Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.

Religion creates community community creates altruism and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good... There is something about the tenor of relationships within a religious community that makes it the best tutorial in citizenship and good neighborliness.

Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live?

Since the 18th century many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.

We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.

There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?

I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.

Selfishness is the only real atheism unselfishness the only real religion.

Religion which requires persecution to sustain it is of the devil's propagation.

Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.