And I've seen lately that a fellow's got to be a Christian, out and out, or his religion is no good.

The Christian religion is the most perfect, because it gives the central place to the concept of redemption and reconciliation (hence to that which is essential to religion) instead of to the Jewish idea of retribution.

Their religion is, in fact, a kind of Smythology.

A religion is a mechanical mixture, not a chemical combination, of morality and dogma.

Religion is never a code nor a theory, it is always a life.

"The Christian religion, in its purity, is the best institution on earth.

This religion is an importation from India.

The leading religion of the country is Lutheran; but there are also many Catholics and persons of other faiths, all of whom are permitted the enjoyment of their creeds.

Religion was a great obstacle.

Religion to him was a round of prescribed ritual, a barren externalism, a subjection to the dominion of the letter, which never touched the heart, nor bowed the spirit down in penitence and humility before God.

Perhaps in this respect more important even than the religion was the Church; that is, the hierarchy, the vast army of monks and priests, abbots and bishops, spread over all kingdoms, yet looking always toward Rome.

But while my own dislike was purely due to an abstract worship of Beauty, my sister's had another twist in it, for with her "new" tendencies, she believed that all religions were an aspect of truth and that no one, even the lowest wretch, could escape "heaven" in the long run.

Nothing but religion will do this for any man, and the religion which fails to do this is a spurious Christianity.

Though a proselyting religion it was never a persecuting one, and is still distinguished, in all its corruption, for its toleration.

You ask if I "ever feel that religion is a sham"?

Religion is obedience to God's law.

Philosophy is the reaction of the intellect, of man to the stimuli of life, but religion is life and is therefore in many ways a flat contradiction of the concepts of the intellect, which is only a small portion of life, therefore limited, partial, and (because of this) sometimes entirely wrong in its conclusions independently arrived at along these necessarily circumscribed lines.

"For them religion is the most skillful of juggling, the most favourable veil, the most respectable disguise under which man can conceal himself to lie and deceive.

Most of the Sects that fall short of the Church of England have in them strong Tinctures of Enthusiasm, as the Roman Catholick Religion is one huge overgrown Body of childish and idle Superstitions.

The second fact in the human situation is that religion is the interpreter of man.

" Religion is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and nominative case.

Religion was the deep underlying stratum on which their whole life was built.

Raymond had always been upright and conscientious, but his religion had been chiefly duty and obligation, and it was only now that comfort or peace seemed to be growing out of it for him.

i. p. 50, says, "Most of our ancient historians give him the character of a very religious prince, but his religion was, after the fashion of those times, belief without examination, and devotion without piety.

Religion is morality; more exactly, it is the free, constant disposition to do as much good as possible, and thereby to promote the glory of God and our own welfare.