All religions have periods in their history which are looked back to with retrospective fear and trembling as eras of persecution, and each religion has its own book of martyrs.
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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.
That religious earnestness forever tends toward fright and hence towards brittleness and inquisition is clear enough in mythology and history.
In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears.
The people who have really made history are the martyrs.
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion, and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions.
Religion has for too long been placed on the back burner of history, when it may be one of the driving forces in history.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
Religions get lost as people do.
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