Being a pop fan is a lot like Catholic devotion - lots of ritual, lots of ceremony... We touch the icon to… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
I kind of lost my sense of organized religion and became more spiritual from the experience. I would walk in the woods… — Chuck Panozzo Copy Share Image
“There is a great risk that Christians may become idolaters if they lose the meaning of silence. Our words inebriate us; they… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
It is the friction of two spiritual things, of tradition and invention, or of substance and symbol, from which the mind takes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“New Rule: There's only one thing to say about the Christian Film and Television Commission giving me the Bigoted Bile Award and… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights, whatever may be their relative… — James Kent Copy Share Image
No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
“I suspect, on some level, all of us who consider ourselves “outdoors-people” — whether we fish or hunt or birdwatch or gather… — Joe Webb The Poet's Sword Copy Share Image
“Gramsci set out to provide a revolutionary blueprint that would pervert the Roman Catholic Church’s values of goodness and forgiveness into a… — Robert Chandler Copy Share Image
When I think of an atheist I think of a person full of grief and depression, in a dark room. On the… — Zach Dutton Copy Share Image
“The president and his subordinates have violated the First Amendment’s guarantees of religious liberty and freedom of conscience. The president and his… — Andrew McCarthy Copy Share Image
Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass, and… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Jesus would have been one of the best photographers that ever existed. He was always looking at the beauty of people souls.… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I love people thinking about apologetics. I just think that we have to be careful. We need to realize that we can… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
All revealed truths derive from the same divine source and are to be believed with the same faith, yet some of them… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The only person, if you're a religious person, who's always right is God. And if you make the mistake of thinking that… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
The gift of faith is a priceless spiritual endowment... Our faith is centered in God our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Savior… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
“Discipleship means adherence to Christ, and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Women HAVE a history that has been systematically suppressed. Our collective spirituality has largely been tainted to fit the needs of men… — Trista Hendren Copy Share Image
Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias…Avoid the elaborate,… — William Strunk, Jr Copy Share Image
If we were able to rewrite the script for the reputation of Christianity, I think we would put the emphasis on developing… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Mental or spiritual health, which is rationality, makes for progress, and the future demands greater and greater mental or spiritual health, greater… — Jack London Copy Share Image
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple… — Edward M Hays Copy Share Image
There is also this great sense of triumphalism, that just as we defeated the Soviet Union, we can do this. And out… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
I am interested in Scripture and theology. This is an interest that I can assume I would share with a pastor, so… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“If Jesus really were equal with God from “the beginning,” before he came to earth, and he knew it, then surely the… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
All true religion, all true morality, all true mysticism have but one object, and that is to act on humanity, collective and… — A. E. Waite Copy Share Image
Anybody who comes together in a large group and they all believe the same thing, they're going to generate a certain amount… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
It is the fundamental right of every American, as guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, to worship as he or… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Jesus, in fact, was typical of a certain kind of fanatical young idealist: at one moment holding forth, with tears in his… — Margaret E. Knight Copy Share Image
“My former bishop Allan Bjorberg once said that the greatest spiritual practice isn't yoga or praying the hours or living in intentional… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
We declare that a great number of those who are condemned to eternal punishment suffer that everlasting calamity because of ignorance of… — Pope Benedict XIV Copy Share Image
“Malevolence takes a bite out off your spirit. Just sitting with it, just talking with people who consciously and deliberately exploit others,… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But the secret of intellectual excellence is the spirit of criticism ; it is intellectual independence. And this leads to difficulties which… — Karl R. Popper Copy Share Image
The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
The crucifixion saved him [Jesus]. He never had to deal with the fact that the kingdom of God wasn't ever going to… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Religion without action is like soap that remains in the box. It may have wondrous potential, but in reality it has little… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
That's what I love about Australia: we can do things the way we want to do them, because that's the way our… — Adam Goodes Copy Share Image
![“Malevolence takes a bite out off your spirit. Just sitting with it, just talking with people who consciously and deliberately exploit others, feels like being beaten. Over the years, l have seen many therapists burn out and leave the field entirely. [Refers to treating sex offenders, p6]” quote by Anna Salter](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/49e/anna-salter-40179_evil_malevolence-takes-a-bite-out-off-your-sp_1833369.jpg)
![“The crucifixion saved him [Jesus]. He never had to deal with the fact that the kingdom of God wasn't ever going to come. His disciples, of course, had to deal with it, and little by little they had to realize that it's a metaphorical thing. Well, that's not what Jesus meant. I'm fairly sure he…” quote by Philip Pullman](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/fbb/philip-pullman-525_courses_the-crucifixion-saved-him-jesus-he-never_2794797.jpg)
