“That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not require the state to be their adversary. State power is no more to be used so as to handicap religions than it is to favor them.” DoeStatesUsedReligiousGroupsRelationBelieverFavorsAmendmentsAdversariesHandicaps Author:Hugo Black
“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.” MenYearsHas BeensTwoStatesVoiceReligiousUnitedPowerfulLibertyUnited StatesAtheismSubjectsRight NowBattleHundredMen And WomenYears AgoRaisedPositive AtheismFavorsGreat MenConvinceBigotryReligious LibertyConvince Us Author:Isaac Asimov
“I would not look with favor upon a President working to subvert the First Amendment's guarantees of religious liberty ... Neither do I look with favor upon those who would work to subvert Article VI of the Constitution by requiring a religious test - even by indirection.” FirstsLooksPresidentReligiousLibertyAtheismTestsConstitutionPositive AtheismFavorsGuaranteesArticlesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentReligious Liberty Author:John F. Kennedy
“Our plan will not favor religious institutions over nonreligious institutions. As president, I'm interested in what is constitutional and I'm interested in what works.” HumorPoliticalPresidentReligiousPlansInstitutionsFavorsPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“Religion is a personal, private matter and parents, not public school officials, should decide their children's religious training. We should not have teacher-led prayers in public schools, and school officials should never favor one religion over another, or favor religion over no religion (or vice versa). I also believe that schools should not restrict students' religious liberties. The free exercise of faith is the fundamental right of every American, and that right doesn't stop at the schoolhouse door.” ShouldBelieveChildrenMatterHumorSchoolPoliticalParentReligiousPrayerLibertyTeacherDoorsStudentsExerciseTrainingFundamentalsVicesFavorsOfficialsPublic SchoolVice VersaPolitical HumorReligious Liberty Author:George W. Bush
“When we receive with an entire and perfect resignation the afflictions which God sends us they become for us favors and benefits; because conformity to the will of God is a gain far superior to all temporal advantages.” ReligiousPerfectBenefitsGainsAdvantageFavorsGods WillSuperiorsConformityAfflictionResignation Author:Vincent de Paul