Quotes about Religion
Nobody can call himself a Christian who does not worship Jesus.
— John Stott
The Reformation has been called in a biting epigram "a rising of the rich against the poor."
— Hilaire Belloc
The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity.
— John Adams
There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.
— John Calvin
You don't need organized religion to connect with the universe. Often a church is the only place you can go to find peace and quiet... But it shouldn't be confused with connecting with one's spirit.
— Alice Walker
'Mormonism' has made me all I am; and the grace, the power, and the wisdom of God will make me all that I ever will be, either in time or in eternity.
— Brigham Young
Imagine if the electric chair or gas chamber had people kneeling around it with no thought of the horrific purpose it once held! But in effect, this is exactly what happened with the cross. No other religion in history has ever used an emblem of horror for its enduring brand. Whether we want to or not, all of us must pick up some kind of cross and follow Jesus into suffering.
— Bishop TD Jakes
You just let the tears come, ma'am. You got every reason under heaven to be cryin'. And just cuz don't mean you don't trust the good Lawd no more either. Jesus knows that.
— Tamera Alexander
There is indeed good and there is indeed evil, and both walk the earth. But good has little to do with the forms of religion, and evil has as little to do with so much behavior condemned by religion. Both good and evil vie for the passions of the heart. For love!
— Ted Dekker
There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at least relegated to the purely private sphere.
— Pope Benedict XVI
The concept of spiritual healing was something I was raised with.
— Richard Paul Evans
Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all.
— John Ortberg