“That’s the biggest purpose of religious gathering: permission to look terrible in public. We used to go to church to confess our… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
One of the things my mom used to do - I don't know why she chose me, but she chose me out… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
“That's when I understood deeply that with all my studies of other religions, basically I really am devoted to Jesus. I am… — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4).… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
“I should say that there ought to be no war except religious war. If war is irreligious, it is immoral. No man… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“Cruelty and punishment. They say in thy name. Do they know what manner of spirit they are of? Killing and wholesale slaughter.… — David Holdsworth Copy Share Image
“Only that I've never met a psychoanalyst who didn't – at least subconsciously – offer his system as a substitute for religion.… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“But when considered from the unique perspective of eternity, fame and popularity aren't nearly as important as loving and being loved; status… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
Do not entertain the notion that you ought to advance in your prayer. If you do, you will only find you have… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
“Mevr. Cadzand feared for her son who, with his responsive nature, as sensitive as a hothouse plant, was more exposed. Fortunately religion… — Georges Rodenbach Copy Share Image
“LOGS To be a preacher or a teacher; that is the question – Aye, for all hearers knoweth that; A sin of… — Sarah Chergui Copy Share Image
“When Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning-rod, the clergy, both in England and America, with the enthusiastic support of George III, condemned it… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“Johnson evidently did not want it said that they had murdered the people for their property, but the leaders could not stand… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“What do you think of Cain’s affirmations?” “He never told a lie. If he says that God talks to him, he is… — Olga Núñez Miret Copy Share Image
Men are like plants; the goodness and flavor of the fruit proceeds from the peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow.… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Copy Share Image
“At the same time there was the good of the poor and the good of the rich. And the good of the… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
“We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief. Nor will we ever. Church and state… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“Most people who follow the old school regarding the post-Reformation have never actually read much or maybe even anything by post-Reformation theologians… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“With a doctrine-centered discipleship program, one must teach everything to ensure a person has the knowledge to be obedient. With an obedience-centered… — David Watson Copy Share Image
Moreover, the whole purpose of God's mighty acts is to bring man to know Him by faith; and Scripture knows no foundation… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
In fact, it's the greatest threat to liberty of all kinds, whether it is freedom of religion, whether it is freedom of… — Bryan Fischer Copy Share Image
“The difference between faith as “belief in something that may or may not exist” and faith as “trusting in God” is enormous.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The use of literature is to afford us a platform whence we may command a view of our present life, a purchase… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good will; no advantage shall be taken on either side, but all… — William Penn Copy Share Image
Most people think Great God will come from the sky, Take away ev'rything, and make ev'rybody feel high. But if you know… — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“We do not teach and practice community of goods but we teach and testify the Word of the Lord, that all true… — Menno Simons Copy Share Image
“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“Perhaps that is the most important architectural principle of all when it comes to houses of worship: It is not the size,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is true that infidelity cannot withstand the force of reason and argument; but true godly example can come nearer the lifespot… — Ichabod Spencer Copy Share Image
I'm very religious, you know. Now, OK, if by 'religious', you mean that I go to church every Sunday, read the bible… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
“There was every reason to feel natural joy in the world, but for the one that makes it accessible. When your spirit… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
I would like to say in defense of the Christian religion that there are nice things about it. There really are. And… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
As one of a handful of religion professors in the U.S. who study, write, and teach about conservative Christianity and politics, I… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The majority of what calls itself Christianity today is a circus. You've got a bunch of people chasing health, wealth, prosperity; chasing… — Tim Conway Copy Share Image
God aims first to renew man's darkened spirit by imparting life to it, because it is this spirit which God originally designed… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
I could not imagine living away from Sevenwaters, away from all that was so much a part of me. Maybe, if you… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“Two measly kisses: they uncovered that I was incapable of earning my way religiously, that I couldn't achieve or even want goodness,… — Lisa Velthouse Copy Share Image
