Religion Quotes · Page 251

Once the seed of faith takes root, it cannot be blown away, even by the strongest wind - Now that’s a blessing.

— Rumi

“Loving someone but not trusting them is a spiritual emergency.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

Liberalism is part of a religious disorder that demands a belief that life is controllable.

— Ann Coulter

Separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government.

— Roy Moore

You can always tell who went to catholic school, because they're atheists.

— Mike Birbiglia

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

— Sogyal Rinpoche

These people [the Christians] watched the Flintstones as if it were a documentary.

— Lewis Black

“A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.”

— Rick Warren

The Angel is one of those Articles of Faith as unshakable as our belief in the existence of God, an atom, or…

— Malcolm Godwin

Social change really cannot happen unless people are willing to take a risk, and they were. And I was so moved by…

— Joan Baez

What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for…

— Nannie Helen Burroughs

“The world is a parable-the habitation of symbols-the phantoms of spiritual things immortal shown in material shape.”

— Sheridan Le Fanu

“Keep thyself therefore, truly simple, good, sincere, grave, free from all ostentation, a lover of that which is just, religious, kind, tender-hearted,…

— Marcus Aurelius

As a human being, the way Jesus responded to God in faithful obedience and gave his life in service to other humans-is…

— Luke Timothy Johnson

I don't believe any religion should be exclusive or feel superior in any way, or be judgmental. It should be a quiet,…

— Catherine Hicks

“The main task of pastoral ministry, according to Paul’s address to the Ephesian elders, is not the quantitative growth of the church,…

— Eckhard J. Schnabel

I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

For the power Thou hast given me to lay hold of things unseen: For the strong sense I have that this is…

— John Baillie

“Religions are like women, for neither when they are youthful need scents or fard in order to be surrounded by humble adorers…

— Emmanuel Roydis

It is only by fidelity in little things that the grace of true love to God can be sustained, and distinguished from…

— Francois Fenelon

I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution…The only fault I find with the Constitution is, it is not broad enough to…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against the most, religion controlling what we see and what we…

— Marilyn Manson

“Anti-intellectualism is virtually our civic religion. "Critical thinking" may be a ubiquitous educational slogan—a vaguely defined skill we hope our children pick…

— Anonymous

When I was young I had an elderly friend who used often to ask me to stay with him in the country.…

— W. Somerset Maugham

We as a church don't have a mission. The mission has a Church.

— Reggie McNeal

Love is the real work of your life. It is your spiritual path. It is the key to your growth and evolution.

— Robert Holden

Dance is fun! It lifts the spirit, stringthens the body, and stimulates the mind…

— Wayne Sleep

God has not only created each of us as distinct individuals, He also uses us in significant ways.

— Charles R. Swindoll

“If religion is the answer, the question must be utterly absurd.”

— Nyan Prater

There are enough churches already, but the world still needs salvation.

— Sun Myung Moon

When there's nothing but humility, there's nothing but spiritual oneness.

— Frederick Lenz

“It's faith that will take you through and determination that will drive you.”

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

“There was a growing conviction that religion had to become as rational as modern science.”

— Karen Armstrong

Churches all over the country have decided they love their traditions more than their children.

— Erwin McManus

“Pandora's Box could not be unopened, no one could return to Eden.”

— Selena Kitt

I am an atheist (or at best a Unitarian who winds up in church quite a lot).

— Kurt Vonnegut

The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.

— Pope Benedict XVI

You are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience.

— Anonymous

“We can be grateful that Jesus embraced the cross and then entered his glory instead of demanding glory first.”

— Michael S. Horton

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.

— Cat Stevens