--- title: "12 Secular Culture Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Secular Culture quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Secular Culture sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/richard-morris-22589_culture_the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn_281261.jpg" --- > [The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn-mainly-from-secular-culture/) [Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/richard-morris-22589_culture_the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn_281261.jpg) > [Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture-want-to-chase-christians-out/) [Eric Metaxas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-metaxas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/eric-metaxas-1651_chase_many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture_725330.png) > [We live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/we-live-in-a-time-of-crisis-in-the-secular-culture-and-in-the-church/) [R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/r-c-sproul-1006_beautiful_we-live-in-a-time-of-crisis-in-the-secul_701137.png) > [We are not relevant when we mirror secular culture. We are relevant when we are what they long to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-johnson/we-are-not-relevant-when-we-mirror-secular-culture-we-are-relevant/) [Bill Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/bill-johnson-1147_culture_we-are-not-relevant-when-we-mirror-secul_116573.png) > [Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-prince/truth-is-not-obtained-cheaply-it-demands-much-time-given-to-prayer/) [Derek Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-prince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/derek-prince-16908_application_truth-is-not-obtained-cheaply-it-demands_1186454.jpg) > [For democrats, it's as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-willis/for-democrats-it-s-as-crucial-to-defend-secular-culture-as-to/) [Ellen Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-willis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/ellen-willis-14968_church_for-democrats-it-s-as-crucial-to-defend_128976.png) > [Our secular culture is adrift in a sea of relativism, escapism, and self-indulgent inanities, with our media and entertainment elites leading the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-tancredo/our-secular-culture-is-adrift-in-a-sea-of-relativism-escapism-and/) [Tom Tancredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-tancredo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/tom-tancredo-3606_culture_our-secular-culture-is-adrift-in-a-sea-o_2142975.png) > [My own ongoing research among secular Americans-as well as that of a handful of other social scientists who have only recently turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-zuckerman/my-own-ongoing-research-among-secular-americans-as-well-as-that-of-a/) [Phil Zuckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-zuckerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/phil-zuckerman-46985_culture_my-own-ongoing-research-among-secular-am_3087445.jpg) > [John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-bernstein/john-paul-was-the-first-modern-pope-to-grow-up-in-a-secular-culture/) [Carl Bernstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-bernstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/carl-bernstein-10988_beautiful_john-paul-was-the-first-modern-pope-to-g_2642965.jpg) > [Escuela Caribe preyed upon parents' fears of secular culture to recruit students. Parents could send their kids to a place where they'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-scheeres/escuela-caribe-preyed-upon-parents-fears-of-secular-culture-to/) [Julia Scheeres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-scheeres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/julia-scheeres-17172_alcohol_escuela-caribe-preyed-upon-parents-fears_255823.jpg) > [Many books condemn 'secular' culture, just as many books advocate (consciously or unconsciously) accommodating ourselves to culture. Brett has written something much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-erre/many-books-condemn-secular-culture-just-as-many-books-advocate/) [Mike Erre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-erre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/mike-erre-39485_advancing_many-books-condemn-secular-culture-just_1250200.jpg) > [Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious - but it was a faith of moderation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/although-the-nasser-revolution-of-1952-was-secular-the-culture/) [Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/ahmed-h-zewail-20096_academic_although-the-nasser-revolution-of-1952-w_2173012.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/secular-culture/#itemlist", "name": "Secular Culture Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Morris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn-mainly-from-secular-culture/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/richard-morris-22589_culture_the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn_281261.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/richard-morris-22589_culture_the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn_281261.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/richard-morris-22589_culture_the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn_281261.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.” — Richard Morris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Metaxas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture-want-to-chase-christians-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/eric-metaxas-1651_chase_many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture_725330.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/eric-metaxas-1651_chase_many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture_725330.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/eric-metaxas-1651_chase_many-in-our-increasingly-secular-culture_725330.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether.” — Eric Metaxas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "R. 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