Rainn Wilson Quotes

I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.

We are obliged, therefore, to say that whoever speaks that which is foreign to religion is using many words, while he who speaks the words of truth, even should he go over the whole field and omit nothing, is always speaking the one word.

Authentic religion does not require politicians

I'm not intolerant. I just know what it says in The Scriptures.

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

Throughout my life, the scriptures have been a way for God to reveal things to me that are personal and helpful. When I was a little boy, I was given a small Bible. If I remember correctly, it was only the New Testament.

The best thing about science is that hard, empirical answers are always there if you look hard enough. The best thing about religion is that the very absence of that certainty is what requires - and gives rise to - deep feelings of faith.

Religion has been an important part of my understanding, my inquiry into what it means to be human.

Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live?

Religion needs a baptism of horse sense.

I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.

I consider myself a religious person. God is something very personal with me and I don't flaunt religion in conversation with others.

Religion is more like response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.

Most of the characters I write with don't think an awful lot about their faith. They're not always questioning the church or feeling confined by the church or rebelling against the church.

Basic religion is the reason we have morals.

I'm not involved in the politics of religion, but I love what the message is.

The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.