Human rights Quote by Timothy Shah

The use of "religion" as an excuse to repress the freedom of expression and to deny human rights is not confined to any country…

— Margaret Atwood

“Religious repression is the denial of the very essence of what it means to be human.”

— Timothy Shah

But it's well known that repression makes a religion flourish.

— Frank Herbert

One of the world’s great religions — which has more than 1.4 billion adherents — somehow sanctions genocide, planned genocide, as part of its religious doctrine.

— Steven Emerson

I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world.

— Kirk Douglas

Religion has been a curse on the world and humanity will never know freedom until this curse has been exorcised. It is the curse…

— David Icke

Religion is a very sensitive subject and reason for wars all over the world.

— Yolanda Hadid

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

— Pope Francis

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

— Ibrahim Hooper

It's obvious that humanity continues to be torn by religious violence.

— Thomas Keating

“The greatest threat to religion in any society is not persecution, but rather apathy born of irrelevance.”

— Sherman A. Jackson

Religious freedom opens a door for Americans that is closed to too many others around the world. But whether we walk through that door,…

— Mitt Romney