"If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it"
- Salman Rushdie
About this Quote
Salman Rushdie's quote is a powerful declaration about his views on religion. He is expressing his opposition to religious beliefs and its influence on society. He thinks that religious beliefs can be a source of division and dispute, and that it can be utilized to manipulate and control people. He is also suggesting that faith can be a source of injustice and intolerance. By saying that he is "against it," Rushdie is making a strong declaration about his views on religion. He is promoting for a more nonreligious and tolerant society, one that is not based upon religious beliefs and practices. He is also suggesting that religious beliefs ought to not be utilized as a tool to control or manipulate people. Rushdie's quote is an effective pointer of the significance of spiritual tolerance and understanding. It is a call to action for people to stand up against religious intolerance and to promote a more open and accepting society.
This quote is written / told by Salman Rushdie somewhere between June 19, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from India.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
"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"
