“Thomas Merton said it was actually dangerous to put the Scriptures in the hands of people whose inner self is not yet… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“The scant pieces of the common approach to the gods suggest an entirely different, low-tech, more transactional relationship. A similar ethos informs… — Gordon White Copy Share Image
The impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of… — Horst Seehofer Copy Share Image
And the faith that grows out of questioning is stronger than the faith born of blind acceptance. It can withstand the shocks… — James Dillet Freeman Copy Share Image
Faith is our direct link to universal wisdom, reminding us that we know more than we have heard or read or studied… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
Isn't it strange that religious prejudices - beliefs none possess, not even the saints, so they have lamented - divide brothers and… — George A. Moore Copy Share Image
“Khomeini espoused a militant religious doctrine rejecting not only the Middle Eastern political order, but also the contemporary international system since both… — Efraim Karsh Copy Share Image
“There is probably something good in every religion, the important thing is how you practice it. And this is when I found… — Lars Von Trier Copy Share Image
I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every… — Jessie J Copy Share Image
“Father, I pray for an outpouring of your Holy Spirit on our church family. Let us have done with “lesser things” that… — Scotty Smith Copy Share Image
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Many questions come to mind. How influenced by contemporary religions were many of the scholars who wrote the texts available today? How… — Merlin Stone Copy Share Image
the most grievous wrong of that day ... was to be found in the establishment of the celibacy of the clergy. ...… — Lillie Devereux Blake Copy Share Image
A faithful person sees life from the perspective of trust, not fear. Bedrock faith allows me to believe that, despite the chaos… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I understand what justice is, and I understand what freedom is, and all of my friends do. It's always been that way.… — Tim Kennedy Copy Share Image
I personally am not religious. I think, put into the wrong hands, it's incredibly dangerous. It's the reason for most of the… — Jared Harris Copy Share Image
“If there is no infallible Scripture "there can exist only a subjective and purely individual notion of what belongs to Christian faith."… — Herman Bavinck Copy Share Image
“May you—in spite of your critics—move forward in faith. May God’s song over your life drown out every lesser voice. May you… — Susie Larson Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that Liberation Theology has ever satisfactorily resolved the tensions between Marxism's 'social naturalism' (the claim that all beliefs have… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
“Listen! Listen to stories! For spirituality itself is conveyed by stories, which use words in ways that go beyond words to speak… — Ernest Kurtz Copy Share Image
I would only believe in a god who could dance. And when I saw my devil I found him serious, thorough, profound,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Any attempt to speak without speaking any particular language is not more hopeless than the attempt to have a religion that shall… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“You are good ground The seeds are sown Nurture them with faith Guard them with prayer Keep the crows away with the… — Maisie A. Smikle Copy Share Image
This is the most profound spiritual truth I know: that even when we're most sure that love can't conquer all, it seems… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“262The Gospel is so rich, and the salvation purchased by Christ contains so many and diverse benefits, that the most varied needs… — Herman Bavinck Copy Share Image
“Whatever their imagined source, the doctrines of modern religions are no more tenable than those which, for lack of adherents, were cast… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“But after spending countless hours collecting stories about joy and gratitude, three powerful patterns emerged: Without exception, every person I interviewed who… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Phil Gramm had a stump speech about how his mother's devotion kept him from being an academic failure in life. She got… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The ability to stand by one's principles, to live with integrity and faith according to one's belief-that is what matters, that is… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
The idea of a spiritual heart transplant is a vivid image to me; once you have the heart of somebody else inside… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We are not built for the mountains and the dawns and aesthetic affinities, those are for moments of inspiration, that is all.… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Having been exposed to a variety of religious experiences in the foster homes I lived in, being Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or anything… — Wayne W. Dyer Copy Share Image
“But all of what Jesus says in this chapter should be read in light of the opening few verses: “Do whatever they… — David Desilva Copy Share Image
I was very curious about the world even at a young age, and I don't know at what point I became aware… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
Wouldst thou know the lawfulness of the action which thou desirest to undertake, let thy devotion recommend it to Divine blessing: if… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
What is most necessary for people and what is given us in great abundance, are experiences, especially experiences of the forces within… — Jacob Needleman Copy Share Image
