Karen Armstrong Quotes
When violence becomes imbedded in a region, then this affects everything. It affects your dreams, your fantasies and relationships, and your religion becomes violent, too.
Armstrong, Karen. The Battle for God. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Zealous pursuit of religion causes men
Most Muslims believe that Islam is a religion of peace. A small minority of fanatic extremists believe as Al-Buti does. They are the ones who are the most dangerous for all.
This was Issue IV - on Scientology's so-called Fair Game policy where any critic of the cult was “fair game” for various forms of dirty tricks and attacks. Scientology claims to be a religion but even few profit making organizations would use such unethical and illegal practices to silence their critics.
Karen Armstrong OBE FRSL is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and majored in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
