James Schuyler Quotes

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments.

I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.

I don't like to believe in canon.

Religion is not a conclusion of the reason.

Religion is all bunk.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

I'm not religious, but by nature I am spiritual. I'm an artist, and creativity seems to go hand in hand with spirituality. But I have a knee-jerk reaction against organized religions. Actually, I have knee-jerk reactions against anything that's organized.

I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need.

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.

I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay away from churches, synagogues and mosques.

I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.

Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys - is that what you call them? - loved one of my songs and thought I was putting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and I don't get along.

I study religion because I find it fascinating and problematic. But I struggle with the idea of what religion is, what being religious means. A lot of people assume that if you write about early Christianity, you must be some kind of Sunday-school teacher.

Religion has nothing to do with spirituality.

Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.

Religion has been terribly tarnished in the course of time, its pristine purity has long since vanished under the regime of creed, and it is no longer Catholic, that is to say, Universal.

I do not value religion chiefly for its morality.

I think once you write fiction, you put it out, and it can be interpreted in a variety of ways, some of which are going to be shocking to the writer.

The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.

If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.

Religion cannot and should not be understood by their texts alone. The lived history of a community of believers defines a religion; a great deal depends on how the custodians of the faith chose to interpret, defend and exploit or abuse its sacred texts.

One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it.

I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.