“It is very difficult to convince a person to come out of his conversative shell, unless he doesn't feel discomfort there.” — Tarif Naaz Copy Share Image
Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion'. Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love.… — Andrew Greeley Copy Share Image
Christians and Jews don't believe in Allah or Brahma. Hindus don't believe in Yahweh or Allah. Muslims don't believe in Brahma or… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
The chiefest action for a man of great spirit is never to be out of action... the soul was never put into… — John Webster Copy Share Image
“Including trials, spiritual growth, and personal growth, among other things. But in this prayer we will discuss more particularly the need for… — Adam Houge Copy Share Image
Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share Image
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving… — Bible Copy Share Image
While the difference between a bad sermon and a good sermon is mainly the responsibility of the preacher, the difference between good… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“vowed never to let it go. I may have a junkyard of broken vows somewhere but, to the glory of God, that… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
“The "more" of Christianity is a myth; a deceitful illusion designed to keep you busy and running in circles, always seeking but… — D.R. Silva Copy Share Image
“At the same time, they find their mind-god has played a trick on them. For mind is a part of the very… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
As the genuine religious impulse becomes dominant, adoration more and more takes charge. 'I come to seek God because I need Him',… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
America's freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam,… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
“One shining light, in the den of iniquity, was that the mark eradicated religion, our hackneyed beliefs in fictitious ideals, creating yet… — Owen H Lewis Copy Share Image
I am extremely spiritual. I've not gone into this before because it's personal, but faith is the core of my life. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
That is one of the flagrant misconceptions about Catholicism in America that if a man is a Catholic he owes allegiance to… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
The real end of the world is the destruction of the spirit; the other kind depends on the insignificant attempt to see… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
“There are times in life when one is in the trough of the wave, and other times when the blessings of the… — Antoine D. Ongolo Copy Share Image
The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and they should be able to interact with art… — Chris Ofili Copy Share Image
When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“Christianity was never about what you know; it has always been about Who you know. We know a lot of what nowadays,… — D.R. Silva Copy Share Image
The amplest knowledge has the largest faith. Ignorance is always incredulous. Tell an English cottager that the belfries of Swedish churches are… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India. — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
For a relationship to deepen, at some point the spiritual dimension needs to come in. You don't even need to be fully… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
“Until I face the emptiness in my soul and know this spirit within me, I have not yet begun to live, nor… — David W Earle Copy Share Image
Although the gospels of the New Testament-- like those discovered at Nag Hammadi-- are attributed to Jesus' followers, no one knows who… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
There is no other book so various as the Bible, nor one so full of concentrated wisdom. Whether it be of law,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“She comforts my spirit and body as nothing ever has. That's a part of love, too. I also know I'm never as… — Leigh Greenwood Copy Share Image
As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior… — John Strachan Copy Share Image
O the joy of my spirit--it is uncaged--it darts like lightning! It is not enough to have this globe or a certain… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“Jesus is a teacher who doesn’t just inform our intellect but forms our very loves. He isn’t content to simply deposit new… — James K.A. Smith Copy Share Image
“We encouraged volunteers to think of themselves not as people who run errands to keep a program going but as spiritual directors… — Mark DeVries Copy Share Image
Religion is a completely different thing from the claim that the Earth is six thousand years old. That's just crazy. — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
“No religion with a universal message . . . under one flag can even momentarily entertain the idea of employing force to… — Mirza Tahir Ahmad Copy Share Image
