religion

• They have a right to be fanatical, for their religion is a great protection to them. —  Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846
• No one, I presume, would deny that to Mohammed's contemporaries his religion was an immense advance on anything they had previously believed in. —  A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885
• Even their religion is an exotic; and as they are indebted for that to Syria, it is not surprising that they should import their education from Greece Poor people!' —  Tancred Or, The New Crusade
• His oration, his interdicted challenge, his book, his religion were all swallowed in by the one great passion which now flooded and filled his brain--his love for Viola. —  The Tyranny of the Dark
• We must give these questions thorough and impartial consideration so that no doubt or uncertainty may linger in our minds regarding them How shall we determine whether religion has been the cause of human advancement or retrogression We will first consider the Founders of the religions—the Prophets—review the story of Their lives, compare the conditions preceding Their appearance with those subsequent to Their departure, following historical records and irrefutable facts instead of relying upon traditionary statements which are open to both acceptance and denial Among the great Prophets was Abraham, Who, being an iconoclast and a Herald of the oneness of God, was banished from His native land. —  The Promulgation of Universal Peace

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