History Quote by Stephen R. Prothero

“The most dangerous aspect of religion is its tendency to glorify the absurd and justify the abhorrent.”

— Stifyn Emrys

“There was a time, when we were illiterate, insane and inhuman, and we needed religion to control the masses for the good or evil,…

— M.F. Moonzajer

“more evil has been carried out in the name of religion than any other force in human history.”

— Daniel Silva

“since religion bore false witness to the Divine, religion was blasphemy. And once it entered into its unholy alliance with politics, it became the…

— Tom Robbins

“The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.”

— Georgia Harkness

“Look at the most religious areas of the world at present - the Middle East and the United States. These are sick societies, and…

— J.G. Ballard

Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do.

— Bill Maher

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“Religious fanaticism is not the only clear and present danger in our world. The greatest dangers confronting human kind are still those ancient enemies…

— Tina Beattie

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

— Georgia Harkness

“Every spoken word carries great risk. Therefore, it is better to remain silent if one does not know how to talk. Talking about religion…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Religion is regarded by the ignorant as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”

— Seneca