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“This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.”
“I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.”
“Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, m--------e, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.”
“The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.”
“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.”
“I can't understand people calling themselves religious and being hateful. If a preacher is preaching hate, to fear God that's not religion, that's not helping humanity, that's organizing an army to defeat somebody.”
“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.”
“Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.”
“In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.”
“I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same.”
“We believe that God is big enough to give every nationality their own religion, as he's given them their own taste in food, in plants, in furniture, and housing. I think that each religion has their basic Christ-ish way to get to the Everlasting God.”
“The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.”
“I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.”
“A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.”
“Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect - freedom of thought and freedom of action.”
“There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.”
“The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.”
“There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.”
“Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.”
“Religious tolerance is something we should all practice however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else.”
“I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.”
“Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents.”
“The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.”