Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well. — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. ... These two institutions screw us up enough on their own,… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Organized religion has a part in the evolution of personal religion. It is the material upon which personal religion is grafted, but… — Lily Montagu Copy Share Image
“The Vatican won't prosecute pedophile priests but I decide I'm not ready for motherhood and it's condemnation for me? These are the… — Sonya Renee Taylor Copy Share Image
Humanity will never be religious unless all organized religions disappear and religion becomes an individual commitment towards existence. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The main pillar of organized religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“I’m beginning to see how the secret ways and deepest mysteries of God and his kingdom are often revealed off the beaten… — Jim Palmer Copy Share Image
I see the way I look upon organized religion, I was a victim of that of mythology, and of cruelty, and all… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
The three religions because I wanted to discuss faith, not organized religion, so wanted to relativize organized religion by having Pi practice… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
My father hates organized religion, probably because he hates the God who killed his little girl back in 1968. I find religions… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
Among the sayings and discourses imputed to him (i.e. Jesus) by his biographers, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“Conventional, organized religion, in its most decadent form, is an inert parody of the genuine religious experience as much as modern occult… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.” — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith.… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Direct religious experience is threatening to organized religion, which often mediates it with a rabbi or priest. — Rodger Kamenetz Copy Share Image
“This is often the primary difference between him and so many of those of us who follow him. When we encounter the… — John Pavlovitz Copy Share Image
To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I'm interested in Buddhism. Of all the organized religions, that to me is the only one that makes even vague sense. I… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
One does not become an atheist out of a desire for hassle-free Sunday mornings. People come to atheism because they have a… — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
“Unlike the uneducated Christian followers from centuries ago, the typical Christian today has a particularly high level of suspicion of organized religion,… — Scott S. Haraburda Copy Share Image
I don't believe in organized religion - I dealt with them hand in hand, and a whole bunch of Catholic priests tried… — Jonathan Davis Copy Share Image
“Naskar Constitution of GenAI (Sonnet) At times I'm hard on AI, at times I'm lenient, I have just one law on AI,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
