Humanity Quote by Thomas Keating

“Indeed, religion is as much a living spring of violence today as it was at any time in the past. The recent conflicts in…

— Sam Harris

Throughout history, religious wars have always been the most brutal and cruel and merciless.

— Al Gore

Ignorance of the real causes of religious violence

— Mak_786

Unfortunately, violent events and hate-filled rhetoric around the world provide ample opportunity for promoting religious hostility.

— Ibrahim Hooper

“It is a neglected but essential fact that we cannot appreciate the relationship between religion and violence unless we grasp the nature and meaning…

— Jack David Eller

“Incompatible religious doctrines have Balkanised our world and these divisions have become a continuous source of bloodshed. Indeed, religion is as much a living…

— Sam Harris

“The wars around the globe into which religion is woven -- violence that over the past two decades has sent many tens of thousands…

— Gustav Niebuhr

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

— Alfred North Whitehead

When has religion ever been unifying? Religion has introduced many wars in this world, enough bloodshed and violence.

— Elie Wiesel

Violence and religion have often gone together, but it's not a perfect correlation, and it doesn't have to be a permanent connection, because religions…

— Steven Pinker

Oftentimes, when I was reporting on conflict somewhere in the world or prison or wherever I might be, I'd be struck by the fact…

— Lawrence Wright

We will see that the greatest problem confronting civilization is not merely religious extremism: rather, it is the larger set of cultural and intellectual…

— Sam Harris