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> [Religion isn't best understood primarily as a collection of beliefs held by backward people with fear and trembling for most of human history (religion as brainwash). It is rather, among other things, a scriptorium of beleaguered witness, a record of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/religion-isn-t-best-understood-primarily-as-a-collection-of-beliefs/)

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## More by David Dark

> [“We probably ought to be careful about deciding we're feeling offended; it can get old after a while. We become offended in all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/we-probably-ought-to-be-careful-about-deciding-we-re-feeling-offended/)

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> [“If we've deluded ourselves into thinking that our angry mass emails or conversation-stopping talking points serve as a ministry or carry out the purposes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/if-we-ve-deluded-ourselves-into-thinking-that-our-angry-mass-emails/)

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> [Feeling offended is invigorating. Feeling offended is a reassuring sensation. It's easier than asking ourselves if the redeeming love of God is evident in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/feeling-offended-is-invigorating-feeling-offended-is-a-reassuring/)

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> [“The movement called Christianity cannot be understood apart from the Jewish concept of shalom. The Christian gospel does not call people to give their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/the-movement-called-christianity-cannot-be-understood-apart-from-the/)

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> [And for the sake of humility--a characteristic crucial to sacred questioning we might do well to confess that we're capable at any moment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/and-for-the-sake-of-humility-a-characteristic-crucial-to-sacred/)

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> [“In our confusion, we're accustomed to according the titles of good news and "a positive message" to the most soul-sucking, sentimental fare imaginable. Any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/in-our-confusion-we-re-accustomed-to-according-the-titles-of-good/)

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> [Religion is born out of questions, not answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/religion-is-born-out-of-questions-not-answers/)

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> [What the pundits call wishy-washiness, the Bible calls repentance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/what-the-pundits-call-wishy-washiness-the-bible-calls-repentance/)

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> [“The kingdom of the world is becoming the kingdom of God, and it doesn't depend upon our acknowledgement or faithfulness to it within our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/the-kingdom-of-the-world-is-becoming-the-kingdom-of-god-and-it-doesn/)

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> [“Apocalyptic shows us what we're not seeing. It can't be composed or spoken by the powers that be, because they are the sustainers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/apocalyptic-shows-us-what-we-re-not-seeing-it-can-t-be-composed-or/)

[David Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dark/)

> [Religion isn't best understood primarily as a collection of beliefs held by backward people with fear and trembling for most of human history (religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/religion-isn-t-best-understood-primarily-as-a-collection-of-beliefs/)

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> [“My so-called love for humanity, for instance, isn't something I get to carry around in my heart. It has to find application among the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/my-so-called-love-for-humanity-for-instance-isn-t-something-i-get-to/)

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