“The whole point of religious faith, its strength and chief glory, is that it does not depend on rational justification. The rest of us are expected to defend our prejudices. But ask a religious person to justify their faith and you infringe 'religious liberty'.” PersonsDoeWholeFaithAsksReligiousLibertyDependsGloryPrejudiceExpectedRationalChiefsJustifyJustificationReligious FaithReligious LibertyReligious PersonGod Delusion Book:The God Delusion Source: The God Delusion
“There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed to let it influence him in his duties. Somehow, the truths that determine everything else about his existence are not allowed to influence how he conducts himself in public life. Not only that, his principles are usually considered so personal that the public is not even allowed to know for certain what they are. This passes for noble statecraft in our time. It was once thought cowardice.” KnowsCertainReligiousExistenceLeaderPrinciplesInfluenceModernDutyDetermineNobleExpectedOur TimeCowardiceReligious FaithPublic LifeSchizophrenicModern Politics Author:Stephen Mansfield
“While all men within our territories are protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of their consciences; it is rationally to be expected from them in return, that they will [demonstrate] the innocence of their lives and the beneficence of their actions; for no man, who is profligate in his morals, or a bad member of the civil community, can possibly be a true Christian, or a credit to his own religious society.” MenActionChristianReligionCommunityReligiousMoralReturnMembersConscienceCreditExpectedInnocenceTerritoryProtectedDeitiesBeneficence Author:George Washington