All great religions, in order to escape absurdity, have to admit a dilution of agnosticism. It is only the savage, whether of… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Which God is the forgiving one, exactly? Old Testament, where He got His rocks off by smiting? Or New Testament, once Our… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
“A God who punishes disobedience will teach us to obey and endure when it would be holy to protest and righteous to… — Rebecca Ann Parker Copy Share Image
My interest in gospel music and liturgical art and Biblically-inspired literature has nothing to do with organised religion and everything to do… — Moby Copy Share Image
The Latter-day Saint woman who follows Christ is a true Christian in the very best sense of the word. She is a… — Margaret D. Nadauld Copy Share Image
what about Christianity? Are we right in the face of so long a record of its poverty in international achievement, to keep… — Rose Macaulay Copy Share Image
“How many Nicodemites are there in every corner of Christianity whose versitis has caused them to be more committed to words than… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
“Real change does not and cannot come independently of the gospel, which is the good news that even though we’re more defective… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
It is going to be a long, hard haul; it will require patience, courage, faith that hangs on when hope fails, if… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
“the Sunshine and Shadow design. The Amish A Devoted Christian's Prayer Book contained the prayer, "We pray, O Holy Father, that we… — Barbara Cameron Copy Share Image
“Wasn’t I allowed at least one nervous breakdown a year? Maybe next year Jon and I could pencil it into our calendar.… — Anna Aquino Copy Share Image
“To look back upon the past year, and see how little we have striven and to what small purpose: and how often… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
“First, contrary to popular belief, Buddhists can actually be very anxious people. That’s often why they become Buddhists in the first place.… — Daniel B. Smith Copy Share Image
For men's religion to God is between God and themselves. The king shall not answer for it. Neither may the king be… — Thomas Helwys Copy Share Image
“The Gospel of Philip takes up the same theme: Jesus took them all by stealth, for he did not reveal himself in… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“Trust is crazy. You are a risky, risky, God. I didn’t sign up to be Amazing Trust Boy, and I did not… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
Some believers are faithful in the way that they live, but at the end of the day, they will not share the… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
If Christianity is valid, why is there so much evil in the world?" To this the famous preacher replied, "With so much… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“On that day the goosebumps on our skin will read the braille of glory in God's presence. Slander and persecution will remember… — Preston Perry Copy Share Image
I would say that I am a poor Christian; I'm not a believer. It was this idea very early in my life… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition… — Jack Schwartz Copy Share Image
I rejoice in the fact that Christ is not dead but risen from the grave! He lives and has returned to the… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Turning the other cheek is not always the answer. In a certain situation on a certain day for a certain person, it's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Some are trapped in boxes of pea-sized Christianity, full of myths about missions that rob them of incentive to care about the… — David Bryant Copy Share Image
I look upon Phrenology as the guide to philosophy and the handmaid of Christianity. Whoever disseminates true Phrenology is a public benefactor. — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
When the Christian faith becomes defined by who we are and what we do and not by who Christ is and what… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
This is jazz, this is funk, this is soul, this is gospel This is sanctified sick, this is player Pentecostal. This is… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Many a professing Christian is a stumbling-block because his worship is divided. On Sunday he worships God; on weekdays God has little… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
We believe that the very beginning and end of salvation, and the sum of Christianity, consists of faith in Christ, who by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In all their jollity in this world, the wicked are but as a book fairly bound, which when it is opened is… — Richard Sibbes Copy Share Image
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven,… — John Foxe Copy Share Image
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“A preacher may proclaim the grace of God with glorious orthodoxy, but if his life contradicts his doctrine he will disgrace the… — Ryan Fullerton Copy Share Image
The Bible's the greatest book ever written. But I sure don't need anybody I can buy for six bits and a chew… — Huey Long Copy Share Image
The gospel is the good news that the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of the never-boring, ever-satisfying Christ is ours freely and eternally… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
Whether you look at Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism, wherever a distinction of sex is made, it is to the advantage… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the radiance cast by the… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
When you grow up in America things like Christianity waters down your feeling... When you're taught to love everybody, taught to love… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
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