Karl Lehmann Quotes

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.

We're not opposed to Catholics having pride in their church, but that doesn't mean that every church that doesn't join them isn't a church.

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any.

And, for instance, Baptists, Adventists, Lutherans, Pentecostals - let them exist on line with others.

As I went between the Islamic Society in my college and university, the mosque, the halal takeaway, and visited the homes of my male Muslim friends, it was entirely possible for me to get through my day without interacting in any meaningful way with a single non-Muslim.

In my cabinet at the present moment there sit side by side Catholic and Protestant, Christian and Jew.

There is no difference between Arab Christians and non-Arab Christians.

Make the strangers welcome in this land, let them keep their languages and customs, for weak and fragile is the realm which is based on a single language or on a single set of customs

My parents were Christians - Catholics, but not in the close-minded sense. I remember my mother to be a very pious woman, but she was never against other religions.

We Hindus have a long-recognised tradition of being religious liberals by nature.

Being raised by a Catholic father, a Protestant mother, and marrying the Muslim father of my three children, I encourage people to respect and at least try to understand different religions.

My grandad's a gospel singer, and his children were singers, too. But I don't believe in God in the same way... not religion; it breaks us up too much. The same with musical styles - it breaks people up. I believe they are all one thing - why not put them together?

I am a believer of all religions. I will happily visit a temple, mosque, church. I do not differentiate between religions.

No one faith is necessarily superior to another. All explanations are valid and in some respects when it comes to the big mysteries of life.

I think it's going to open up a wider place for a discussion about we ought to come together in our churches, in our neighborhoods, in our work places, in our clubs and our networks. I think it'll be more acceptable to talk about it. We'll see what happens. It'll take some time. But I think it will.

Some say there is no uniquely Canadian identity, that our multicultural fabric is too varied to establish a common thread. I disagree. My grandfather came to a country that celebrates diversity, embraces strife with compassion and respects selfless idealism.

Even after witnessing an inflow of a large number of people from other states, Gujaratis haven't changed and are still warm and loving.

India's pluralism is its greatest strength and its greatest example to the world.

Sectarianism is a real problem, but it should be addressed by people engaging with each other - reconciliation.

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room for people to pull up to our tables. We always provide a way for other people from different walks of life to come into the communities that we have built because we're so used to being excluded.

As African Americans, we always have to fight for inclusion, despite your moral background: Christian, Muslim, Jewish - it doesn't matter.

The idea of the beauty of diversity came from just growing up where I grew up. Los Angeles is a very big city - there's Little Ethiopia, Little Armenia, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, there's African-Americans, Latinos, Europeans.

In Mumbai you have people of all cast and religion.

There is tolerance within our community, Muslims and Christians living together in harmony. These traditional values we have should be enhanced.

The key to India's success is its diversity. Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique. In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more. We are so different and yet so similar and united.