

— Thomas Jefferson

The bigotry is so virulent that it may be time to make Christians a protected class. Right now 'Christo-phobia' and 'Biblo-phobia' are…

— E.W. Jackson

I will now add what I do not like. First, the omission of a bill of rights providing clearly and without the…

— Thomas Jefferson

“1. Bullying is not okay. Period. 2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.…

— Jim C. Hines

“just as America was the first modern land where people could practice freedom of religion, perhaps someday America will be a place…

— Alberto Villoldo

We have solved, by fair experiment, the great and interesting question whether freedom of religion is compatible with order in government and…

— Thomas Jefferson

When immigrants come, the freedom to practice their faith is a guarantee. They may have trouble with their neighbors, but freedom of…

— Diana L. Eck

One of our greatest challenges here in America is that pogressives don't always stand with the progressive Muslims because in the interest…

— Asra Nomani

It astonishes me to find... [that so many] of our countrymen... should be contented to live under a system which leaves to…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Political liberty,” what are we to understand by that? Perhaps the individual’s independence of the State and its laws? No; on the…

— Max Stirner

“As the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, — as it has in…

— Anonymous

The first phrase of the First Amendment spoke to the freedom uppermost in Jefferson's mind when it provided that, 'Congress shall make…

— Edwin Gaustad

Our [Virginia's] act for freedom of religion is extremely applauded. The Ambassadors and ministers of the several nations of Europe resident at…

— Thomas Jefferson

“George W. Bush gave this response to the question of ‘Why do they hate us?’: ‘…They hate our freedoms: our freedom of…

— Joseph Befumo

“Considering he was neither priest nor scholar, the young man gave sensible, thoughtful replies -- the more so, perhaps, for being untrained,…

— Iain Pears

“The new country lay open before me: there were no fences in those days, and I could choose my own way over…

— Willa Cather

“Yet, if the phrase “separation of church and state” appears in no official founding document, then what is the source of that…

— David Barton

“Our Revolution commenced on more favorable ground. It presented us an album on which we were free to write what we pleased.…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Israel is one of the most multiracial and multicultural countries in the world. More than a hundred different countries are represented in…

— Brigitte Gabriel

“I believe that the universe was formed around 15 billion years ago and that humans have evolved from their apelike ancestors over…

— Ronald P. Carver

*** A 9 Points World Peace Formula *** In the end of Novel all Nations agree on these Points; 1... that all…

— Dr Hafiz Shahid Amin

“When Lehman Brothers collapsed on September 15, 2008, and inaugurated the biggest crisis since the 1930s, there were no real alternatives to…

— Rutger Bregman

“Europeans had highly developed regional and national cultures and societies before they bolted on Protestantism. America, on the other hand, was half-created…

— Kurt Andersen