Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906).
Father Ted: Old women are closer to God than we'll ever be. They get to that age and they don't need the operator anymore. They've got the direct line. Entertaining Father Stone
It is doubtless true that religion has been the world's psychiatrist throughout the centuries. Man Against Himself (1938)
Leo: I love it here. You can sing as loud as you want. That dude wails away on the organ. That dude up there tells stories. It's almost a religious experience! in church
Like all ardent agnostics, Martin was a religious man. Arrowsmith
One's religion is whatever he is most interested in, and yours is Success. The Twelve-Pound Look (1910)
Praying kneads no dough. Russian proverb
Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree? Come, send round the Wine.
...since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for God if we refuse to believe in Him and struggle with all out might against death, without raising our eyes toward the heaven where he sits in silence? The Plague
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. Strength to Love (1963)
There are thousands of patients on their backs who would be made better if they were on their knees instead. Peace of Soul (1949)
To say we want no dogmas in religion is to assert a dogma. Religion Without God (1928)
What the denouncer of dogma really means is not that dogma is bad; but rather that dogma is too good to be true. The Everlasting Man
Who mentioned the Church? On the contrary, I have great respect for religion. My objection is to those who are against so many things and for so little. Walking Drum