If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
We have entered a period of intolerance which combines, as it sometimes does in America, with a sugary taste for euphemism. — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
“They can make all the plans they want but it doesn't mean I have to cooperate with them” — Edward Williams Copy Share Image
Give us a genuine Christianity that may provoke persecution, but will not provoke contempt. — A. C. Dixon Copy Share Image
What a fine persecution—to be kept intrigued without ever quite being enlightened. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“IRS. The agency’s persecution of Christian groups has grown worse under Obama,” — Reed Ralph Copy Share Image
As a nation, we must address the persecution of all religious minorities. — Mark Meadows Copy Share Image
“There’s no persecution in the Holy Land … unless you share your faith.” — Pastor Steven Khoury Israel Copy Share Image
September 11 was a godsend for Israel. It could now conjoin its merciless persecution of the Palestinians with Bush's War against Terror.… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
“God allows the persecution of Christians from time to time in order to grow His garden: to weed out the counterfeits who… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“The chopping block was not confined to one era, nor one form or country. There were many types of martyrdoms, spiritual as… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“Through the repeated hammer blows of defeat, destruction, and deportation, interpreted by the faithful prophets, Israel has to learn that election is… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“...our pilgrimage among house churches in persecution convinced us that God may actually want to use them to save us from the… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
Whatever tumults and strifes await God's witnesses, it remains clear that the doctrine of persecution for the sake of conscience is most… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
One would think that [persecution] would be an obstacle to church growth when joining the church meant a death sentence. And yet,… — Gene Veith Copy Share Image
In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
We may very well wake up in the not-too-distant future in a culture that is not only unreceptive but openly hostile to… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
“Haven't you ever observed how we live in an age of self-persecution? What a lot of things there are one might do… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If you think your belief is based upon reason, you will support it by argument rather than by persecution, and will abandon… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
As someone who escaped religious persecution in Lebanon and whose parents were kidnapped in Beirut, I fully support the protection of all… — Gad Saad Copy Share Image
The Nazis spoke of having a Jewish problem. We now speak of having a drug-abuse problem. Actually, "Jewish problem" was the name… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
As humanism begins to dominate the state, the consequence is complete hostile annexation of the church or persecution by separation. Religion is… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“The neo-cons, or some of them, decided that they would back Clinton when he belatedly decided for Bosnia and Kosovo against Milosevic,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Thus identified with astronomy, in proclaiming truths supposed to be hostile to Scripture, Geology has been denounced as the enemy of religion.… — David Brewster Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that God has given us this trial to not purpose. I know that the day will come when… — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“The most glorious triumphs of the Church have been won in times of persecution. The early church was persecuted for about three… — D.L. Moody Copy Share Image
“Before we can hope to understand the Fathers, or rightly to estimate the force of the testimony they bear to Universalism, we… — Thomas Allin Copy Share Image
“We must face the fact that society is founded on intolerance. [. . .] We may prate of toleration as we will;… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
My question would be whether there is active persecution of atheists. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Some say secularism is in their blood, some say liberty, all the while being the posterboys of persecution.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Suspicion and persecution are weeds of the same dunghill, and flourish best together. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I don't think that the economy can absorb a massive flow of immigration that does not relate to the issue of persecution. — Janet Reno Copy Share Image
Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution. — Bill Condon Copy Share Image
Persecution on racial and religious grounds has absolutely no place in a nation given over to liberty. — Nicholas Murray Butler Copy Share Image
Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Copy Share Image
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