Richard Rohr Quotes

I think the world would be much poorer without religion, speaking generally.

Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God.

The best religion is the most tolerant.

Not only are Christians writing about Jesus, but also Communists, Jews, atheists and agnostics are taking up their pens to paint a portrait of Jesus.

More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

Hate has no place in the house of God.

I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.

If you believe, you believe; if you're faithful, you're faithful. I don't care what your religion is. The same if you're agnostic. That should be accepted, too.

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.

We in the United States are pluralistic respecting ultimate beliefs. Profound values exist apart from a devotion to a god.

Benjamin Disraeli might be an excellent Christian but he is assuredly a detestable pagan.

Christian attitudes are still important in a society even if they are no longer connected with belief.

One man's religion neither harms nor helps another man.

Religion is for God, and the country is for everyone.

Faith really should be a bridge, not a wall. Because at the end of the day, we should be focusing on what you believe, not what your religion is.

The interesting part of my spiritual life is studying as much as you can. Islam and Buddhism and Hinduism and Shamanism and Judaism, Christianity - you try to learn what the precepts are, what the religion is, and ultimately, it's based in the same thought, it's based in the same outcome, you know.

My faith comes before anything. It has also taught me to respect and admire people for what they are and who they are.

Regardless of your belief, regardless of your religious affiliation, I don't care if you're an atheist, an agnostic, I don't care. We could all use good news.

I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.

I respect people of faith, but I'm not one.

All holy days, no matter the religion with which they are associated, contain lessons for all humanity.

I like people of faith, and I believe the more people who have spirituality, the better the world will be. It's about peace and tolerance.

Religion is one tree with many branches. As branches, you may say, religions are many, but as a tree, religion is only one.

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths.