“I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person,… — Danya Ruttenberg Copy Share Image
There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of… — John Stott Copy Share Image
For me, what's the old expression, 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,' that's really what religion is good at when it… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God's being present in the mess of our unfixedness. (Messy Spirituality) — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based… — Shenaz Treasury Copy Share Image
“You are to listen to the cursed radio music of life and to reverence the spirit behind it and to laugh at… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Even if we could be certain that one of the world's religions were perfectly true, given the sheer number of conflicting faiths… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
“They have not forgotten the Mysteries,' she said, ‘they have found them too difficult. They want a God who will care for… — Marion Zimmer Bradley Copy Share Image
Every religion oppresses women. I talk about the Koran because I know this book best. It allows for torture and other mistreatment,… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
“I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence [2005]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just… — Hector Avalos Copy Share Image
What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques,… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Faith, Hope & Love. Faith is directed towards God, love towards others (both within the Christian fellowship and beyond it) and hope… — John Stott Copy Share Image
I need to be famous so I can talk about religion. I can talk about God. It's an expensive price that I… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
“Church is a place to give rest to your soul, a place of gathering where anyone should be able to come and… — Andrew Marin Copy Share Image
You cannot catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return. — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Copy Share Image
At all times we must be on guard not to misrepresent God's message to acquire what we want from others.With a heart… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Arthur lay in startled stillness on the acceleration couch. He wasn't certain whether he had just got space-sickness or religion.” — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I'm not a religious person. But, when I look at a beautiful cathedral, what brings awe, what induces awe is the idea… — Jason Silva Copy Share Image
Fortunately, Judge Richey's decision was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, but it is an example of how far the purge of… — Bruce L. Shelley Copy Share Image
Christ's indwelling presence has freed us from exclusive orientation toward ourselves and opened us up in two directions: toward God, to receive… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Name a moral statement or action, uttered or performed by a religious person that could not have been uttered or performed by… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Men will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
There's no anger ever in a spiritual. There's always the dream of a hope of a better day coming. That God understands… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
“We got into this not because we believe religion is silly, but because we believe it is harmful. The fact that it’s… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
“If you know how to put aside the relative world in which you are not influenced by anyone, that is called true… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
There may be times in my life where a situation looks bleak or doesn't make sense, but having faith in God allows… — Dan Ellis Copy Share Image
There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion. — Will Durant Copy Share Image
Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual net and caught many for the good Lord, such a one will greatly… — Ephrem the Syrian Copy Share Image
I think the generosity of President Trump's spirit, recognizing that in the patriot's heart, there's no room for prejudice is part of… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
“So controversial was the preaching of the gospel that the religious establishment of the Jewish community forbade the Apostles from preaching the… — Reformation Trust Publishing Copy Share Image
“is a great vexation to the spirits of good ministers to see people deaf to all the fair warnings given them, and… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
I had been brought up in a church which decides everything and permits no doubts, so that having rejected one article of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies. — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity-connectivity at its center. It's a form… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“We were born alone, and we will die alone. But while we are on this planet, we must accept and glorify our… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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