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Mary Douglas has 37 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.
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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality.…
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I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going…
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it…
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Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
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The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts…
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Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a…
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The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be…
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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to…
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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.
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The human body is always treated as an image of society.
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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.
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When a faith-healer commands God to perform a miracle, in the absence of a prayer that says, 'Thy will be done,' it…
— C. Everett Koop
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When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God really. You're doing it for yourself, because…
— Victoria Osteen
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I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we’re not doing it for God—I mean,…
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it…
— Mary Douglas
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As long as we complain, we remain stuck in our problems. But a thankful attitude brings deliverance and makes God smile.
— Joyce Meyer
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Some people are very lucky, and have the story in their heads. I've never storyboarded anything. I like the idea of chance.…
— Nicolas Roeg
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I write because it makes God happy that I write. I sing because it makes God happy that I sing. And if…
— Jamey Johnson
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Religious teachings and teachers have conditioned us to think of faith as a magic catalyst that makes God work for us. In…
— Eric Butterworth
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Some people say: "There is no God; because, if there was a God, God would stop all the suffering." Nonsense! God is…
— Frederick Lenz
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A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands.
— Edwin Louis Cole
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Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.
— Michael Shermer
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I cannot understand how God can give to any of His children glory and virtue, but it nevertheless is true that He…
— Smith Wigglesworth
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