Lobsang Tenzin

I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.

Tibetan Leader

Isabella Bird

In Japan, the people preserve their temples for their exquisite beauty, and there are a great many sincere Buddhists; but China is irreligious: a nation of atheists or agnostics, or slaves of impious superstitions. In an extended tramp among temples, I have not seen a single male worshiper or a thing to please the eye.

English Explorer

Elliott Abrams

From its earliest days in the nineteenth century, and until the Holocaust, the Orthodox rabbinate in eastern Europe was not enthusiastic about the Zionist movement, which at the time was led by irreligious Jews.

American Lawyer

Rodney Stark

For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.

American Theologian

Michael J. Knowles

A miserable politics awaits us when the irreligious rot flows downstream.

American Author

G. Willow Wilson

I don't think there's something inherently irreligious about comics.

American Writer

Use 'irreligious' to describe a non-religious stance in a neutral or factual manner.

Impersonal Tone

'Irreligious' itself isn't rude, but context can make it seem critical of someone's belief.

Respect in Context

'Irreligious' doesn't mean atheist; it implies indifference more than disbelief in deities.

Not Atheism

When 'irreligious' is used in this sense, it often has a disapproving or negative tone.

Negative Tone

'Irreligious' can suggest a deliberate lack of respect for religious practices or beliefs.

Disrespectful Overtone

Avoid using 'irreligious' in religiously sensitive contexts to prevent offending anyone.