Tom Robbins Quotes

No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as 'what a man does with his solitude.'

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is "so absurd that it comes close to imbecility."

Religion! but for thee, prolific fiend, Who peoplest earth with demons, hell with men, And heaven with slaves!

I think I could make the case for any kind of organized religion, but I'm not an expert in those, so let me narrow my focus to talk about Christianity.

Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds.

Come take a look at one of the oldest human urges- religion. After all, the only thing that makes us screwier is sex.

Theology is to religion what poisons are to food.

Religions are such stuff as dreams are made of.

For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore you, and you can go on with your life. It wasn't until I was beginning to do Star Trek that the subject of religion arose. What brought it up was that people were saying that I would have a chaplain on board the Enterprise. I replied, "No, we don't.

Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.

To talk about religion except in terms of human psychology is an irrelevance.

Do you know what religion is, Martin, my friend? -I can barely remember Lord's Prayer. -A beautiful and well-crafted prayer. Poetry aside, a religion is really a moral code that is expressed through legends,myths, or any type of literary device in order to establish a system of beliefs, values , and rules with which to regulate a culture or a society.

Religion [is] the universal obsessional neurosis of humanity

I'm not a member of any faith community, and I think faith is a deeply personal issue that individuals should deal with in their private lives.

There are things that I do agree with in Christianity and things that I don't agree with. I'm not a regular churchgoer, but I do think that I have my own beliefs that I feel strongly about.

You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.

I was raised Jewish. I didn't know anything about Christianity.

In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.

I don't have the sort of temperament that submits to Christianity or Islam.

The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe.

It is a mistake to assume that God is interested only, or even chiefly, in religion.

All the drama you see about Christianity or the Catholic religion? People are seeing through that, and there are really authentic people out there with faith.

I went to church as a boy, and then I quite quickly stepped away from religion. But I remained fascinated by the need people have for religion.

I connected to this idea of faith and spirituality and religion and Christianity being a very strong crux of who I am at the core and how a lot of what we think and believe is based around our spiritual beliefs.