Alternatives Quote by James R. Lewis

The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that…

— Radhanath Swami

One sees a trend in our political and legal cultures toward treating religious beliefs as arbitrary and unimportant, a trend supported by a rhetoric…

— Stephen L. Carter

There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.

— Benjamin Whichcote

“Contending with a political movement that sees demons where others see citizens--a movement that characterizes religious, political and sexual diversity as demonic activity--is profoundly…

— Frederick Clarkson

“In a world beset by fundamentalists of both believing and secular varieties, it must be possible to balance a rejection of religious faith with…

— Alain de Botton

Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.

— George Washington

“...religious beliefs are simply beyond the scope of rational discourse.”

— Sam Harris

Direct religious experience is threatening to organized religion, which often mediates it with a rabbi or priest.

— Rodger Kamenetz

Religious creeds encourage some of the craziest kinds of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and favor severe manifestations of neurosis, borderline personality states, and sometimes…

— Albert Ellis

“Blaming therapy, social work and other caring professions for the confabulation of testimony of 'satanic ritual abuse' legitimated a programme of political and social…

— Michael Salter

“Politics and organized religion can often be mere exercises in the manipulation of the psyche.”

— Dan Santos

“Religious repression is the denial of the very essence of what it means to be human.”

— Timothy Shah