Organized religion Quotes · Page 2

So much organized religion, in my opinion, ends up being life-denying.

— John Shelby Spong

The legislative powers of government reach actions only and not opinions.

— Thomas Jefferson

“I hate organized religion. I hate that people use it to justify their crappy, bigoted beliefs.”

— Hannah Harrington

The task of organized religion is not to prove that God was in the 1st century, but that he is in the…

— S H Miller

Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest.

— Emile Zola

If Jesus came back and saw what was being done in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.

— Woody Allen

I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality.

— Dave Davies

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.

— Jesse Ventura

I decided to take God and organized religion seriously, and to reject the secular life which in my teens had looked attractive…

— Luke Ford

“I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. ... These two institutions screw us up enough on their own,…

— George Carlin

I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world and do not find in our particular superstition [Christianity] one…

— Thomas Jefferson

Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and…

— Christopher Hitchens

My biggest problem with organized religion is that God has been imagined as a human being with emotions. I feel if you…

— Christopher Durang

To me there's no real difference between a fortune teller or a fortune cookie and any of the organized religions. They're all…

— Woody Allen

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just…

— Francis Chan

Humanity will never be religious unless all organized religions disappear and religion becomes an individual commitment towards existence.

— Rajneesh

“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

It is certainly true that writers take a stance at some variance from organized religion. This has not always been true. But…

— Eavan Boland

“Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion—but I would argue that…

— David G. McAfee

I'm not really into religion, OK. I saw a lot of things I did not like when I got into organized religion.…

— Jake Roberts

“people found off-putting. You could not beat her at chess or Trivial Pursuit or even Monopoly. She knew all the questions on…

— Karin Slaughter

I believe in a higher power. I wasn't baptized or raised with an organized religion, but it's definitely interesting. Part of my…

— Hilary Swank

“Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are proper in their own…

— Prem Prakash

Organized religion has a part in the evolution of personal religion. It is the material upon which personal religion is grafted, but…

— Lily Montagu

“I painlessly came to realize that the reverence I felt for the holiness of life is not ever likely to be entirely…

— Eudora Welty

My Faith, is unwavering. I believe in God, just not in any organized Religion, for surely, history has shown us, anything Humans…

— Eric Nickel

“Professor Smith has kindly submitted his book to me before publication. After reading it thoroughly and with intense interest I am glad…

— Albert Einstein

“My honors thesis project was my first interactive exhibit, in which two facing chairs were activated by a motion sensor when the…

— Wafaa Bilal

“Is that what God does? He helps? Tell me, why didn't God help my innocent friend who died for no reason while…

— Elliot Alderson

“...legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Often, when we are in trouble, or doubting, or struggling, we rely on others to carry us to God. Just as often…

— James Martin

“If human nature does alter it will be because individuals manage to look at themselves in a new way. Here and there…

— E.M. Forster

I have to move away from organized religion. The toxic confusion and anger I was feeling in church had become too great.

— Anne Rice

Organized religion preaches Order and Love but spawns Chaos and Fury. Why?

— Kerry Thornley

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

— Richard Dawkins

Organized religion is good for wars, battles, pissin' and moanin' and not much else.

— Ted Nugent

“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.”

— Richard Francis Burton

For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.

— Gene Roddenberry

Organized religion became a projection of man and a representation of his evil.

— Rev Richard Skaff

“Say what you want about organized religion, but man, they make cool windows.”

— Alan Doyle