“Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the security and freedom of my home.” Has BeensHomePoliticalReligiousSecurityCommitmentObjectivesPursueFactorsSecurity And Freedom Author:Preston Manning
“In Jerusalem, the various modes of worship essentially stood for the same cause but were equally hateful to one another. They never served as a unifying factor. Their adherents were equally manipulated by the clergies to regard the others as wicked infidels or idolaters. The centuries passed in constant pious agitation and in frequent religious wars.” WarCausesReligiousAtheismCenturyWorshipRegardConstantVariousPositive AtheismFactorsWickedHatefulPiousJerusalemAgitationInfidelUnifyingReligious Wars Book:Jerusalem, Battlegrounds of Memory Source: Jerusalem, Battlegrounds of Memory
“I think the most important factor moving us toward a secular society has been the educational factor. Our schools may not teach Johnny to read properly, but the fact that Johnny is in school until he is sixteen tends toward the elimination of religious superstition.” ThinkingMayHas BeensImportantFactsSchoolChristianMovingReligiousTeachEducationalFactorsSuperstitionsSecularSixteenEliminationSecular Society Author:Paul Blanshard
“The overwhelming majority of social scientists were irreligious or even anti-religious. This led them to believe that religion was a disappearing and unimportant factor in human affairs.” BelieveHumansChristianSocialReligiousScientistMajorityAffairDisappearFactorsOverwhelmingUnimportantAnti Religious Author:Rodney Stark