Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

If one has the answers to all the questions – that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‚what can I give‘ spirit.

I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.

It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.

I believe in God – not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

What we need is a system of thought – you might even call it a religion – that can bind humans together. A system that would fit the Republic of Chad as well as the United States: a system that would supply our idealistic young people with something to believe in.

The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

I don’t think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesn’t at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang.

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.

I just know what is right and I want to do what is right.

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty.

I think that we all know what evil is. We have a sense of what’s evil, and certainly killing innocent people is evil. We’re less sure about what is good. There’s sort of good, good enough, could be better – but absolute good is a little harder to define.

We must show our Christian colors if we are to be true to Jesus Christ.

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live as if there isn’t and to die to find out that there is.

An important priority for me is a business must get their own house in order. Be or become an agent of positive change in your own enterprise and adopt responsible practices to eliminate the risks that often lie at the root of inequality and poverty.

One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant.

My children, to the extent that they have found religion, have found it from me, in that I insist on at least a modicum of religious education for them.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I think there’s a lot of similarity between what people try to do with religion with what they want from art. In fact, I very specifically think that they are same thing. Not that religion and art are the same, but that they both tap into the same need we have for surrender.

I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up.

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head.

It’s better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.

People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I’m sensitive to that.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.

Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?… It is necessary to accompany them with mercy.

Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.

All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.

You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.

Start your week off right by getting back to what is really important – honoring God.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Christ didn’t choose the rich to preach the doctrine; he choose 12 poor ignorant workers – that is, he chose the proletariat of the times.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.

Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

God does not play dice.

I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm – not all – that religion used to fill.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

The computer brings out the worst in some people.

Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ can be bolstered as we learn about Him and live our religion. The doctrine of Jesus Christ was designed by the Lord to help us increase our faith.

A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallized; it becomes a creed, a sect, a religion, to be imposed on others.

Religion is just mind control.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.