Religion Quotes · Page 588

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."

— Tullian Tchividjian

If there is one thing fundamental to the life of the spirit it is the absence of force.

— Harold Laski

I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.

— Ioan Gruffudd

It is I, the ungodly Zarathustra, who says:Who is more ungodly than I, that I may rejoice in his teaching?

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The First Amendment contradicts the First Commandment.”

— Aron Ra

Faith is put to the test when the situation is most difficult.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“The Teacher provides Spiritual Energy! Just like roots provide nutrients to the flowers!”

— Anonymous

Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it.

— Johann Georg Hamann

There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent.

— Malcolm X

Before we go to our knees to receive the Baptism of Fire, let me beg of you to see to it that…

— William Booth

“This is how religions shore up dictators; by encircling them with words of power, words which the people are reluctant to see…

— Salman Rushdie

“You can’t preach things like spirituality, yoga, or animal activism to someone who hasn’t had a decent meal in days...”

— Dr. Deepak S. Hiwale aka 'Dr Dee

“Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge; it is the impassioned expression which is the countenance of all science.”

— William Wordsworth

I cannot approve of monarchs who want to rule over the conscience of the people, and take away their freedom of choice…

— William the Silent

The best argument for Christianity is the Gregorian chant. Listening to that music, one can believe anything -- while the music lasts.

— Edward Abbey

The city reveals the moral ends of being, and sets the awful problem of life. The country soothes us, refreshes us, lifts…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“Christianity is not a doctrine, not, I mean, a theory about what has happened and will happen to the human soul, but…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Two visions of the world remain locked in dispute. The first believes all men are created equal by a loving God who…

— Ronald Reagan

Christians, like everyone else, are prone to be selfish and scared, and wanting others to think well of them. So, although we…

— Mark Dever

“I found it again at last! Page 156 - 157 of *My Soul to Keep* by Melanie Wells. Dr. Dylan Foster is…

— Melanie Wells

Society in general maintains such a vested interested in its cozy habits and solidified belief systems that it had rather die -…

— Tom Robbins

Science is expanding, and with it our vision of the universe. although this new and constantly changing view may not always give…

— Heinz Pagels

[ Christianity], in and of itself, sets itself apart inherently, and so, for somebody to say, Well it just seems to me…

— Max Lucado

How can you have order in a state without religion? For, when one man is dying of hunger near another who is…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The more men have multiplied the forms of religion, the more vital Godliness has declined.

— Nathanael Emmons

“People worship different things; there must be 'no coercion in matters of faith!”

— Karen Armstrong

Christian, your whole life is to be one continuous following of the Lord.

— Horatius Bonar

I am not religious in any way, but I have a pagan ideology and pagan values.

— Varg Vikernes

“Death is easily fooled. If the churches don't work, a filter will do.”

— John Updike

Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.

— Klaus Nomi

Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy.

— Franz Werfel

The old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turned into a church lady.

— Franz Grillparzer

Sympathy with nature is part of a good person's religion.

— Francis Herbert Hedge

Religion has been compelled by science to give up one after another of its dogmas. . . .

— Herbert Spencer

Tomorrow I see change, a chance to build a new. Built on spirit intent of heart, and ideals based on truth.

— Tupac Shakur

Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.

— Francois Rabelais

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.

— John Templeton

Those who think all religions are the same look at the wrappings instead of the content.

— Gene Veith

It's dangerous faith in our untamed Savior that leads us to the joy we crave.

— Randy Alcorn

“With positive perception no bad situation can break your spirit.”

— Marion Bekoe