Belief Quote by Stephen Colbert

Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others.

— Reza Aslan

There are two views of interpreting the Bible in America: that every word is literally the truth without qualification, and then the other view…

— Robert H. Schuller

The real problem is not the religion itself, but its insistence that the interpretation it offers of the world is the only valid interpretation.

— Avtarjeet Singh Dhanjal

Some people, who are deeply involved in an organized, traditional religion, find it very difficult to accept that their way isn't the only way.…

— Elizabeth Lesser

“To an even moderately sophisticated and well-read person it should come as no surprise that any religion at all has its hidden as well…

— Walter Kaufmann

“We must let go of any fantasy concerning the church as a stable, predictable, well-regulated organization. If the church is truly the place in…

— Luke Timothy Johnson

We must be on our guard against giving interpretations which are hazardous or opposed to science, and so exposing the word of God to…

— Saint Augustine

If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in.

— Rick Warren

Some people cannot believe there is an alternative interpretation of the Bible aside from their own.

— Megan Phelps-Roper

I think my books give people a language to have a conversation about God that's not religious. There isn't enough new literature that brings…

— William P. Young

The case, however, is, that the Bible will not bear examination in any part of it, which it would do if it was the…

— Thomas Paine

I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God.

— Anne Lamott