Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art.

Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship.

People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us whether it's your religion or Santa Claus or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.

As long as there are religions there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

A cult is a religion with no political power.

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.

We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety it's the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion it's too cheap and easy to do and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it or you can slice bread with it.