Belief Quote by Emile Durkheim

RELIGION: A set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated by methods which…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is a belief in supernatural entities or forces that have an effect on the natural world - A belief in forces that are…

— Greta Christina

Religion is the belief in an ever-living God, that is, in a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and holding moral relations with…

— James Martineau

Religion is (a) a pre-scientific system of explanation and technology; (b) a source of meaning, direction and emotional expression in life; (c) a means…

— Max More

Religion is the human attitude towards a sacred order that includes within it all being-human or otherwise-i.e., belief in a cosmos, the meaning of…

— Peter L. Berger

Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed…

— John Henrik Clarke

Religion is a set of social and political institutions and spirituality is a private pursuit which may or may not take place in a…

— D. Patrick Miller

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they…

— Frans de Waal

Religion is faith in an infinite Creator, who delights in and enjoins that rectitude which conscience commands us to seek. This conviction gives a…

— William Ellery Channing

“The word “religion” has been hi-jacked and debased by the priests of faiths like these, until now it has become a dirty word amongst…

— Rodney Orpheus