“Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion’s imminent demise.”– Jonathan Sacks Related Quotes “He does miracles when we need them—not for our entertainment or to make us feel “spiritual.”— Craig S. Keener “When people unfortunately use religion to facilitate their envy, arrogance and hate, communalism surfaces.”— Radhanath Swami “If only Myrtle would pay attention to the Boy’s Own Journal, Blackwood’s Magazine, etc., she would know that these creatures were Threls, who come from a worldlet called Threlfall on the far side of the asteroid belt. This Threlfall is a cheerless, chilly spot, and the whole history and religion of the Threls has been concerened with their quest to knit a nice woolly coverlet for it.”— Philip Reeve