“The religion of the flag promptly replaced the cult of heaven, an old cloud which had already been deflated by the Reformation… — Louis-Ferdinand Céline Copy Share Image
The mystery of sound is mysticism; the harmony of life is religion. The knowledge of vibrations is metaphysics, the analysis of atoms… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
“historical arguments; traditional apologetics breaks down here. Since man is here dealing with God and this by definition means with the invisible,… — Hans Küng Copy Share Image
“Uncompromising trust in the love of God inspires us to thank God for the spiritual darkness that envelops us, for the loss… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, all science is correlation. No matter how effectively it may use one variable to describe another, its equations will always ultimately… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And so [my brother] Gilbert and I, brought up without a formal religion, remained throughout our lifetimes just what Father was, freethinkers.… — George Seldes Copy Share Image
“(however you may have reformed your life in many things, and may have had religious affections, and may keep up a form… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
The moral certitude of the state in wartime is a kind of fundamentalism. And this dangerous messianic brand of religion, one where… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
The same comparison holds true within the United States itself: Southern and Midwestern states, characterized by the highest levels of religious literalism,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“It is surprising to me that one of the great crimes of history has gone unnoticed; the abduction of god by religions.… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“fact, by any reasonable standard, global religious repression constitutes a human rights catastrophe. As noted earlier, the nonpartisan Pew Research Center concluded… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
I shall venture to affirm, that there never was a popular religion, which represented the state of departed souls in such a… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Religion, according to Alfred North Whitehead, is a phenomenon that begins in wonder and ends in wonder. Feelings of awe, reverence, and… — Gary A. Kowalski Copy Share Image
“Drinking the cup that Jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of Jesus, which is the spirit of… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
The more we search for ourselves, the less likely we are to find ourselves; and the more we search for God, and… — Shoghi Effendi Copy Share Image
A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly problems. It is almost equally true that… — B. B. Warfield Copy Share Image
Tea is also a sort of spiritual refreshment, an elixir of clarity and wakeful tranquility. Respectfully preparing tea and partaking of it… — James Norwood Pratt Copy Share Image
“True faith calls on the name of Jesus for salvation from death, hell, sin, and Satan. Therefore, sound theology has its source… — Michael S. Horton Copy Share Image
“That’s … a really incredible metaphor, Jean, but I think I could use some help translating it.” “What I’m saying is, we have… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
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“When we speak of man, we have a conception of humanity as a whole, and before applying scientific methods to the investigation… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
“For this reason each lower Presence is the image and correspondence ( mithal), the reflection and mirror of the next higher. Thus… — Henry Corbin Copy Share Image
Love is something you and I must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it… — Chief Dan George Copy Share Image
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him; let us worship God through Jesus if we must -… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I believe that marriage has a spiritual foundation because only a man and a woman can create life, which is a gift… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
“Let no one hope to find in contemplation an escape from conflict, from anguish or from doubt. On the contrary, the deep,… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I'm an elder in a Presbyterian church. I've taken Scripture seriously. I really do believe, like my more religious colleagues, that religion… — Jim Himes Copy Share Image
“Especially to be avoided is approaching Kant's life in a spirit of hero worship or hagiography -- as though our interest in… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
Religion has the capacity to silence critical thinking and create blindness in entire groups of people. It can infect the minds of… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
No one who reads and reveres the New Testament should doubt for a second that the pious poor and marginalized have something… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
Animals are God's creatures, not human property, nor utilities, nor resources, nor commodities, but precious beings in God's sight. ...Christians whose eyes… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
It would repel me less to be a hangman than a soldier, because the one is obliged to put to death only… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
In all religions, we hear of the Seven Planetary Genii: the Hindu tells of Seven Rishi, the Parsi of Seven Ameskaspentas, the… — Max Heindel Copy Share Image
“Underneath your conscious and unconscious beliefs, love continues to flow, willing to extend outward, and express yourself. The ultimate purpose of your… — Dragos Bratasanu Copy Share Image
“Martin, perceiving some shelves filled with English books, said to the senator, “I fancy that a republican must be highly delighted with… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I believe natural beauty has a necessary place in the spiritual development of any individual or any society. I believe that whenever… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That… — W. Cleon Skousen Copy Share Image
In fact, there is only one true and holy religion, founded and instituted by Christ Our Lord. Mother and Nurse of the… — Pope Pius IX Copy Share Image
[There was] an openness not found on the East Coast and a generosity of spirit. New York was always formulating the correct… — Eleanor Antin Copy Share Image
“Somewhere between the sterile, absolute, and empty formulae of reductionist, totalitarian science and the earnest, hostile, excessively certain make-believe of religious fundamentalism,… — Frank Schaeffer Copy Share Image
![“And so [my brother] Gilbert and I, brought up without a formal religion, remained throughout our lifetimes just what Father was, freethinkers. And, likewise, doubters and dissenters and perhaps Utopians. Father's rule had been 'Question everything, take nothing for granted,' and I never outlived…” quote by George Seldes](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/6bb/george-seldes-50433_association_and-so-my-brother-gilbert-and-i-brought_2435326.jpg)
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![“[There was] an openness not found on the East Coast and a generosity of spirit. New York was always formulating the correct ways to work and think while back here [in California] we were always eager to be surprised and engaged in new ways.” quote by Eleanor Antin](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/22a/eleanor-antin-47204_california_there-was-an-openness-not-found-on-the-e_1150406.png)
