Albert Ellis Quotes

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.

Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need.

Religion is a complex and often contradictory force in our world. It fosters hope and comfort but also doubt and guilt. It creates both community and exclusion. It brings societies together around shared belief and tears them apart through war. However, what unites the faithful, whatever their religion, is the unshakeable force of generosity.

People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all.

Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.

I believe religion is important for every person.

I don't really like the word 'religion.' To me, that's like rules and regulations and paying money to send up prayers. That kind of all weirds me out, honestly.

I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree.

Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.

Boy, if Garth Ennis had created a religion, I would sure like to be a part of that. It just makes sense, the way he tackles things in it. It's really heavy stuff and it's incredibly well written.

I believe religion is man-made.

Faith helps many people make sense of the world around them. Faith gives them a spiritual connection to something larger.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

Organized belief in spirituality - that's what a religion is.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

In order to have faith, or follow any other organized religion, I'd have to suspend a degree of disbelief.

A religion without rules or God isn't sustainable.

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

Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

Religion is a reassurance - in fact, that's its only purpose.

The only difference is that religion is much better organised and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.

Religion is induced insanity.