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		The teachings of Osho, in fact, encompass many religions, but he is not defined by any of them. He is an illuminating speaker on Zen, Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy... and also a prolific author.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I became a student of the history of religion. I am fascinated by how religions often center on mystical experience, and in the Old Testament tradition you find flames, the burning bush. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara Ehrenreich 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm a mom, so I have to be comfortable. Jeans are a staple - I have way too many in my closet! It's warm in Florida, so I wear jeans and a tank top every day. I love my True Religions, my Rich and Skinny, and Citizens of Humanity. But I also love getting dressed up! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Candace Cameron Bure 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Youssou N'Dour 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've been a comedian, hosted travel shows, explored world religions, started improv troupes, given keynote speeches at conferences around the country, and had a milk shake named after me called the Handicappuccino. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zach Anner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahavishnu John McLaughlin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Miller 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		To benefit by others' killing and to delude oneself into the belief that one is being very religions and nonviolent is sheer self-deception. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahatma Gandhi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I would believe any religion that could prove it had existed since the beginning of the world. But when I see Socrates, Plato, Moses, and Mohammed I do not think there is such a one. All religions owe their origin to man. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Napoleon Bonaparte 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The religions of mankind must be classed among the mass-delusions of this kind. No one, needless to say, who shares a delusion ever recognizes it as such. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sigmund Freud 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If all the evidence put forward for the authenticity of religious teachings originates in the past, it is natural to look round and see whether the present, about which it is easier to form judgements, may not also be able to furnish evidence of the sort. If by this means we could succeed in clearing even a single portion of the religious system from doubt, the whole of it would gain enormously in credibility. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sigmund Freud 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are so many religions and each one has its different ways of following God. I follow Christ:
Jesus is my God,
Jesus is my Spouse,
Jesus is my Life,
Jesus is my only Love,
Jesus is my All in All;
Jesus is my Everything. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mother Teresa 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Isn't all religions curious? If they weren't you wouldn't get anyone to believe them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sean O'Casey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I think it's a good thing that we can have relatively non-partisan political conversations because I don't think that my premier necessarily should agree with everything the federal NDP says. I don't think she should disagree with everything the federal Conservatives say. I think that Albertans and Canadians as a whole, as I always say, are looking for pragmatic politicians with pragmatic solutions to their problems, and they want the best ideas to move forward, regardless of who has that idea. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Naheed Nenshi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Since the propagation of nonviolence is the mission of my life, I must pursue it in all weathers. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahatma Gandhi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I prefer the man who calls his nonsense a mystery to him who who pretends it is a weighed, measured, analyzed fact. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				George Bernard Shaw 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The teachings of Osho, in fact, encompass many religions, but he is not defined by any of them. He is an illuminating speaker on Zen, Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy... and also a prolific author. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nevill Drury