“Thomas Goodwin Jr. wrote of his godly father: In all the violence of [his fever], he discoursed with that strength of faith… — Thomas Goodwin Copy Share Image
It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“Using your wealth to purchase other people’s loyalty is a game as old as humanity itself. Rich men use their wealth to… — Gregory F. Fegel Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. However valuable-even necessary-that may have been in… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The Bible contains all the extant revelations of God, which He designed to be the rule of faith and practice for his… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
“Religious fetichism finds its original motive in the delusion that its object, i.e., the idol, is not a mere symbol, but possesses… — Richard von Krafft-Ebing Copy Share Image
Evidence is mounting that faith-based service programs are often more successful than other programs in correcting social problems. [It is wrong] for… — Ronald J. Sider Copy Share Image
“I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Jesus of Nazareth was the most famous human being who ever lived on this planet, and he had no infrastructure, and it's… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
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The religion of the Bible is the best in the world. I see the infinite value of religion. Let it be always… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
“In October, 1819—six months before the first Christian missionaries arrived on the islands—Liholiho, under the inspiration of Kaahumanu, one of the widows… — David Kalākaua Copy Share Image
I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“We know that there is a standard set for us in the heavens, a standard revealed to us in this book [the… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. The superficial explanation is that a government resting upon popular suffrage cannot… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
That's the thing about a folk tale: It is always addressing incredibly key issues about how you should live and what the… — Benh Zeitlin Copy Share Image
It is not so much in buying pictures as in being pictures, that you can encourage a noble school. The best patronage… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
If our spiritual past is somber and painful, let us try to simplify it, by acquiring true dedications that will assist us… — Chico Xavier Copy Share Image
“1) There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented without thereby losing some greater good or… — William L. Rowe Copy Share Image
“Ignorance is the mother of all the evil and all the misery we see. Let men have light, let them be pure… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Only the everlasting gospel is of sufficient value to justify denominational dispute! Those who cherish the gospel must also manifest a gospel… — Desmond Ford Copy Share Image
You could conceive spirituality as the study of the immeasurable, of the qualitative. But that's very different from the way we typically… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
But reading is not idleness?it is the passive, receptive side of civilization without which the active and creative world would be meaningless.… — Stephen Spender Copy Share Image
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The US is a country [in which] eighty percent of the population thinks the Bible was written by god. About half think… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay It useth an enforced ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“So when modern-day religious conservatives wax nostalgic about how marriage is a sacred tradition that reaches back into history for thousands of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The realization that there exists an ethereal world with Beings who have much greater influence and power is often what initiates spiritual… — Sufian Chaudhary Copy Share Image
The truth of who we are has nothing to do with religion or the type of car that we drive or the… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
Every sensible man, every honorable man, must hold the Christian sect in horror." "Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
And religion causes most of the problems, war, and economics of course, and study your history or you're going to repeat it;… — Michael Berryman Copy Share Image
That so many manage to accommodate belief systems encompassing both the natural and the supernatural is a testament not to the compatibility… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
“Our spiritual journey is about the transformational work of Jesus Christ in our lives. The more time we spend in God’s presence,… — Debra Fileta Copy Share Image
You said their prayer - is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands… — Eleanor Robson Belmont Copy Share Image
Rejoicing refers to moderation of spirit when the mind keeps itself in calmness under adversity and does not give indulgence to grief.… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“As to secrets, Father, I have but one: if the congregation expects a sermon of forty minutes’ length, then give them one… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
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![“Evidence is mounting that faith-based service programs are often more successful than other programs in correcting social problems. [It is wrong] for government to demand that religious nonprofits gut precisely that part of their program [funded through tax dollars] that makes them so effective.” quote by Ronald J. Sider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/ronald-j-sider-37410_correcting_evidence-is-mounting-that-faith-based-se_954231.png)
![“We know that there is a standard set for us in the heavens, a standard revealed to us in this book [the Bible] whih is the fixed and eternal standard by which we judge ourselves... Nothing makes America great except her acceptance of those standards of judgement which are written large upon the…” quote by Woodrow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/woodrow-wilson-534_america_we-know-that-there-is-a-standard-set-for_328863.png)
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