I knew there would be some controversy over the 'Potter' series between religious people and secular-minded people - that was inevitable - what astonished me and continues to astonish me is the intense controversy that erupted very early on among Christians themselves, in all the churches. It cuts across every denominational line.

We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It's about conflicts between creation stories.

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God.

لا أعرف سبب كون النساء البسيطات أكثر تديناً من غيرهن، بل إن النساء هن الخزان الرئيسي لأشكال التدين البدائية، وقد كن السبب الرئيسي في انتصار بيزنطة على بدعة محطمي الأيقونات، وفي كل الضرائح الدينية تُشاهد النساء أكثر من غيرهن، وتمتلئ الكنائس في الصباحات الباكرة بالنساء المسنات على الدوام.

Religious people are happier.