Peter erred in life and in doctrine. Paul might have dismissed Peter's error as a matter of no consequence. But Paul saw… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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“ 'how then does soul differ from spirit?' you're probably asking yourself. although he must have been reasonably sure nobody was. "Well,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“The fact that it was the “Christian church” which chose to do the evils you write about, and to do them using… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In matters of religion, I have considered that its free exercise is placed by the Constitution independent of the powers of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to… — David Hume Copy Share Image
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“What the Lord is saying here is: “It doesn't matter what you did. Whatever it was, no matter how horrible or vile,… — Stephen E. Robinson Copy Share Image
Maybe it's the remnants of my religious upbringing, but I do try and insert a sense of social justice into the work.… — Patricia Rozema Copy Share Image
All new ideas pass through three stages: first they are dismissed as nonsense, then they are rejected as being against religion and… — Karl Ernst von Baer Copy Share Image
Man is made of the wholly common, and custom is his nurse; woe then to them who lay irreverent hands on his… — Friedrich Schiller Copy Share Image
The Gospels record that nearly everywhere the Savior went, He was surrounded by multitudes of people. Some hoped that He would heal… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
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I have come to light the lamp of Love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
Preaching is the primary means of growth for the local church. There is a great deal of debate about this in our… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
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If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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My family is very feminist, and they consider that Islam is not a super feminist religion, which I know people can argue… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
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The world is mystical, mysterious, powerful, brutal and awesome... it has a surreal logic, and moves in patterns, some of which can… — Nina Menkes Copy Share Image
There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Oh, Brethren, it is sickening work to think of your cushioned seats, your chants, your anthems, your choirs, your organs, your gowns,… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The habit of the religious way of thinking has biased our mind so grievously that we are - terrified at ourselves in… — Max Stirner Copy Share Image
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Many priests and employees at temples work for pay. No one should judge religion on the basis of the shortcomings of such… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Humanity has been sleeping-and still sleeps-lulled within the narrowly confining joys of its little closed loves. In the depths of the human… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
In my individual heart I fully believe my faith is as robust as yours. The trouble with your robust and full bodied… — William James Copy Share Image
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“I consider myself a spiritual atheist. I don't believe in a god but I believe in us - human beings. And I… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Christianity was created by some decadent and degenerated Romans as a tool of oppression, in the late Roman era, and it should… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
Jesus didn't come to earth to establish a new religion. He came to restore a broken relationship. He came to make the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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