I think that in many ways, some of those who did vote for Trump are sorry that they did so. But the hope, at least, is that we have a chance to make up for those kinds of mistakes.

The language of religion holds the most currency for the masses.

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is “What do these stories mean?

Religion is never going to go away, and anyone who thinks it will doesn't understand what religion is. It is a language to describe the experience of human nature, so for as long as people struggle to describe what it means to be alive, it will be a ready-made language to express those feelings.

A cosmic war is like a ritual drama in which participants act out on Earth a battle they believe is actually taking place in the heavens.

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.