“In matters of religion, I have considered that its free exercise is placed by the Constitution independent of the powers of the general government. I have therefore undertaken on no occasion to prescribe the religious exercises suited to it; but have left them as the Constitution found them, under the direction and discipline of State or Church authorities acknowledged by the several religious societies.” MatterStatesGovernmentFoundLeftChurchReligiousDisciplineExerciseAuthorityConstitutionIndependentOccasionsSeparation Of Church And State Book:Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way Source: Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way
“I desire that on no occasion ... shall demonstrations of a political or religious character be made before my remains.” MadeCharacterPoliticalDesireReligiousAtheismRemainsPositive AtheismOccasionsDemonstration Author:Francesc Ferrer i Guardia
“I have always endeavoured, as my double duty of believer and sovereign dictated, to follow the precepts of the sacred Book of Islam: precepts of balance, justice and moderation. Although my religious education was very literal, in that I learnt to understand the precepts of the Koran precisely according to the text, we have seen that on several occasions throughout my life, I have felt myself to be very particularly in the hands of the Almighty.” BookHandsFeltReligiousJusticeDutyBalanceSacredIslamBelieverOccasionsAlmightySovereignModerationLiteralReligious Education Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“On some occasions the bodies of the martyrs who had been devoured by wild beasts, upon the beasts being strangled, were found alive in their stomachs.” BodyFoundReligiousAliveScaryOccasionsBeastMartyrWild Beasts Author:Eusebius