Accepting Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

Religion is just mind control.

— George Carlin

Religion is responsible for a lot of the problems in the history of the world and it's not something that I practice or recommend,…

— Salman Rushdie

I think [religion] is presumptuous and I think it is silly, because it makes you believe that you are less than what you can…

— Harlan Ellison

Religion is man-made to assist in controlling the weak minded individuals because during times of atrocity and despair they feel strength in numbers.

— Benito Mussolini

Religion has been a huge part of my life.

— Elizabeth Smart

Man must now assume the responsibility for his world. He can no longer shove it off on religious power.

— Harvey Cox

Religion is a great force - the only real motive force in the world; but what you fellows don't understand is that you must…

— George Bernard Shaw

I think of religion as something that stains the person. It's a mindset you can never get free from, it's always in the back…

— Angel Haze

Religion is a subject on which I have ever been most scrupulously reserved. I have considered it as a matter between every man and…

— Thomas Jefferson

I don't think the amount of belief you have is what's important. I think it's what you have belief in that matters.

— Anonymous

“When men and women get their hands on religion, one of the first things they often do is turn it into an instrument for…

— Eugene H. Peterson

Religion is always in danger of growing apart from the people when its leaders forget to reflect carefully on their own behavior and come…

— Senora Roy