All Quotes By Tag: Religion

“Christians. They’re determined to rid the land of any who worship the Horned One. Murdering all the druids, burning the temples, sometimes whole villages, and knocking over the standing stones.” The Lady’s face hardened. “This god of peace and love certainly likes to bathe the land in blood.”

“I have always thought that if women’s hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald.”

“If you desire to find the true spirit of Christmas and partake of the sweetness of it, let me make this suggestion to you. During the hurry of the festive occasion of this Christmas season, find time to turn your heart to God. Perhaps in the quiet hours, and in a quiet place, and on your knees—alone or with loved ones—give thanks for the good things that have come to you, and ask that His Spirit might dwell in you as you earnestly strive to serve Him and keep His commandments. He will take you by the hand and His promises will be kept.”

“Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.”

“What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.”

“ أخسر الناس صفقة من اشتغل عن الله بنفسه، بل أخسر منه من اشتغل عن نفسه بالناس”

“I’ve never had much use for religion, except when it comes to swearing or begging for mercy.”

“Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don’t be upset when others decide you’re an asshole.”[Blog post of July 26, 2011]”

“Religion ist nichts anderes als die Lehre davon, wie man frei von Erkenntnis gehorcht […].”

“So far as we know, the tiny fragments of the universe embodied in man are the only centers of thought and responsibility in the visible world. If that be so, the appearance of the human mind has been so far the ultimate stage in the awakening of the world; and all that has gone before, the striving of myriad centers that have taken the risks of living and believing, seem to have all been pursuing, along rival lines, the aim now achieved by us up to this point. They are all akin to us, for all these centers – those which led up to our own existence and the far more numerous others which produced different lines of which many are extinct – may be seen engaged in the same endeavor towards ultimate liberation. We may envisage then a cosmic field which called forth all these centers by offering them a short-lived, limited, hazardous opportunity for making some progress of their own towards an unthinkable consummation. And that is also, I believe, how a Christian is placed when worshiping God.”

“Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly.”

“On your quest to spirituality it is often required to suspend your rationality; but true spirituality asks that you enhance your rationality.”

“…Catholic versus Protestant, essentially. It’s that kind of fight. … And it goes on to this day. Will we never learn? Who knows? Religion. Shit it.”

“Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.”

“To me, religion is about our dignity, not our depravity.”