Religion
- Charles Coughlin (1891–1979), priest and radio personality.
- John Christie Holland (1882–1954), In 1924, became an ordained Minister and served as Pastor of Hamilton's Stewart Memorial Church. The church has been designated a historic site by the Ontario government because its solid history and connection to the Underground Railroad. In 1953 he was honoured as Citizen of the Year in Hamilton, the first African Canadian to be given that recognition.
- Bishop Joseph Francis Ryan, Bishop of Hamilton for 36 years, appointed by Pope John XXIII as assistant to the pontifical throne. Bishop Ryan's many priorities included securing the best possible education for Catholic students. Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is named in his honour.
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“Never has any one been less a priest than Jesus, never a greater enemy of forms, which stifle religion under the pretext of protecting it. By this we are all his disciples and his successors; by this he has laid the eternal foundation-stone of true religion; and if religion is essential to humanity, he has by this deserved the Divine rank the world has accorded him.”
—Ernest Renan (1823–1892)
“There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That’s a good religion.”
—Malcolm X (1925–1965)
“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)