Believer Quote by Garry Wills

By and large, reporters and editors are devoutly secular and deeply distrustful of those who act on faith.

— Don Feder

I do not criticize religion as such, but I criticize the concept and the definition of "religion" - as I said in Genealogies.

— Talal Asad

“While religious faith is the one species of human ignorance that will not admit of even the possibility of correction, it is still sheltered…

— Sam Harris

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics…

— Sam Harris

“Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.”

— Michael Foley

In novels like 'Kaaterskill Falls', I've been able to write sympathetically about religious people - and beyond that, I've been able to take a…

— Allegra Goodman

“For many years, I have been a vocal critic of religion, and I won’t ride the same hobbyhorse here. I hope that I have…

— Sam Harris

When you say religious, a gate goes down in people's minds that have sensitivities to that word - for whatever reason, whatever experience they've…

— Jonathan Roumie

Religion is an idea, and, as an idea, it should be eligible for criticism, discussion, and yes, mockery. The only reason so many believers…

— Amanda Marcotte

“All religious belief is a function of nonrational faith. And faith, by its very definition, tends to be impervious to intellectual argument or academic…

— Jon Krakauer

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

— Eric Hoffer

A religious fanatic is somebody who knows Jesus Christ better than you do.

— Jim Kaat