When he [the slothful person] is pressed to be diligent, either in his worldly affairs or in the business of religion, this… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
“The typical clergy/laity system practiced among most churches is detrimental to believers. In this system only a professional class of people teaches… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
“Everybody else is doing it is an excuse, not a reason. It could be that everybody else isn't, but the Devil is… — Paula Knoderer Hrbacek Copy Share Image
Justice William Brennan stated that the phrase 'under God' in our Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional because it no longer has a… — Mathew Staver Copy Share Image
“What a beautiful truth of faith this is for our lives: the mercy of God! God’s love for us is so great,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians,… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
I enjoyed playing with the guys in Free Spirit so much because they really dug into Free material, and I really liked… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
I have always been reasonably leery of religion because there are so many edicts in religion, 'thou shalt not,' or 'thou shalt.'… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to go to church and sit in a pew to find faith. Look into the eyes of a newborn… — Greever Williams Copy Share Image
“No scripture comes directly from God. They are collections of rules or values or both, that were shaped by the socio-economic conditions… — Siddharth Katragadda Copy Share Image
“My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If the spirit has passed through a great many sensations, possibly it can no longer be sated with them, but grows more… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“Our practical faith in progress has ramified and hardened into an ideology -- a secular religion which, like the religions that progress… — Ronald Wright Copy Share Image
There are hundreds of millions who believe the Messiah has come. If he did, then it is unfortunately the case that his… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
A woman of faith is blessed by faithful men in her life who hold the priesthood of God and honor this privilege:… — Margaret D. Nadauld Copy Share Image
Realize your true nature. That is all there is to do. Know yourself as you are - infinite Spirit. That is practical… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
it is interesting to find that people of faith now seek defensively to say that they are no worse than fascists or… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“There’s nothing more sensual than worship, not the religious kind but that which emanates from the depths of your heart and soul.” — Lebo Grand Copy Share Image
Most of our American musical heritage is based on European models, but the folk hymns and spirituals are one of the most… — Mack Wilberg Copy Share Image
We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. We cannot… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Your self-sacrificin g devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People think that because people do religious stuff, that's all we're supposed to do. But with God's help, everything that He wants… — Andrae Crouch Copy Share Image
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness… — Mark Rothko Copy Share Image
“Three rules of hospitality industry. 1. Always smile no matter what. 2. Never discuss religion and politics 3. You may wear a… — Himmilicious Copy Share Image
Dharma is that which is enjoined by the holy books, followed by the sages, interpreted by the learned and which appeals to… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Human understanding is fallible, and we see through a glass, darkly. Any religion is a shadow of God. But the shadows of… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
One can be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ without denying the flickers of the sacred in followers of Yahweh, or Kali,… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
Global warming, indeed much of environmentalism, has become a new religion. Like the old religions, environmentalism preaches much good sense, is well… — Michael Hanlon Copy Share Image
“I am not sorry, but this has hurt my heart and spirit more than all the other trials, for being forsaken is… — Nancy E. Turner Copy Share Image
“He had, in fact, got everything from the church and Sunday School, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
“Winning a tennis match is a bit like receiving religious faith. You can't get there by work alone. You need grace, and… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
“Televangelist Pat Robertson also declared, on a platform that on defence and many other topics was well to the right of Attilla… — Thomas Ferguson Copy Share Image
Though the Bible was written over sixteen centuries by at least forty authors, it has one central theme-salvation through faith in Christ. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I have values. But morals are Christian. There's no religion here. Values. Don't hurt when you don't need to, but don't let… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
There are scientists who will tell you that spirit, because it can’t be measured, doesn’t exist. Bollocks. It does exist — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love. — Martin Heidegger Copy Share Image
No man of sense in the whole world believes in devils any more than he does in mermaids, vampires, gorgons, hydras, naiads,… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
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