A sublime religion inevitably generates a strong feeling of guilt. There is an unavoidable contrast between loftiness of profession and imperfection of… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
On the one hand, society needs a common faith and vigorous institutions with the power to coerce; and on the other, the… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“while popularity is a snare that few are not caught by, a more subtle and dangerous snare is to be famed for… — Bonar, Andrew A Copy Share Image
Only he who is capable of a genuine encounter with the other is capable of an authentic encounter with himself, and the… — Pierre Hadot Copy Share Image
“Ava never used the phrase “have a dog.” A relationship with a dog was a mutual one, with no ownership. Most human… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
“The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it. It is good that the window should be transparent,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Science lacks something very important that religion provides: a moral code. Survival of the fittest is a scientific fact, but it is… — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
“As I sit, my back leaning against a damp, moss-covered tree trunk, my eyes sweeping the canopy above, my ears straining to… — Birute M.F. Galdikas Copy Share Image
Blood of my heart, protection is thine. Life of my life, taking yours, taking mine Body of my body, marrow and mind… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
Undaunted faith can stop the mouths of lions, make ineffective the fiery flames, make dry corridors through beds of rivers and seas.… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“As a concerned American colleague writes to me: 'Europeans need to know there is a traveling theo-freak show which actually advocates reinstatement… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The problem with religious doctrine, as with politics, because of its ability to give people authority, it has a tendency to attract… — Tobias Forge Copy Share Image
The intellectual tension that seems to work its way through this society almost like fat through meat is the tension between scientific… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
“enough people disagree with what Jesus is to prevent Him from...from manifesting, as such. And billions don't believe He existed at all.… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
I think religion is very personal. I definitely identify as Muslim. I consider myself practicing, but I don't think people who observe… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
“Pundits and politicians have rightly questioned whether conservatism can successfully appeal to secular Americans. It is not a certainty, however, that conservatism… — George Hawley Copy Share Image
Rather than seeking to stem the tide, our educators, politicians, and judges aid the advance of godlessness. This cannot continue if our… — Franklin Graham Copy Share Image
An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts:… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Science is leading us forward in our evolution in the area of spiritual consciousness, in a sense. They're leading us to a… — Lynne McTaggart Copy Share Image
In a world of Hate, I am Love. In a world of Shame, I stand proud. In a world of Chaos, I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“for him the craft of building a boat was like religion. It wasn’t enough to master the technical details of it. You… — Daniel James Brown Copy Share Image
“There are things around us and about, of which I can render no distinct account--Things material and spiritual; heaviness in the atmosphere;… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
Just when you thought multi-nationals and crazed consumerism were too big to fight, along comes Naomi Klein with facts, spirit, and news… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
It is not the number of books you read; nor the variety of sermons which you hear; nor the amount of religious… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
“teach them how to know God." "Why?" "So that they will be saved. Because it was Christ's command that His disciples should… — Grace Livingston Hill Copy Share Image
“The will of God is revealed as you listen to the Spirit of God in the Word of God. The precepts and… — Archie Parrish Copy Share Image
“Yes indeed, both Muslim and Jewish!I, her father, am Muslim, at least on paper; her mother is Jewish, at least in theory.… — Amin Maalouf Copy Share Image
The cross, back in the days of Jesus, was the worst punishment a criminal could get. Being on a cross is shameful… — Angel_of_God Copy Share Image
Nothing guarantees that reasonable people will agree about everything, of course, but the unreasonable are certain to be divided by their dogmas.… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“In the new covenant, God is calling forth a spiritual nation made up of Jews and Gentiles, and all of them are… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
Religion is not an end in itself. One's union with God is the ultimate goal. There are so many religions because immature… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
So long as we have held fast to voluntary principles and have been actuated and inspired by the spirit of service, we… — Samuel Gompers Copy Share Image
“1. Myth: Without God, life has no meaning. There are 1.2 billion Chinese who have no predominant religion, and 1 billion people… — Matt McCormick Copy Share Image
“I, myself, searched for Sham-bha-la for eleven years. I am perhaps a little wiser than I was, but it may be I… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap - let… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am an atheist, and I believe that religion should not be in the classrooms; it has to be in the churches.… — Pedro Sanchez Copy Share Image
“if he had said otherwise. To admit that a thermonuclear catastrophe would be the end of civilization and of the biosphere would… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The media challenged me. 'You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe the… — Pat Roberts Copy Share Image
