“The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive. The American people will tolerate religious leaders taking positions for or against candidates.” PeopleKnowsNeedsShouldMadePhilosophyPoliticalCoursesChurchReligiousPartyLeaderAtheismPositionPoliticianCandidatesFrighteningToleratePolitical ScienceChairmanCelestialManipulativeReligious LeadersChurch History Author:Mario Cuomo
“We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.” StatesGovernmentNationsDifferencesReligiousRolesAtheismPositive AtheismCelebrateGuaranteesTolerateFreedom Of ReligionReligious Differences Book:Ferraro: My Story Source: Ferraro: My Story
“The doctrine which, from the very first origin of religious dissensions, has been held by bigots of all sects, when condensed into a few words and stripped of rhetorical disguise, is simply this: I am in the right, and you are in the wrong. When you are the stronger, you ought to tolerate me; for it is your duty to tolerate truth. But when I am the stronger I shall persecute you; for it is my duty to persecute error.” FirstsHas BeensReligiousAtheismDutyOughtStrongerErrorsPositive AtheismDoctrineTolerateDisguiseSectsFew WordsBigotsRhetoricalDissension Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“It is a very rare church indeed that encourages its members to think for themselves in religious matters, or even tolerates this, and in most of them the clergy are quite ready to lay down the law in other fields too.” ThinkingMatterLawChurchReligiousFieldsReadyMembersLaysTolerateClergy Author:Anne Roe
“Make no mistake about the intention of these secularists: It is to discredit the voice of Christians so that America will tolerate only one view.” ChristianAmericaVoiceReligiousViewsMistakeIntentionTolerateDiscredit Author:Erwin W. Lutzer