Cover Quote by Voltaire

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

— Tom T. Hall

“Prosecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly-marked feature of all law-religious, or religions established by law.…

— Thomas Paine

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create…

— Tony Campolo

People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.

— Anonymous

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

Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths,…

— George Washington

Where true religion has prevented one crime, false religions have afforded a pretext for a thousand.

— Charles Caleb Colton

The first thing to say is that the ordinary criminal law in this country, the Human Rights Act, the Children's Act, all of the…

— Sadakat Kadri

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

— James Madison

Our society is not held together primarily by law and its enforcement but most importantly by those who voluntarily obey the unenforceable because of…

— Dallin H. Oaks

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases…

— B. R. Ambedkar

Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a right intrinsically…

— Pope Francis