“You're supposed to be a spirit of intellect. I don't understand why you're obsessed with sex." Bob's voice got defensive. "It's an… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
In fact, the religious right consists of an alliance of several groups that, without experiencing anything like the oppression visited on black… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
In the present age, man proves his separation from his Creator by his spirit of self-sufficienc y and positive rejection of God.… — Lewis Sperry Chafer Copy Share Image
The capacity for the accomplishment of religious virtuosos the "intellectual sacrifice" is the decisive characteristic of the positively religious man. That this… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
“People who study the scriptures get a dimension to their life that nobody else gets and that can't be gained in any… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
In times of change and uncertainty, we need the spirit of jazz more than ever before, to bring people - especially young… — Irina Bokova Copy Share Image
Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from… — Jean Paul Copy Share Image
They say people can think for themselves? Do you honestly believe that the chap who can’t pass primary six knows the consequence… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
“A little murmur of admiration greeted this neat reply and on the crest of it the hostess rose to dismiss the meeting.… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“I wanted to know what had created the chasm in his spirit. Maybe it was a broken heart. Or maybe it had… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
God does not give us the spirit of fear, so I do not chose to give in to fear because I know… — Kel Mitchell Copy Share Image
No matter what spiritual path you've walked or what teachings you've followed, they must lead you back to no path and no… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
If you are a Christian, you are in danger. Even if you are an atheist, you are in danger, and if you… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Jesus is very much alive and well in the twenty-first century. Jesus is revealed in the lives and words and resurrection faith… — Nik Ripken The Insanity of God Copy Share Image
I would support peaceful co-existence between religion and science because they concern different domains. Anyone who takes theology seriously knows that it's… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
A religious belief is not a statement about Reality, but a hint, a clue about something that is a mystery, beyond the… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Christ was crucified because he would have nothing to do with the crowd (even though he addressed himself to all). He did… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“Whatever may be his [man's] true and final destination, there is a spirit within him at enmity with nothingness and dissolution (change… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
“Religion is based primarily upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly as the wish to feel that… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
He who was Shri Rama, whose stream of love flowed with resistless might even to the Chandala (the outcaste); Oh, who ever… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
...all human beings have a right, and duty, to be joyful. Anything that thwarts this spiritual human right goes against the very… — Agnivesh Copy Share Image
“Under Christianity neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality. It offers purely imaginary causes ("God" "soul," "ego," "spirit,"… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“My reverence for all life has become my guiding principle. It informs every aspect of my existence, including my choices about work,… — Mark Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't we just admit the obvious--that the New Testament call to discipleship, compassion, and giving leaves no room for the way many… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion," said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. "It… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Spiritual development requires the freedom to connect with different parts of reality in order to understand them more fully. The more you're… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
One of my problems with religion is that it's limiting in so many ways. I remember the first time I took a… — Barbara Hamby Copy Share Image
“Over and over these organizations tell America that family, above all, is what Christianity is about. Devotion to one's family is, indeed,… — Bruce Bawer Copy Share Image
I don't believe is a statement for me, not a stand. Ignosticism reminds me how much I don't know. It doesn't mean… — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
We believe with all the strength of our spirit that mankind has a supreme, primary and irreplaceable need which can be satisfied… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
It is incredible that only idiots are absolutely sure of salvation. It is incredible that the more brain you have the less… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The brain, which operates on electromagnetic impulses, is as much an activity of the universe as are the electromagnetic storms in the… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Holocaust Theatre (Naskaristana 2799) Most social issues are rooted in religion, most religious issues are rooted in politics, most political issues are… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The Bible of nature is the best damn Bible in the world. Its laws are perfect and grand, and all the prayers… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is the wall of separation between church and state . . . that is largely responsible for religion thriving in this… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
“So, are there other paths, lifestyles or value systems to consider? Of course, there are plenty. I suggest one alternative here: a… — Farnaz Masumian Copy Share Image
“The current “thrust” of materialism is to escape the earth’s orbit, to flee the knowledge and the problems of our messy, bloody,… — Monica Sjöö Copy Share Image
On the other side, the conservative party, composed of the most moderate, able, and cultivated part of the population, is timid, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image