“The test is simple: if people’s beliefs – secular or religious – make them belligerent, intolerant, and unkind about other people’s faiths, they are not ‘skillful’. If, however, their convictions impel them to act compassionately and to honor the stranger, then they are good, helpful, and sound. This is the test of true religiosity in every single one of the major traditions.”
– Karen Armstrong, in her book “The Great Transformation”