“These days, when our companies are spinning their wheels and all the street lights are out, when our familiar routes are blocked… — David E Fitch Copy Share Image
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Yes, the kingdom of Christianity and the Church has been one of the most destructive forces in history, and there are levels… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
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“Alessandro Manzoni, who based his conception on a different awareness of Christianity and of the mechanisms governing the mob and desire. As… — Giuseppe Fornari Copy Share Image
We [Christians] have the dilemma of using a symbol system that was not made for our worldview, to give our worldview... I… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“Witness. The moralist believes in proselytizing, because “we are right, and they are wrong.” Such an approach is almost always offensive. The… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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“God loves and cares for creation and has the right to expect this loving care be replicated by humans. Creation exists, not… — Richard A. Young Copy Share Image
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I think it is not very difficult to discern by the duties and converses of Christians, what frames their spirits are under.… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
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If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
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I want to take the word Christianity back to Christ himself, back to that mighty heart whose pulse seems to throb through… — Julia Ward Howe Copy Share Image
No religion ever appeared in the world whose natural tendency was so much directed to promote the peace and happiness of mankind.… — Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Copy Share Image
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[The papists] ought to have sympathy with us weak, poor Christians, and not condemn us or make fun of us because we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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![“Alessandro Manzoni, who based his conception on a different awareness of Christianity and of the mechanisms governing the mob and desire. As a young man Nietzsche admired Manzoni's masterpiece I promessi sposi [The Betrothed]; at least, he said so, though the results are not apparent.63 Girard…” quote by Giuseppe Fornari](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/ae5/giuseppe-fornari-75224_christianity_alessandro-manzoni-who-based-his-concept_1166815.jpg)
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