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> [Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love. Stories about good spirits and evil spirits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/well-religion-has-been-passed-down-through-the-years-by-stories/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

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## More by Andrew Greeley

> [Would it not be much better to have a president who deliberately lied to the people because he thought a war was essential than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/would-it-not-be-much-better-to-have-a-president-who-deliberately-lied/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has a serious image problem and undertake programs to improve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/priest-organizations-around-the-country-both-local-and-national/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/the-leadership-lost-its-nerve-instead-of-taking-the-lead-in-the/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Angels are wonderful and exciting, and they have the appeal of beings who will take care of us and manifest God's personal concern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/angels-are-wonderful-and-exciting-and-they-have-the-appeal-of-beings/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [My songs will pass and be forgotten. What counts, however, is that I sang them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/my-songs-will-pass-and-be-forgotten-what-counts-however-is-that-i/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/i-think-that-the-core-doctrines-of-christianity-the-incarnation-the/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues of authority and sex. That hasn't changed since we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/there-has-always-been-a-certain-proportion-of-people-who-leave-the/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/i-have-terrible-handwriting-i-now-say-it-s-a-learning-disability-but/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married partners who are faithful to one another, is there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/yet-if-the-most-frequent-sex-and-apparently-the-best-sex-is-that/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey of some sort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/everyone-takes-surveys-whoever-makes-a-statement-about-human-behavior/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [When I can go just where I want to go, There is a copse of birch trees that I know; And, as in Eden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/when-i-can-go-just-where-i-want-to-go-there-is-a-copse-of-birch-trees/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/nobody-puts-constraints-on-god-she-doesn-t-like-it/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love. Stories about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/well-religion-has-been-passed-down-through-the-years-by-stories/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [As the criminal, sinful war in Iraq enters its third year, the president goes to Europe to heal the wounds between the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/as-the-criminal-sinful-war-in-iraq-enters-its-third-year-the/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

> [God draws straight with crooked lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/god-draws-straight-with-crooked-lines/)

[Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/)

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