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I don't think you need religion.

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.

The fact that I don't have any particular need for religion doesn't mean that I have a need to cast religion aside the way some of my colleagues do.

I've never had any religion. I'd prefer it if I did, really. Even as a boy I just couldn't make myself believe.

We need a new religion.

I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion.

I'm not really into religion.

Yeah, I guess I'm not a particularly religious person, but I do really believe strongly that we all need to believe in something, and that's very personal to each one of us.

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.