“At one time Charlene and I had to iron all the robes and vestments the priests wore when saying Mass. We had… — Mary Crow Dog Copy Share Image
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The Christian Coalition of Alabama will work to ensure that reckless trial lawyers and activist judges will not be able to open… — Johnny Giles Copy Share Image
I'm homesick everywhere I go, but England has a negative effect on my spirit to a profound degree. That trip from Heathrow… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
“One thing the Bible does not do: it does not denigrate the mind. The Bible is not anti-intellectual. Rather it gives the… — James W. Sire Copy Share Image
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The ways in which theological constructs pose questions about what it is to be a human being on this earth are deeply… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
Everybody knows how awful the world is and what a terrible situation it is and each person distorts it in a certain… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“In all poor countries, where general culture is not very advanced, monasteries give to the masses the silence, poetry and music, for… — Lyubov Dostoyevskaya Copy Share Image
“Americans, whether armed or not, were still looking everywhere but at social class when parsing the texture of their lives. It wasn’t… — Dan Baum Copy Share Image
“To man has been given the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown and his altars crumbling; but to the wolf and… — Jack London Copy Share Image
A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that… — Rod Stryker Copy Share Image
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If the spirit has passed through a great many sensations, possibly it can no longer be sated with them, but grows more… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
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Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Some have suffered death to make it possible for us to have the scriptures today. Historically, the scriptures in the Bible were… — L. Lionel Kendrick Copy Share Image
I am convinced that the majority of the religious hierarchy today deplores the hardship inflicted on our people. I am referring not… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
We are also told that this Spirit will enlighten our minds, fill our souls with joy, and help us know all things… — Julie B. Beck Copy Share Image
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The Christian is quite free to believe that there is a considerable amount of settled order and inevitable development in the universe.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“[Emerson] saw, in the beginning, no difference between abolitionism and the institutionalized religion he had rejected in the Divinity School address. They… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
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“Institutionalized torture in Christendom was not just an unthinking habit; it had a moral rationale. If you really believe that failing to… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
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Like, my feelings on religion are starting to morph. I'm still very much an atheist, except that I don't necessarily see religion… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. “But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion;… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
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