Around the world Quote by Salman Rushdie

“What is there to respect in any of this, or in any of the crimes now being committed almost daily around the world in…

— Salman Rushdie

“A widespread assumption, which nearly everybody in our society accepts – the non-religious included – is that religious faith is especially vulnerable to offence…

— Richard Dawkins

The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

— Tom T. Hall

First of all, we need to condemn violence and terror without prejudice towards caste, creed or community. All citizens of all religions have been…

— Victor Banerjee

Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion'. Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless…

— Salman Rushdie

“Religionists want religion's placement on the pedestal of respect preserved by any means. But religion deserves no respect. Rather, it has earned scorn, ridicule,…

— David Silverman

I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the…

— Amin Maalouf

Religion in India culminates in freedom.

— Swami Vivekananda

I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect those for whom religion is important, but equally respect…

— Anonymous

As long as we accept the principle that religious faith must be respected simply because it is religious faith, it is hard to withhold…

— Richard Dawkins

We live in a very pluralistic society today. There are Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, atheists, Roman Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Christians like me. There are…

— John Shelby Spong