Acceptable Quote by Neale Donald Walsch
“It is your organized religions that have made it clear through their most sacred scriptures that cruelty and killing is an acceptable response to human frailty and human differences. This goes against every human instinct, but organized religion has reorganized human thoughts. Some humans have even been turned against their own instinct for survival. And so people go around maiming and killing each other, because they've been told quite directly that this is what God does to them--and what God wants them to do to each other.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Conversations with God, 1995
Organized religion can justify violence, contradicting innate human empathy and survival instincts.
In simple terms: Religion sometimes promotes cruelty against natural compassion.
Key Takeaway
Question teachings that conflict with basic human empathy.
Themes
religion
violence
human nature
morality
instinct
Mood
critical
reflective
Type
philosophical
controversial
When to use this quote
- interfaith dialogue
- peacebuilding
- education
- policy reform
- community outreach
Key Concepts
theology
psychology
social conditioning
Questions to Reflect On
- How does faith shape moral choices?
- Can compassion be taught outside religion?
A Different Perspective
Religious texts are diverse; many promote peace and compassion.
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