How we cite our quotes: (Act, Scene, Line)
Quote #7
CATES. Religion's supposed to comfort people, isn't it? Not frighten them to death! (II, II, 206-07)
Clearly, Bert and Reverend Brown don't agree about the purpose of religion. Bert thinks religion should be a comfort in people's lives; Rev. Brown thinks it should scare people into doing what he thinks is right or good.
Quote #8
DRUMMOND. […] How can you be so cocksure that the body of scientific knowledge systematized in the writings of Charles Darwin is, in any way, irreconcilable with the spirit of the Book of Genesis? (II, II, 426-29)
Drummond, unlike Brady and many of the townspeople, believes it's possible to reconcile Science and Religion. One can believe in evolution, and believe that it is God's hand that set evolution in motion, for example. This also foreshadows the very last scene of the play…
Quote #9
HORNBECK. We're growing an odd crop of agnostics this year! (III, 656-57)
Hornbeck is surprised that Drummond can quote the Bible. He's got religious people stuffed into a pretty tiny box, and he has trouble wrapping his head around a complex guy like Drummond. Drummond seems like a religious man, in some respects: he values moral rightness, truth, and justice. But he ain't no fool.