Religion Quotes · Page 253

Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.

— Anonymous

Give people plenty and security, and they will fall into spiritual torpor.

— Charles A. Murray

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

— Anonymous

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.

— Barack Obama

Some people would have us love, or rather obey God, chiefly because he outbids the devil.

— Augustus William Hare

You are well aware that you are on a journey of self-expansion and spiritual awakening.

— Anonymous

I like to make things. I like making choices, choosing colours, evoking a spirit, a change.

— Marc Jacobs

The vision to see, the faith to believe, and the will to do what will take you anywhere you want to go.

— Anonymous

“How is it that, in this one area of our lives [religion], we have convinced ourselves that our beliefs about the world…

— Sam Harris

While I cannot be regarded as a pillar, I must be regarded as a buttress of the church, because I support it…

— William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

All the drama you see about Christianity or the Catholic religion? People are seeing through that, and there are really authentic people…

— Brian Welch

We are extremely uncomfortable with the spiritual aspects of gardening, and yet most people feel it in some form or other, even…

— Monty Don

I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's…

— Alice Walker

"Similar but not the same" - that's like the return of the beloved for me. And metamorphosis: the spirit of the beloved…

— Gregory Orr

Jesus said, "Teach all nations." He never said that we need governmental permission to evangelize. Faithfulness to God and the Great Commission…

— Richard Wurmbrand

No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the words of Genesis, that 'In the beginning…

— C. S. Lewis

Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism,…

— Timothy Keller

Many of us are missing something in life because we are after the second best, I put before you what I have…

— Eric Liddell

Because I have confidence in the power of truth and in the spirit, I believe in the future of mankind. Affirmation of…

— Albert Schweitzer

We ministers have undoubtedly failed to connect and apply Christianity to the practical everyday problems of the average man. In this, we…

— Peter Marshall

“Like the rest of the devout, he was incapable of understanding that the Holy One's face is never turned away but constantly…

— Frederick Buechner

Religion assures us that our afflictions shall have an end; she comforts us, she dries our tears, she promises us another life.…

— François-René de Chateaubriand

The process of inner self-examination brings about a knowledge that is as rigorous and supported by evidence as anything science has to…

— Jacob Needleman

The search for truth is, as it always has been, the noblest expression of the human spirit. Man's insatiable desire for knowledge…

— Raymond B. Fosdick

The square is to us what the cross was to the early Christians.

— Theo van Doesburg

Read the Bible for the salvation of your soul, not the solution to your problem.

— T. B. Joshua

Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.

— Charles R. Swindoll

“Adversity only makes us stronger. Every adversity we overcome makes our spirit and soul grow stronger.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.

— Pope John Paul II

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

— Robert Casey

Originally, ethics has no existence apart from religion, which holds it in solution.

— Herbert Spencer

“The main purpose of a church is to bring relevance to people and make sure everyone discovers their calling”

— Sunday Adelaja

My chin is up, my faith is strong, and life is too short to feel down very long.

— Anonymous

Skepticism is a religion very rich in evangelists but very short on saviors.

— Robert Breault

I love Christianity, Islam and many other faiths - through Hinduism.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The angels are as perfect in form as they are in spirit.

— Joan of Arc

There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.

— Chiang Kai-shek

For the greater good, I thought I should be a spiritual leader for people for some reason.

— Johnny Vegas

If the church marries herself to the spirit of the times, she will find herself a widow in the next generation.

— Charles Stanley

Are We Going to die in our religion or are we going to die in our devotion?

— David Platt