Bits Quote by E. Stanley Jones

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

— Dalai Lama

The purpose of God isn't to save us from Hell. The purpose of God is to make us like Christ.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

— Thomas Hardy

The nature of heaven is to provide a place there for all who lead good lives, no matter what their religion may be.

— Emanuel Swedenborg

As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

— Kofi Annan

The idea of heaven is Christianity's way of creating a hell on earth.

— Marilyn Manson

Belief in heaven and hell is a big deal in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and some forms of doctrinaire Buddhism. For the rest of…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so…

— Sean O'Casey

Religion is a tool to stamp out oppression, repression, and tyranny. It's to save the oppressed. That's what religion is for.

— Orlando Jones

religion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.

— M.C. Beaton

Religion is for those who are afraid of Hell . . . Spirituality is for those of us who have lived through it . . . and survived!!

— Nishan Panwar

The ultimate purpose of our life is to rejoin God in conscious participation of divinity.

— Edgar Cayce