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Religion Quotes by Richard Rohr
- Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an…
- Much of the Christian religion has largely become “holding on” instead of letting go. But God, it seems to me, does the holding on (to…
- Faith is so rare-and religion so common-because no one wants to live between first base and second base. Faith is the in-between space where you're…
- If our love of God does not directly influence, and even change, how we engage in the issues of our time on this earth, I…
- In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well.
- Jesus liberated us from religion. Jesus taught simple religious practices over major theorizing.Â… The only thoughts Jesus told us to police were our own: our…
- Once God and grace move us to the second half of life, religion becomes a mystical matter, rather than a moral matter.
- What healthy religion is saying is that the real life is both now and later. You have to taste the Real first of all now.…
- Much of what is called Christianity has more to do with disguising the ego behind the screen of religion and culture than any real movement…
- ...religion either produces the very best people or the very worst.
- Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend…
- Metaphor is the only possible language available to religion because it alone is honest about Mystery.
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- Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants… — Karen Armstrong
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- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi