As a human being, the way Jesus responded to God in faithful obedience and gave his life in service to other humans-is… — Luke Timothy Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't believe any religion should be exclusive or feel superior in any way, or be judgmental. It should be a quiet,… — Catherine Hicks Copy Share Image
“The world is a parable-the habitation of symbols-the phantoms of spiritual things immortal shown in material shape.” — Sheridan Le Fanu Copy Share Image
Social change really cannot happen unless people are willing to take a risk, and they were. And I was so moved by… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for… — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
The Angel is one of those Articles of Faith as unshakable as our belief in the existence of God, an atom, or… — Malcolm Godwin Copy Share Image
We want young people to know what they believe, why they believe it. I believe America was built on the Judeo-Christian ethic;… — Jerry Falwell Copy Share Image
Americans deserve to have their religious beliefs and practices protected. Religious freedom is too important to be trampled by insensitive bureaucracy or… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
“Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
We're talking a lot about reason and religion today, but I really hope that the American experiment can continue, because liberty really… — James Wasserman Copy Share Image
“My death conceals an appalling conspiracy against our religion, our traditions and the way we see the world. Open your eyes, discover… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The function of the church for both young and old is not to give us on Sundays certain kinds of experiences different… — Sophia Lyon Fahs Copy Share Image
The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Theology, I am persuaded, derives its initial impulse from a religious wavering; for there is quite as much, or more, that is… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
Peter erred in life and in doctrine. Paul might have dismissed Peter's error as a matter of no consequence. But Paul saw… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the words of Genesis, that 'In the beginning… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
To be endowed with strength by nature, to be actuated by the powers of the mind, and to have a certain spirit… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
When christendom became a totalitarian superpower, the doctrine of peace and love by acceptance of Jesus Christ as savior was taxed by… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional,… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
We are extremely uncomfortable with the spiritual aspects of gardening, and yet most people feel it in some form or other, even… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
"Similar but not the same" - that's like the return of the beloved for me. And metamorphosis: the spirit of the beloved… — Gregory Orr Copy Share Image
I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Jesus said, "Teach all nations." He never said that we need governmental permission to evangelize. Faithfulness to God and the Great Commission… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
All the drama you see about Christianity or the Catholic religion? People are seeing through that, and there are really authentic people… — Brian Welch Copy Share Image
While I cannot be regarded as a pillar, I must be regarded as a buttress of the church, because I support it… — William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Copy Share Image
Once your faith persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares absurd, beware, lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“How is it that, in this one area of our lives [religion], we have convinced ourselves that our beliefs about the world… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“I am not a religious girl, but I would've prayed to the Devil, if I believed he'd have helped me." Siobhan Everdeen” — Willow Downs Copy Share Image
I won't be lazy, anymore. I will listen to the Lord and not go on the wrong track. I'll go on the… — BigHeartedPerson Copy Share Image
The spirit that I am advocating is reframing how we view the world, and shifting from the negativity of lack and "not… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
So much of religion is like, 'Well if you were praying about it, if you were good with God, that would fix… — Taylor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Liberalism is a force truly of the spirit proceeding from the deep realization that economic freedom cannot be sacrificed if political freedom… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When the concept of human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels connected to the Cosmos… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
To blaspheme the earth is now the most dreadful sin, and to rate the heart of the unknowable higher than the meaning… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The Church's mission is to spread hope "contagiously" among all peoples... It is only in this mission that the true journey of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“When people confront the past—their sins, wounds, and curses—they experience amazing joy, freedom, and spiritual growth. They move from just the assurance… — Chris Hodges Copy Share Image
Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future. — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
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