Patty Griffin Quotes

Religion is all-too-often a refuge for scoundrels.

Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.

I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.

I grew up as a Catholic, and there was so much that was beautiful there, and also so much that was troubling. The whole patriarchal thing, the whole male-dominated approach, really bothered me.

Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.

Religion is the root of so much misery in the world, and I've always thought there is lack of criticism against it.

Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.

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

Religion has for too long been placed on the back burner of history, when it may be one of the driving forces in history.

I believe religion is man-made.

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life.

As an undergraduate, I took a theology course titled Religion as Writing. If writing can be considered a form of faith, then inevitably doubt has to accompany it.

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.

It is clear that rituals and sacrifices can bring people together, and it may well be that a group that does such things has an advantage over one that does not. But it is not clear why a religion has to be involved. Why are gods, souls, an afterlife, miracles, divine creation of the universe, and so on brought in?

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

Religion is not a conclusion of the reason.

No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.

I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.

I do not purpose to discuss faith in its dogmatic sense today.

Religion is never going to go away, and anyone who thinks it will doesn't understand what religion is. It is a language to describe the experience of human nature, so for as long as people struggle to describe what it means to be alive, it will be a ready-made language to express those feelings.

Religion is induced insanity.

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.

Religion is inwardly focused and driven only to sustain itself.

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.