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title: "15 Religion Used Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Religion Used quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Religion Used sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think there's an opportunity hopefully for religion to be not so much used as a cudgel but invoked as a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-buttigieg/i-think-there-s-an-opportunity-hopefully-for-religion-to-be-not-so/)

[Pete Buttigieg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-buttigieg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/pete-buttigieg-3683_opportunity_i-think-there-s-an-opportunity-hopefully_87426.jpg)

> [“Religion is often used as a sword to divide, rather than as a balm to heal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/religion-is-often-used-as-a-sword-to-divide-rather-than-as-a-balm-to/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/jim-wallis-11027_divide_religion-is-often-used-as-a-sword-to-div_784550.png)

> [We all studied math, but we don't go around spewing numbers. Religion should be used in the appropriate way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/we-all-studied-math-but-we-don-t-go-around-spewing-numbers-religion/)

[Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/717/chris-ofili-17669_go_we-all-studied-math-but-we-don-t-go-arou_1458886.png)

> [I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-anner/i-feel-that-religion-can-be-used-as-a-tool-to-guide-your-life-and/)

[Zach Anner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-anner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/zach-anner-4934_feels_i-feel-that-religion-can-be-used-as-a-to_3226101.jpg)

> [My grandma has got me into my religion because she used to carry me to church every Sunday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-bent/my-grandma-has-got-me-into-my-religion-because-she-used-to-carry-me/)

[Darren Bent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-bent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/darren-bent-6427_catholic_my-grandma-has-got-me-into-my-religion-b_3069272.jpg)

> [Religion is to be used as a stepping stone to God but it must never be used as a tower to hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/religion-is-to-be-used-as-a-stepping-stone-to-god-but-it-must-never/)

[Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/peace-pilgrim-1191_body_religion-is-to-be-used-as-a-stepping-sto_458165.png)

> [“I put people before gods. I respect believers of all kinds and work to promote interfaith dialogue, but my whole life I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zak-ebrahim/i-put-people-before-gods-i-respect-believers-of-all-kinds-and-work-to/)

[Zak Ebrahim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zak-ebrahim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/zak-ebrahim-91913_communication_i-put-people-before-gods-i-respect-belie_2118678.jpg)

> [In the early 1800s, religion was often used as a way to keep slavery in place. Slaves were forced to attend the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/in-the-early-1800s-religion-was-often-used-as-a-way-to-keep-slavery/)

[Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/sue-monk-kidd-404_attend_in-the-early-1800s-religion-was-often-us_424499.png)

> [Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azar-nafisi/religion-was-used-as-an-ideology-as-a-system-of-control-when-they/)

[Azar Nafisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azar-nafisi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/azar-nafisi-2001_any_religion-was-used-as-an-ideology-as-a-sy_2370751.png)

> [I believe in God... but I don't believe in religion. Religion is used to manipulate and punish. Used in a thousand ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-believe-in-god-but-i-don-t-believe-in-religion-religion-is-used-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/anonymous-1_believe_i-believe-in-god-but-i-don-t-believe-in_2790640.jpg)

> [Spirituality in Washington can be more of a - I don't want to say it - but, a networking opportunity. Religion is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-leibovich/spirituality-in-washington-can-be-more-of-a-i-don-t-want-to-say-it/)

[Mark Leibovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-leibovich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/mark-leibovich-14257_conversation_spirituality-in-washington-can-be-more-o_910567.jpg)

> [Dogmatic religion has been used to fantastic effect over thousands of years to fuel and exploit emotions like fear and guilt, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-icke/dogmatic-religion-has-been-used-to-fantastic-effect-over-thousands-of/)

[David Icke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-icke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/david-icke-2940_belief_dogmatic-religion-has-been-used-to-fanta_42656.jpg)

> [Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-west/charity-is-an-ugly-trick-it-is-a-virtue-grown-by-the-rich-on-the/)

[Rebecca West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/rebecca-west-1248_character_charity-is-an-ugly-trick-it-is-a-virtue_1707514.jpg)

> [Religion must be used in furthering great works of justice and reform. It must be used to establish right relations between different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-haynes-holmes/religion-must-be-used-in-furthering-great-works-of-justice-and-reform/)

[John Haynes Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-haynes-holmes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/john-haynes-holmes-40348_abolish_religion-must-be-used-in-furthering-grea_1358187.jpg)

> [“The pre-history of our species is hag-ridden with episodes of nightmarish ignorance and calamity, for which religion used to identify, not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/the-pre-history-of-our-species-is-hag-ridden-with-episodes-of/)

[Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/christopher-hitchens-117_burned_the-pre-history-of-our-species-is-hag-ri_1646677.jpg)

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