“Every law has a mirror. The reflection of primitive law is religion, But the reflection of divine law is literature.” — Stephan Attia Copy Share Image
“Religious experiences also occur only when emotions run high and only to those who were predisposed to believe.” — Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Copy Share Image
You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace… — Stacy London Copy Share Image
The churches... have lost much of their authority over youth because they have refused to re-examine their religious sanctions and their dogmatic… — Agnes E Meyer Copy Share Image
Forget the state concerns -- we think this is bad for churches. Most churches are small and not ready to handle 500… — Michael Tanner Copy Share Image
The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions. — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
“I never knew before that religion was such a cheerful thing. I always thought it was kind of melancholy, but Mrs. Allan's… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
Writing books is one of the ways that human beings deal with loss, especially when you don't have religious consolation available. — Marco Roth Copy Share Image
In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained.… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
The spirit of true religion breathes gentleness and affability; it gives a native, unaffected ease to the behavior; it is social, kind,… — Hugh Blair Copy Share Image
“Just as if Manetho's "Aegyptiaca" or the second book of Aristotle's "Poetics" reappeared, the simple fact that such a significant text as… — François Gaudard Copy Share Image
Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The purpose of journeying together in spiritual friendship and spiritual community (whether there are just two of you or whether you are… — Ruth Haley Barton Copy Share Image
“On the contrary, it made me feel that faith is all the more essential. Pain and darkness have been our lot since… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
Faith is indispensable, and the world at times does not seem to have quite enough of it. It can and has accomplished… — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
“Just as Man developed morals and ethical behavior over thousands of years of evolution; so, too, did he invent an authority figure… — Lex Allen Copy Share Image
If God would concede me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you would see how many changes I would make in the world.… — Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabre Copy Share Image
If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a… — Ninon de L'Enclos Copy Share Image
In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
“The political vision of the religious right is for the most part an individualistic politics of righteousness, not a communal politics of… — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
Females have always been the biggest consumers of spiritual hoaxes such as astrology, crystals, seances, and other metaphysical claims about the world… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
Buildings are tools to reach people, raise disciples, reach students, train up our kids, heal marriages and families and worship God. — Kevin Myers Copy Share Image
Nature wants us to enjoy life to the full and die without giving it a second thought; Christianity wants the opposite. — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Copy Share Image
Regardless of their religious observance, citizens can and should unite around universal human rights and freedoms, and democratically oppose those who violate… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
For people of different faiths to coexist, it's going to take maturity, wisdom, and patience. All of which come, eventually, with tolerance.… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Many evangelicals believe religious freedom, if not religion itself, faces major problems with the government in the future. — Joel Hunter Copy Share Image
Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
The truth is that, though we were justified by faith alone, the faith that justifies is never alone (it always produces fruit,… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“And yet is not mankind itself, pushing on its blind way, driven by a dream of its greatness and its power upon… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Seek to advance your fortunes in this world. Set up a strong base so that you can practice your spirituality and be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Almighty Creator. By fighting the Jews, I am doing the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“It is clear to me that "religions" are the invention of man, and therefore exhibit all the strengths and weaknesses of human… — Ronald R. Cooke Copy Share Image
An authentic faith-which is never comfortable or completely personal-always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The world of fundamental religion does not recognize even the slightest variation in meaning should this meaning fall outside its own definition… — Susan Griffin Copy Share Image
“Somehow, that “faith” was what God valued, and it soon became clear that faith was the best way for humans to express… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I claim to represent all the cultures, for my religion, whatever it may be called, demands the fulfillment of all the cultures. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
There are photographic fanatics, just as there are religious fanatics. They buy a so-called candid camera there is no such thing: it’s… — Weegee Copy Share Image
It's all there-the boredom, the devotion, the horror and even the humor in an industrial war fought on a global scale that… — Barrett Tillman Copy Share Image
I started seeing in the monsters as a more sincere form of religion because the priests were not that great, but Frankenstein… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
