--- title: "18 Religion Wasn Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 18 Religion Wasn quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Religion Wasn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-1115850_1115850.png" --- > [Religion wasn't imposed on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me/) [Hozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hozier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-1115850_1115850.png) > [I wasn't raised with a specific religion. I wasn't raised to judge people in any way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-kreuk/i-wasn-t-raised-with-a-specific-religion-i-wasn-t-raised-to-judge/) [Kristin Kreuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-kreuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/kristin-kreuk-16209_catholic_i-wasn-t-raised-with-a-specific-religion_287560.jpg) > [“Criticize yourself before you criticize religions, if religion wasn't, security wouldn't have been.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamaran-ihsan-salih/criticize-yourself-before-you-criticize-religions-if-religion-wasn-t/) [Kamaran Ihsan Salih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamaran-ihsan-salih/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/kamaran-ihsan-salih-3861_criticize_criticize-yourself-before-you-criticize_1850026.jpg) > [Religion wasn't imposed on me. I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-i-dabbled-with-faith-and-i-explored/) [Hozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hozier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-i-dabbled_2829699.png) > [“I refused to follow some religion I wasn't even sure I believed in. Hypocrites were the worst kind of sinners, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-pearl/i-refused-to-follow-some-religion-i-wasn-t-even-sure-i-believed-in/) [Melissa Pearl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-pearl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/melissa-pearl-35610_hypocrites_i-refused-to-follow-some-religion-i-wasn_2919948.jpg) > [Believing in God was something I took as much for granted as the air I breathed. Religion wasn't something that came out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-widdecombe/believing-in-god-was-something-i-took-as-much-for-granted-as-the-air/) [Ann Widdecombe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-widdecombe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/ann-widdecombe-4586_air_believing-in-god-was-something-i-took-as_133153.png) > [I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/i-m-a-fifth-generation-jew-from-the-south-and-i-would-say-that-i-felt/) [Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/bruce-feiler-8058_connections_i-m-a-fifth-generation-jew-from-the-sout_2359121.png) > [In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/in-fact-i-thought-that-christianity-was-very-a-good-and-a-very/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/chinua-achebe-781_christianity_in-fact-i-thought-that-christianity-was_39047.jpg) > [I went to Catholic high school for half a year and religion wasn't the cool thing to talk about even at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-moore/i-went-to-catholic-high-school-for-half-a-year-and-religion-wasn-t/) [Mandy Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/mandy-moore-2646_catholic_i-went-to-catholic-high-school-for-half_925026.jpg) > [ “I just wish this social institution \[religion\] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-rooney/i-just-wish-this-social-institution-religion-wasn-t-based-on-what/) [Andy Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-rooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/andy-rooney-1253_atheism_i-just-wish-this-social-institution-reli_313358.png) > [My grandparents - my mom's parents - they're Jewish. But nobody ever pushed religion onto us. It wasn't something I ever grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/my-grandparents-my-mom-s-parents-they-re-jewish-but-nobody-ever/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/david-beckham-2195_judaism_my-grandparents-my-mom-s-parents-they-re_1362608.jpg) > [“Religion wasn't a big deal in our house. I don't think it was a big deal in most Chinese households. We always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-huang/religion-wasn-t-a-big-deal-in-our-house-i-don-t-think-it-was-a-big/) [Eddie Huang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-huang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/eddie-huang-8800_big-deal_religion-wasn-t-a-big-deal-in-our-house_1148399.png) > [“Weren't movies his generation's faith anyway--its true religion? Wasn't the theater our temple, the one place we enter separately but emerge from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/weren-t-movies-his-generation-s-faith-anyway-its-true-religion-wasn-t/) [Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/jess-walter-2228_faith_weren-t-movies-his-generation-s-faith-an_2698093.jpg) > [“Nadine recruited one third of her daughters, sons and grandbabies into her religion. But not me I wasn’t going to fall for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-johnson/nadine-recruited-one-third-of-her-daughters-sons-and-grandbabies-into/) [Earl Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/earl-johnson-69942_behind-the-scenes_nadine-recruited-one-third-of-her-daught_1485809.jpg) > [When I was a young boy, my father taught me that to be a good Catholic, I had to confess at church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fidel-castro/when-i-was-a-young-boy-my-father-taught-me-that-to-be-a-good-catholic/) [Fidel Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fidel-castro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/fidel-castro-2285_boys_when-i-was-a-young-boy-my-father-taught_2095208.jpg) > [“Mrs Davidson was saying she didn't know how they'd have got through the journey if it hadn't been for us," said Mrs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/mrs-davidson-was-saying-she-didn-t-know-how-they-d-have-got-through/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/william-somersert-maugham-1978_change_mrs-davidson-was-saying-she-didn-t-know_1707008.jpg) > [“Weren’t movies his generation’s faith anyway- its true religion? Wasn’t the theatre our temple, the one place we enter separately but emerge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/weren-t-movies-his-generation-s-faith-anyway-its-true-religion-wasn-t-2/) [Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/jess-walter-2228_faith_weren-t-movies-his-generation-s-faith-an_2946738.jpg) > [I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-suppose-if-i-had-said-television-was-more-popular-than-jesus-i/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/john-lennon-322_anti-christ_i-suppose-if-i-had-said-television-was-m_3057034.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion-wasn/#itemlist", "name": "Religion Wasn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Religion wasn't imposed on me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hozier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-1115850_1115850.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-1115850_1115850.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/hozier-2856_catholic_religion-wasn-t-imposed-on-me-1115850_1115850.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Religion wasn't imposed on me.” — Hozier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wasn't raised with a specific religion. 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Wasn’t the theatre our temple, the one place we enter separately but emerge from two hours later together, with the same experience, same guided emotions, same moral? A million schools taught ten million curricula, a million churches featured ten thousand sects with a billion sermons- but the same movie showed in every mall in the country. And we all saw it. That summer, the one you’ll never forget, every movie house beamed the same set of thematic and narrative images…flickering pictures stitched in our minds that replaced our own memories, archetypal stories that become our shared history, that taught us what to expect from life, that defined our values. 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