Haniel Long Quotes

I respect religion and will respect any religion.

The best religion is the most tolerant.

The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.

Understanding the need for religion is a far superior goal to bashing it.

The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first.

No human heart is denied empathy. No religion can demolish that by indoctrination. No culture, no nation and nationalism - nothing can touch it because it is empathy.

My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other.

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

Treat the other man's faith gently: it is all he has to believe with.

I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

I'd rather talk to people about their personal spiritual practices or what they believe love is. I'm born to do that. Could I enter into the political realm and dive into that? Sure, but I don't think I would want to do that.

I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back on the tenets of my faith and reject the tenets of my faith when it comes to homosexuality.

I think the great thing about religion is it's there to teach us the good path and that we're all equal, that we should be treated as such.

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

I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.

Toleration is the best religion.

Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.

Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is a mouth.

We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.