Discipleship Quote by Dorothee Sölle

“We are not God- loving people; we are God-fearing people; As long as fear exists, religion and rituals will prevail.”

— Gian Kumar

Many people are afraid to embrace religion, for fear they shall not succeed in maintaining it.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Religion is a byproduct of fear,

— Arthur C. Clarke

“Religion exists to explain the unexplained, to calm our fear of dying, but all it does is breed more fear and hatred.”

— Javier Robayo

“Religion comforts us for the defeat of our will to power. It adds new worlds to ours, and thus brings us hope of new…

— Emil Cioran

“Build up your faith while starving the fears.”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

“Undoubtedly the most important source of religion is fear; this can be seen in the present day, since anything that causes alarm is apt…

— Bertrand Russell

“but I suspect that for many people the main reason they cling to religion is not that it is consoling, but that they have…

— Richard Dawkins

“Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.”

— Bonnie Raitt

“Religion allows people to ignore the needs of real beings in favour of the supposed wishes of a being that does not exist.”

— Alom Shaha

“Religion is nothing more than bad concepts held in place of good ones for all time. It is denial - at once full of…

— Sam Harris

“the religion of personal fear remains nearly at the level of the savage.”

— George Eliot