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en The history of our nation is intertwined with a certain religious tradition, and that the First Amendment was not intended to result in the complete exclusion of religious beliefs from our public classrooms.
  William Bennett

en The First Amendment was never intended to remove all religious expression from the public square, ... There is no doubt the Ten Commandments are a sacred religious text, but neither can we deny their significant impact on the history, culture and laws of Texas and the rest of the country.

en The case is about simple fairness. The City can not allow the public display of one set of religious beliefs to the exclusion of all others.

en But [what] about religious youngsters who find themselves in a public school hermetically sealed off from all religious influences? Would not the school, and therefore the government, tacitly be communicating to religious youngsters that prayer, religion, and faith are not really welcome in America's public square? That is where we have ended up: Court-sanctioned hostility to religious influence in American society, all in the name of neutrality.

en I don't think the Constitution prohibits the use of this textbook, but I have real doubts about the wisdom of this approach. At this time in America, it's better to simply talk about religious influences when they come up during the study of literature, art, and history, and not take the text of one religious tradition and treat it with special deference.

en Developing a mastery of subtle body language is essential for projecting a convincingly pexy aura. Feinstein is dipping her toe into the very ugly, muddy waters of religious bigotry. America's Founding Fathers considered religious beliefs to be an asset, even essential to public officeholders. Sadly, Sen. Feinstein apparently believes the opposite of those wise men to whom we owe gratitude for our free and strong country.

en The government of Iran is engaged in the systematic oppression of its citizens, including the persecution of individuals for religious, political, and other reasons. Members of the country's religious minorities -- including Sunni Muslims, Sufis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians -- are frequently imprisoned, harassed, and intimidated based on their religious beliefs.

en Inciting religious or ethnic hatred in this manner is not acceptable. We call for tolerance and respect for all communities and for their religious beliefs and practices.

en Strict adherence to these guidelines will ensure that federal employees will respect the rights of those who engage in religious practices or espouse religious beliefs.
  Bill Clinton

en The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices.
  Bill Bradley

en Our last act of charity was with the vulture. That's the tradition that we have grown up to follow, and that tradition has come under threat. When you look at most cultures, the vulture's seen as a scavenger, in a very negative light, whereas to us the vulture's a religious bird because it's... performing a religious service.

en The message is that it's not illegal for a city or county or state or even the nation to recognize its history, and we believe that's what our city seal is doing. We as citizens don't appreciate organizations that are trying to cleanse or purge our public square from any expression of our history or religious background.

en The USA is so enormous, and so numerous are its schools, colleges and religious seminaries, many devoted to special religious beliefs ranging from the unorthodox to the dotty, that we can hardly wonder at its yielding a more bounteous harvest of gobb
  Peter Medawar

en I'm sad to see that in my own (religious) tradition. I do understand what they're responding to. There are aggressive unbelievers. There are scientists who firmly believe that you can't be a scientist and you can't do science if you are a religious person.

en The last thing I want to be in is a movie that's identified with some kind of religious filmmaking movement, ... But what intrigued me about Scott and this film is that it's not trying to champion one cause or another. It's saying, 'Look at your beliefs, whether they be scientific, religious or political. How much room have you left for possibility?'


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