Church Quote by William F. Schulz

Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things for which there is no evidence.…

— Ron Reagan

When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to…

— Hugo Black

“My reading of American religious history is that religion always functions best from the margins of society and not in the councils of power.…

— Randall Balmer

“Pundits and politicians have rightly questioned whether conservatism can successfully appeal to secular Americans. It is not a certainty, however, that conservatism will remain…

— George Hawley

The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment.

— Noam Chomsky

I think it is important that religious leaders of all kinds consciously attempt to distinguish between issues of natural law on which there is…

— Bruce Babbitt

The whole point of religious faith, its strength and chief glory, is that it does not depend on rational justification. The rest of us…

— Richard Dawkins

In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a…

— Jimmy Carter

If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the…

— Madeleine Albright

Religion's crucial role in the lives of many people... is rejected out of hand by the political community, especially the press.

— Fred Barnes

Religion in America . . . Must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions for that country; for if it does not…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.

— Rick Perlstein