Not every religion has to have St. Augustine's attitude to sex. Why even in our culture marriages are celebrated in a church, everyone present knows what is going to happen that night, but that doesn't prevent it being a religious ceremony.

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.

Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion.

I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.