“One must state it plainly. Religion comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody—not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. [These are… — Anthony of Sourozh Copy Share Image
There is no religion in the world where there is a possibility of spiritual development outside of the context of that religion.… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
“Religious people tend to encounter, among those who are not, a cemented certainty that belief in God is a crutch for the… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Worship at its best is a social experience with people of all levels of life coming together to realize their oneness and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If we traverse the world, it is possible to find cities without walls, without letters, without kings, without wealth, without coin, without… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
No one who has ever known what it is to lose faith in a fellow-man whom he has profoundly loved and reverenced,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If young gentlemen get from their years in college only manliness, esprit de corps, a release of their social gifts, a training… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
“Accordingly, we see that nothing is set before us as an object of expectation from the Lord that we are not enjoined… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There have been low moments before, but Christianity is an incredibly adaptable organism, using different parts of its repertoire to mutate into… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague,… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
We are not evil. We don't harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have… — Margot Adler Copy Share Image
“I desire to establish a profound state of peacefulness, an imperturbable stillness of mind, an unconditioned mode of being that is free… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
We have in us a divine spark that you can see. It's a Light that shines in the human being. It's our… — Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee Copy Share Image
I try and find and access the parts of myself that still blindly believe and have faith in a lot of things.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
“It’s the war between what’s the right thing to do and what you feel is right? It’s the battle between who you… — Hareem Ch Copy Share Image
It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“In our twenty-first-century American culture, firsthand communication will carry the most weight. People are no longer interested in an abstract and indistinct… — David T. Olson Copy Share Image
You know what is more constructive than believing in something higher than you? Believe in yourself, make you a personal religion. Make… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
“I tell you about a fact and truth. In physical reality of matter, there's no such thing as an imaginary spirit nor… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
“I have found it an amusing strategy, when asked whether I am an atheist, to point out that the questioner is also… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“It is as if the time has come for us to play ‘Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?’ It is important… — Michael Hardin Copy Share Image
What I would argue is that real spirituality is the ability to keep encountering two opposite thoughts at the same time and… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
All I am in private life is a literary critic and historian, that's my job...And I'm prepared to say on that basis… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“My so-called love for humanity, for instance, isn't something I get to carry around in my heart. It has to find application… — David Dark Copy Share Image
“[ When a religious couple wrote to Sagan about fulfilled prophecies, he wrote back in May 1996 :] If ‘fulfilled prophecy’ is… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“Hearty faith is indispensable for man, because the light of our intellect is very limited, and cannot contain much mental light, while… — St. John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
There are those who ask what authority, what theological qualification, the Council intended to give to its teachings, knowing that it avoided… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
Religion means goal and way, politics implies end and means. The political end is recognizable by the fact that it may be… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
“Whoever we were—and it was not really important what religion we belonged to, whether we wished to wear the veil or not,… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“Don't give up... Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead... You keep your chin… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
My opinion is that we have, in the person of Da Free John, a Spiritual Master and religious genius of the ultimate… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
All religions are not the same. All religions do not point to God. All religions do not say that all religions are… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Atheism and agnosticism signify the rejection of certain images and concepts of God or of truth, which are historically conditioned and therefore… — Bede Griffiths Copy Share Image
“The cause of that happiness was gone, of course, dead and gone, but still we put our faith in places. We think… — Michael Marshall Copy Share Image
We who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
“If any religion can be said to be integral to the day-to-day workings of Vienna, it would be a religion based on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Making the sign of the Cross - as we will do during the Blessing - means saying a visible and public "yes"… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
![“It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. [These are shocking words.] It ought not to be one of the forces influencing this or that state. The Church ought to be, if you will, just as powerless as God himself, which does not coerce…” quote by Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/anthony-of-sourozh-50914_characteristics_it-seems-to-me-and-i-am-personally-convi_1558955.jpg)
![“Accordingly, we see that nothing is set before us as an object of expectation from the Lord that we are not enjoined to ask of Him in prayer, so true it is that prayer digs up those treasures that the Gospel of our Lord discovers[6] to the eye of faith.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/anonymous-1_faith_accordingly-we-see-that-nothing-is-set-b_2541526.jpg)
![“[ When a religious couple wrote to Sagan about fulfilled prophecies, he wrote back in May 1996 :] If ‘fulfilled prophecy’ is your criterion, why do you not believe in materialistic science, which has an unparalleled record of fulfilled prophecy? Consider, for example, eclipses.” quote by Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/carl-sagan-160_belief_when-a-religious-couple-wrote-to-sagan-a_25095.jpg)
