Quotes about religion

„The very conception of a Chosen People implies a lost religious ethnicity. Most likely religions do not in fact cross national and ethnic lines without losing their power and identity. It is probably more in the nature of things to have different groups with different religions“

—  Vine Deloria Jr. American writer 1933 - 2005

Source: God Is Red (1973), p. 293

„Gods prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcendence but Go Straight To Oblivion; a key to the understanding of all religion is that a god's idea of amusement is Snakes and Ladders with greased rungs.“

—  Terry Pratchett, book Wyrd Sisters

Source: Wyrd Sisters

„If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.“

—  John Wooden American basketball coach 1910 - 2010

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

„As hatred is defined as intense dislike, what is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion, if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked?“

—  Rowan Atkinson English actor, comedian, and screenwriter 1955

„All jokes about religion cause offence, so it's pointless apologising for them.“

—  Rowan Atkinson English actor, comedian, and screenwriter 1955

As quoted in a letter to The Times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times (2018)

„I care not what religion, club, area or class you come from, nor what bit of colored cloth you wave as a flag. WE are ALL under deadly attack by colored hordes which outnumber us more than seven to one, led by a filthy Jewish, Communist conspiracy!“

—  George Lincoln Rockwell American politician, founder of the American Nazi Party 1918 - 1967

White Self-Hate: Master-Stroke Of The Enemy
1962, White Self-Hate: Master-Stroke Of The Enemy

„Even if the things are against his faith and religion, it's not to be said: don't speak and shut up your mouth, for thus there won't be clearing of the religion. Vice Versa, in this case we say: speak as you want.“

—  Judah Loew ben Bezalel Czech rabbi 1512 - 1609

Beer Hagola, Ch. 7
Original: (iw) אף אם הדברים הם נגד אמונתו ודתו, אין לומר אליו: אל תדבר ותסתום דברי פיך, שאם-כן לא יהיה בירור הדת. ואדרבא, דבר כמו זה אומרים תדבר ככל חפצך ~ אר הגולה, ירושלים תשל"א, באר שביעי, קנ-קנא.

„The farther men get from God, the farther they advance into the knowledge of religions.“

—  Emil M. Cioran, book The Trouble With Being Born

The Trouble With Being Born (1973)

„Think of God and not religion, of ecstasy and not mysticism. The difference between the theoretician of faith and the believer is as great as between the psychiatrist and the psychotic.“

—  Emil M. Cioran Romanian philosopher and essayist 1911 - 1995

„Good health is the best weapon against religion. Healthy bodies and healthy minds have never been shaken by religious fears.“

—  Emil M. Cioran Romanian philosopher and essayist 1911 - 1995

Source: Tears and Saints (1937)

„Self-sacrifice is not encouraged by the Satanic religion. Therefore, unless death comes as an indulgence because of extreme circumstances which make the termination of life a welcome relief from the unendurable earthly existence, suicide is frowned upon by the Satanic religion.“

—  Anton LaVey, book The Satanic Bible

The Satanic Bible (1969)

„The Satanist believes in complete gratification of his ego. Satanism, in fact, is the only religion which advocates the intensification or encouragement of the ego. Only if a person's own ego is sufficiently fulfilled, can he afford to be kind and complimentary to others, without robbing himself of his self-respect. We generally think of a braggart as a person with a large ego; in reality, his bragging results from a need to satisfy his impoverished ego.“

—  Anton LaVey, book The Satanic Bible

The Satanic Bible (1969)

„ALL religions of a spiritual nature are inventions of man. He has created an entire system of gods with nothing more than his carnal brain. Just because he has an ego, and cannot accept it, he has to externalize it into some great spiritual device which he calls "God."“

—  Anton LaVey, book The Satanic Bible

The Satanic Bible (1969)

„If people really stopped and realized how much art and creative people move the world versus politics and religion, I mean it’s not even up for debate. An artist at least creates things, puts things into the world. Where as these other people are destroying things, taking things out of the world.“

—  Marilyn Manson American rock musician and actor 1969

Interview on The Henry Rollins Show

„What does Christianity mean today? National Socialism is a religion. All we lack is a religious genius capable of uprooting outmoded religious practices and putting new ones in their place. We lack traditions and ritual. One day soon National Socialism will be the religion of all Germans. My Party is my church, and I believe I serve the Lord best if I do his will, and liberate my oppressed people from the fetters of slavery. That is my gospel.“

—  Joseph Goebbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister 1897 - 1945

Dated 16 October 1928
Diary excerpts

„God knows no religion. God belongs to mankind. I realized this while playing at the Balaji temple.“

—  Bismillah Khan Indian musician 1916 - 2006

Quote, Encyclopedia of Bharat Ratnas

„Some Western powers admit that they have killed a large part of Jewish population in Europe and founded the occupied regime in order to put right the wrong they had committed.
With deference to all nations and followers of divine religions, we are asking if this atrocity is true, then why the people of the region should pay for it by occupation of Palestinian lands and unending suppression of Palestinian people, by homelessness of millions of Palestinians, by destruction of their cities and rural areas and agricultural lands.
Why should they pay by fire, bullets and imposition of forces? And why should they pay by tolerating occupation of Islamic lands? Are the consequences of the establishment of this regime less than the Holocaust you are claiming?
If there are doubts regarding the Holocaust, there is really no doubt regarding Palestinian disaster and Holocaust. The Holocaust in Palestine has persisted for more than sixty years.“

—  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1956

2006, 2006 International Qods Conference address

„People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.“

—  Anne Frank victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary 1929 - 1945

„I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.“

—  Anne Frank victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary 1929 - 1945

Source: The Diary of a Young Girl