They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion overriding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.