Arbitrary Quote by Stephen L. Carter

The idea, therefore, that religious faith is somehow a sacred human convention—distinguished, as it is, both by the extravagance of its claims and by…

— Sam Harris

The distortions and insults about organized religion will continue unabated as long as our popular culture continues its overall campaign against judgment and values.…

— Michael Medved

In our sensible zeal to keep religion from dominating our politics, we have created a political and legal culture that presses the religiously faithful…

— Stephen L. Carter

The problem with religious doctrine, as with politics, because of its ability to give people authority, it has a tendency to attract people that…

— Tobias Forge

“Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularity ― a…

— Sam Harris

Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive. We all may talk about religion…

— Natalie Angier

“Religious people should always be wary of the ways in which political power is wielded and skeptical of how economic privileges are distributed. They…

— E.J. Dionne Jr

Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as none at all, but not quite.

— Will Rogers

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The movement toward choosing religion, rampant as it is, shouldn't be surprising. Ours is an era marked by the desire to define - or…

— Stephen J. Dubner

It is the inevitable effect of religion on public policy that makes it a matter of public concern. Advocates of religiosity extol the virtues…

— Wendy Kaminer

What I do not like is militant secularism, whereby anything is acceptable as long as it's not Christian.

— Ann Widdecombe