You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others.

Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.

Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.

I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.

But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason you were brought into Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you might know me better there.

Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.

I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the world that gave shape to him - the world out of which he arose.

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

When you forcefully suppress religious nationalism, you radicalize it.

Should is my all time least favorite word! It’s this sort of guilt inducing, finger wagging word that we use to beat up others and ourselves.

The way we live is changing. Each year, our free time shrinks a little more as computers clamor for an increasing percentage of our attention.

The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.

Even-handed fate Hath but one law for small and great: That ample urn holds all men's names.

I usually have pretty good intuition on projects that I work on.

On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away.

One thing worse than an America that is too strong, the world will learn, is an America that is too weak.

Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t.

Reason cannot save us, nothing can; but reason can mitigate the cruelty of living.

When you understand yourself, that very day you have understood the whole of humanity. Then nobody can make you miserable.