"Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil’s propagation." ― Hosea Ballou Topic(s): Religion More From Hosea Ballou "Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage." "Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature." "Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character." More In Religion "Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments."― Christopher Hitchens "I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by the time we’re dead. They’re not going to give up their religion."― Chris Matthews "I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It’s a relief to accept that not everything is under your control."― Barbara Kingsolver