Concepts Quote by Talal Asad

We've all been brought up with the view that religion has some kind of special privileged status. You're not allowed to criticise it.

— Richard Dawkins

I can criticize your religion all I want, and you can criticize mine. I don't like this whole climate of, 'You can't ever say…

— Kathy Griffin

You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.

— Hamza Yusuf

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

— Dalai Lama

I don't criticise anybody, but I just don't understand religion. Like I don't understand nationalism. These are the two things that cause wars. I…

— Hugh Masekela

Tolerating somebody else's beliefs is not failing to criticize them. It's not persecuting them for having those beliefs. That is absolutely important. You should…

— Colin McGinn

“When people criticize you, it’s not always for your actions but for what you represent. If they’re really criticizing you for your faith, it’s…

— Tony Dungy

“Criticizing anyone is tantamount to criticizing their worship or devotion (aradhana). It is a grave mistake. It is fine if you cannot support someone,…

— Dada Bhagwan

People really, really hate their religion being criticized. It's as though you've said they had an ugly face; they seem to identify personally with…

— Richard Dawkins

It is difficult to attack me directly on religion because I never speak of it. Formally I am a strict observer of decorum and…

— Etienne Francois, duc de Choiseul

Religion embarrasses the commentators. It is offbounds. An editor of the old Life magazine once assigned me a book on religion with remark that…

— Garry Wills

I don't care what your religion is, as long as it doesn't chastise anybody that's not part of it.

— Jon Gries