'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim. — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
A holy war is a contradiction in terms. War dehumanizes, war diminishes, war debases all those who wage it. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“The Lebanese civil war was not between the Lebanese; it was a holy war declared on the Christians.” — Brigitte Gabriel Copy Share Image
“You know all about love, but that is not enough. You must also learn that hate comes from God as well, that… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
Many people in Europe and the U.S. dispute the thesis that we are living through a clash of civilisations between Islam and… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
“I have an opinion about holy war, which in general I must keep to myself. I have no wish to be known… — Louis de Bernières Copy Share Image
[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
“One of history's most dangerous games begins with dividing the world into the good guys and the bad guys and ends with… — Stephen Prothero Copy Share Image
“Even a child could see the division between what the Galileans [i.e., Christians] say they believe and what, in fact, they do… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
When established identities become outworn or unfinished ones threaten to remain incomplete, special crises compel men to wage holy wars, by the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I visited Guantanamo Bay several years ago, I met a team of psychiatrists treating the detainees. When I asked how they… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
It is not coincidental that for so-called religious fundamentalists - whether they are Western or Eastern, Muslim or Christian - rigid male… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
Probably no one of us has the True Religion. But all of us together - if we are allowed to be free… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
“That image of Joan of Arc burning up in a fire burned inside me like a new religion. Her face skyward. Her… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
“Their concept of knowledge was eloquently expressed, for instance, by Muâdh b. Jabal (d. 18/639, one of the trusted lieutenants of the… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
Insurrection: Insurrection as soon as circumstances allow: insurrection, strenuous, ubiquitous: the insurrection of the masses: the holy war of the oppressed: the… — Giuseppe Mazzini Copy Share Image
I wish those people who write so glibly about this being a holy war and the orators who talk so much about… — Vera Brittain Copy Share Image
“When we reclaim the biblical story of God’s purpose to bless, reconcile, and heal the nations through his international, multiethnic kingdom, the… — Joshua Ryan Butler Copy Share Image
“It is a neglected but essential fact that we cannot appreciate the relationship between religion and violence unless we grasp the nature… — Jack David Eller Copy Share Image
...the plan is to engineer events, real and staged, that will create enormous fear in the countdown years to 2012. This includes… — David Icke Copy Share Image
We were to be forever at war with somebody. We were going to fight communism everywhere on earth even if it didn't… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The religions whose theology is least preoccupied with events in time and most concerned with eternity, have been consistently less violent and… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Last-Minute Message For a Time Capsule I have to tell you this, whoever you are: that on one summer morning here, the… — Philip Appleman Copy Share Image
“Light was the symbol I tried to give them...The Cross was the symbol they adopted. The pain of self-sacrifice was obvious to… — Philip Wylie Copy Share Image
So here we have found a means of a) alienating even the most flexible and patient Palestinians; while b) frustrating the efforts… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Killing a bunch of Jihadis may be morally justified, to save humanity from their wrath, but it won't terminate Jihad for long.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“We are split people. For myself, half of me wishes to sit quietly with legs crossed, letting the things that are beyond… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
“The malice of a true Christian attempting to destroy an opponent is something unique in the world. No other religion ever considered… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“I am Emir Dynamite!" he shouted, swaying on top of the tall camelback. "If within two days we don't get any decent… — Ilya Ilf Copy Share Image
“I remember one Gentleman objected to the Christian Faith, that it made Men insolent, quarrelsom and ill-natur'd. From whence I concluded, (as… — William Stephens Copy Share Image
![“[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our wars are therefore "holy" wars. With all due respect, this is blatant idolatry.” quote by Gregory A. Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/gregory-a-boyd-9424_accepting_those-who-accept-the-americanized-consta_1814834.jpg)
![“Even a child could see the division between what the Galileans [i.e., Christians] say they believe and what, in fact, they do believe, as demonstrated by their actions. A religion of brotherhood and mildness which daily murders those who disagree with its doctrines can only be thought hypocrite…” quote by Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/gore-vidal-466_1962_even-a-child-could-see-the-division-betw_1878701.jpg)
