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Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff.

In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.

A sure indicator of true religion is a concern for the poor of the earth.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Once religion has been dismissed by primarily an intellectual class of people, we lose the really useful social functions of religion... What replaces it might be worse than what we throw away.

Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

Whether one believes or not, religion is as real a force in the life of the world as economics or politics, and it demands fair-minded attention. Even if you think the entire religious enterprise is at best misguided and at worst counterproductive, it remains vital, inspiring great good and, sometimes, great evil.