The Bible says all men are without excuse. Even those who are given no good reason to believe and many persuasive reasons… — William Lane Craig Copy Share Image
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There are few of us so blind as not to realize that unless the moral force of religious conviction impels, the goal… — Sumner Welles Copy Share Image
In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“For rigorous teachers seized my youth, And purged its faith, and trimm'd its fire, Show'd me the high, white star of Truth,… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
All religious vows, codes, and commitments are null & void herein. Please refrain from contaminating the ideosphere with harmful memes through prayer,… — Greg Erwin Copy Share Image
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The Hindu religion is the only one of the world’s great faiths dedicated to the idea that the Cosmos itself undergoes an… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
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Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity and with peevishness, and your intelligence should… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
An ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
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The Christian life is not just our own private affair. If we have been born again into God's family, not only has… — John Stott Copy Share Image
The election of Barack Obama was a very wonderful step forward for America, which has unfortunately been tainted by the ugly reaction… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
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Hot Fuzz in a strange way, for me, summons up the spirit of watching R-rated films that I was too young to… — Edgar Wright Copy Share Image
Love is reckless; not reason. Reason seeks a profit. Loves comes on strong, consuming herself unabashed. Yet in the midst of suffering… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Well-established Supreme Court precedents indicate that states - like the states of Washington and Minnesota - have no equal-protection rights of their… — David B. Rivkin Copy Share Image
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There is an idea that you can take the spiritual teachings of a religion outside of a religion and practice them; these… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“My friend’s experience reminded me that the search for a perfect religious community is a futile one. As the Trappist monk Thomas… — James Martin Copy Share Image
Besides justifying the transfer of wealth to kleptocrats, institutionalized religion brings two other important benefits to centralized societies. First, shared ideology or… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
Then all at once in late August's heat, tall leafless stalks crowned with iridescent pink and purple blossoms burst from the purgatory… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
“Wintrow’s words seemed to echo through his bones. Acceptance of what is. That is the shortest path to peace with yourself. This… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Religious organizations exist to foster the interests of persons subscribing to the same religious faith. Not so of for-profit corporations. Workers who… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural… — Margaret E. Knight Copy Share Image
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My fear is not that our great movement, known as the Methodists, will eventually cease to exist or one day die from… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
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Religion today is not transforming people; rather it is being transformed by the people. It is not raising the moral level of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The spiritual life of individuals has to be extended both vertically to God and horizontally to other souls; and the more it… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
“In the cosmology of Western Christians, life’s challenges provide opportunities to become stronger and to have a closer relationship with God. The… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“Although interpreted as nonreligious, chiropractic is premised on a vitalistic, harmonial philosophy and fulfills many of the same functions as religion. More… — Candy Gunther Brown Copy Share Image
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