"When I was young, I was religious." — Jonathan Kozol
"When I was young, I was religious."
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- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They… — Karen Armstrong
- Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and… — Karen Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is… — Karen Armstrong
- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines… — Karen Armstrong
- Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was… — Karen Armstrong
- 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
- If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will… — Francis of Assisi
- My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was… — Chinua Achebe
- God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
- The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate… — Teresa of Avila