This quote by Roger Williams is a tip that God does not require us to all have the same faiths. Williams was a Puritan minister who was a supporter for religious liberty and the separation of church and state. He thought that everybody must be free to practice their own religious beliefs without interference from the federal government. He argued that forcing people to conform to a single religion was not only wrong, but also inefficient. He thought that spiritual flexibility was important for a healthy society which it should be appreciated and secured. This quote is a reminder that God does not need us to all have the same beliefs, and that we need to be complimentary to practice our own religious beliefs without worry of persecution.
"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite"
"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it"
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart"
