“Had it been the object or the intention of Jesus Christ to establish a new religion, he would undoubtedly have written the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
If oxen and lions had hands and could paint with their hands and produce works of art, as men do, horses would… — Xenophanes Copy Share Image
This is our challenge at the beginning of the twenty-first century - we need to find the courage to see our own… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
But of all Nonsense, Religious Nonsense is the most nonsensical; so enough, & more than enough of it - Only, by the… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
“Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme, McHugh is telling us. If you don’t love Jesus out loud, then… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
A society whose members are united by the fact that they think in the same way in regard to the sacred world… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
“God is the universe. We are all now living inside the body of God. There is nowhere to go to get there,… — Monica Sjöö Copy Share Image
Assuming the universe came from nothing, it is empty to begin with... Only by the constant action of an agent outside the… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
“In the end, ethical interpretation of the Bible means to think critically about how our practices of textual engagement might help us… — Walter Brueggemann Copy Share Image
“Caplan mentions three traits that are more susceptible to parental influence. The first two are politics and religion. To be fair, Caplan… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
If you are religious at all, it is overwhelmingly probable that your religion is that of your parents. If you were born… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I am beginning to think of the human imagination as a fruit machine on which victories are rare and separated by much… — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
I meet people who use the term "plant spirit" as a matter of course. Initially I thought they were all rather woo-woo,… — Zoe Helene Copy Share Image
“At family gatherings in the United States, two off-limit subjects are almost always put together in the same phrase: no religion or… — Bryanna Plog Copy Share Image
Because we have for millenia made moral, aesthetic, religious demands on the world, looked upon it with blind desire, passion or fear,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
One current of continuity runs underneath all the abortive phases of my life. From childhood on I have been obliged to drop… — Mary Antin Copy Share Image
Do you say that religion is still needed? Then I answer that Work, Study, Health and Love constitute religion. . . .… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Fortunately, some are born with spiritual immune systems that sooner or later give rejection to the illusory worldview grafted upon then from… — Henri Bergson Copy Share Image
A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return.… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“When I look back on my life I come to one simple conclusion: there exists an intelligent, loving Presence in the Cosmos… — Dylan Morrison Copy Share Image
There is a quiet revolution going on in the study of the Bible. At its center is a growing awareness that the… — Leland Ryken Copy Share Image
“The Master Thinker is an artist and is careful to paint only the divine designs upon the canvas of his mind; and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing about me is, I don't care what religion you are. If someone is attacking your religion, I will have your… — Kirstie Alley Copy Share Image
“Christ is our Friend; He is also the Righteous King. God is our Father; He is also the Sovereign Lord. Christianity can… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
One of the things I always tell people when they're going to get married is, in order to have a lasting relationship,… — Jen Lilley Copy Share Image
“When I come across one or other of my fellow Christians ignorant of astronomy, believing what is not so, I calmly look… — St. Augustine Copy Share Image
In reviewing the history of the times through which we have passed, no portion of it gives greater satisfaction or reflection, than… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Do not interrupt the flight of your soul; do not distress what is best in you; do not enfeeble your spirit with… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
If we see the body we live in as a temple used to engage in beautiful activities in the service of God's… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
“I see no reason why church services have to be standard. I've discussed this with the man who used to be a… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
A devotional book, which takes a Scripture text, and so opens it for us in the morning - that all day long… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
Consider your second attention as a spiritual perceiver. Consider how you use it. You may plead innocence. You're not doing anything wrong.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Don't creationists ever wonder about the fact that the paleontologists found ape-like skulls with the 'human leg and foot bones,' rather than… — Edward Babinski Copy Share Image
Doubts about faith naturally happen when tragedies shred out faith. But that is what's so special about belief in Jesus and the… — Innah Delos Angeles Copy Share Image
“There is this question of otherness….So just as it is blood alone that binds people to defend one another in the face… — Sándor Márai Copy Share Image
“Science is a match that man has just got alight. He thought he was in a room - in moments of devotion,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide… — John Stott Copy Share Image
we must be as satisfied to be powerless, idle and still before God, and dried up and barren when He permits it,… — Jane Frances de Chantal Copy Share Image
“I know that you are wise. When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
