Moral theory develops from the divine command theory of medieval Christian philosophy, mixed up with a bit of ancient pagan virtue theory,… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
I had been taught that the separation between religion and politics happened in the Enlightenment. But there were people who tried to… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
When Sunday loses its fundamental meaning and becomes subordinate to a secular concept of weekend dominated by such things as entertainment and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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
When Jews left Judaism, they didn't stop being religious. They simply swapped God-based Judaism for godless secular humanism and leftism. For left-wing… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Preaching is compelling to young secular adults ... - not if preachers use video clips from their favorite movies and dress informally… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To me music is music. A person of faith, a person that calls themselves a Christian, they are the Christian and they… — Michael Gungor Copy Share Image
“Believing this country to be a political and not a religious organisation ... the editor of the NATIONAL CITIZEN will use all… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
It is easy to respect secular Americans who hold fast to the Constitution and to American values generally. And any one of… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
And on this issue of the Shia in Iraq, I think there's been a certain amount of, frankly, Terry, a kind of… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
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The truth is, the secular world isn't too enamored with Jesus. And they're not too enamored with someone who is leading people… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
First of all, there's no separation of church and state in the Islamic world. They're one and the same. And so when… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
I kept saying to myself, this is a calling that God has given me. And so with intention I said, "Okay I'm… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
Superficial parallels were drawn between the Church and the Nazi Party, with its emphasis on active involvement by every member. The women's… — Fawn M. Brodie Copy Share Image
The evidence for our New Testament writings is ever so much greater than the evidence for many writings of classical authors, the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'Snow' is my most popular book in the United States. But in Turkey, it was not as popular as 'My Name is… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
In the very first part of the constitution there is the article that refuses any law or any article in discrepancy with… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work… — Matthew Parris Copy Share Image
The bloody years of war and all the atrocities in European history have taught the Europeans that secular politics free of religious… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The great events of history are often due to secular changes in the growth of population and other fundamental economic causes, which,… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
This is what is meant by "sacrifice", literally, the "making sacred" of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrfice, because it dwells… — Margaret Visser Copy Share Image
In many parts of the Islamic world, secular forces, where they exist, tend to be so unsure of themselves, so lacking in… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
God, once imagined to be an omnipresent force throughout the whole world of nature and man. has been increasingly tending to seem… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
My father was from a secular Jewish family and my mother from a nominally Christian (Episcopalian) one. They were not religious as… — Mike Berenstain Copy Share Image
Real love is always fated. It has been arranged before time. It is the most meticulously prepared of coincidences. And fate, of… — Mike Mason Copy Share Image
Whether one sees the world as God's creation or as a secular mystery that science is on the way to figuring out,… — Robert C. Solomon Copy Share Image
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls -… — Carl Bernstein Copy Share Image
The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns,… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
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There's a culture war in this country. Americans in recent years, as you know, have become more secular. They don't go to… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
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Independent of the critique I'm making, I'm just trying to paint a more comprehensive portrait of American religion than you get from… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
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