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Faiths Quotes

I honestly do not know if love vanquishes death as our traditional faiths teach but I do know that our vulnerabilities trump our ideologies and that love leavens the purity and logic of our beliefs propelling us to connect as the fiercely gracious human beings we are Picture Quote #1

From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone Picture Quote #1

Religions have approved themselves; they have ministered to sundry vital needs which they found reigning. When they violated other needs too strongly, or when other faiths came which served the same needs better, the first religions were supplanted Picture Quote #1

The truth is every problem can’t be solved by government. Many are caused by the moral breakdown in our society. And the answers to those challenges lie primarily in our families and our faiths, not our politicians Picture Quote #1

An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths Picture Quote #1

Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not Picture Quote #1

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A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later such a religion will emerge Picture Quote #1

A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths Picture Quote #1

The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of human excellence may be fostered by faiths that we do not share Picture Quote #1

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths Picture Quote #1

My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible Picture Quote #1

Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has its own beauty. And it is much better that we live together on the basis of mutual respect and mutual admiration Picture Quote #1

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The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures Picture Quote #1

Even if we could be certain that one of the world’s religions were perfectly true, given the sheer number of conflicting faiths on offer, every believer should expect damnation purely as a matter of probability Picture Quote #1

There are many faiths, but the spirit is one, in me, in you, and in every man Picture Quote #1

The varieties of religious belief are an advantage, since all faiths are good, so far as they encourage us to lead a religious life. The more sects there are, the more opportunities there are for making a successful appeal to the divine instinct in all of us Picture Quote #1

God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization Picture Quote #1

Nothing else matters much... not wealth, nor learning, nor even health... without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be able to believe in life Picture Quote #1

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Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment. It dethrones the ego from the center of our lives and puts others there, breaking down the carapace of the selfishness that holds us back from an experience of the sacred. And it gives us ecstasy, broadening our perspectives and giving us a larger, enhanced vision Picture Quote #1

Science shares with religion the claim that it answers deep questions about origins, the nature of life, and the cosmos. But there the resemblance ends. Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not Picture Quote #1

This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths Picture Quote #1

There are various, nay, incredible faiths; why should we be alarmed at any of them? What man believes, God believes Picture Quote #1

Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based Picture Quote #1

Like many great world faiths, Mormonism has an important strand of sacred mystery. Mormon temples have traditionally been closed to outsiders and designed with opaque windows Picture Quote #1

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Whether they hail from different cultures, countries or faiths, children are children Picture Quote #1

Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings Picture Quote #1

Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all Picture Quote #1

Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit Picture Quote #1

I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths Picture Quote #1

I’m on record as being understood to be a supporter of a reformed establishment, in which other Christian denominations, and other faiths, play a major part Picture Quote #1

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I honestly do not know if love vanquishes death as our traditional faiths teach but I do know that our vulnerabilities trump our ideologies and that love leavens the purity and logic of our beliefs propelling us to connect as the fiercely gracious human beings we are (Faiths Quotes) From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone (Faiths Quotes) Religions have approved themselves; they have ministered to sundry vital needs which they found reigning. When they violated other needs too strongly, or when other faiths came which served the same needs better, the first religions were supplanted (Faiths Quotes) The truth is every problem can’t be solved by government. Many are caused by the moral breakdown in our society. And the answers to those challenges lie primarily in our families and our faiths, not our politicians (Faiths Quotes) An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths (Faiths Quotes) Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not (Faiths Quotes) A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later such a religion will emerge (Faiths Quotes) A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths (Faiths Quotes) The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of human excellence may be fostered by faiths that we do not share (Faiths Quotes) Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths (Faiths Quotes) My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible (Faiths Quotes) Because of the great differences in our ways of thinking, it is inevitable that we have different religions and faiths. Each has its own beauty. And it is much better that we live together on the basis of mutual respect and mutual admiration (Faiths Quotes) The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures (Faiths Quotes) Even if we could be certain that one of the world’s religions were perfectly true, given the sheer number of conflicting faiths on offer, every believer should expect damnation purely as a matter of probability (Faiths Quotes) There are many faiths, but the spirit is one, in me, in you, and in every man (Faiths Quotes) The varieties of religious belief are an advantage, since all faiths are good, so far as they encourage us to lead a religious life. The more sects there are, the more opportunities there are for making a successful appeal to the divine instinct in all of us (Faiths Quotes) God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization (Faiths Quotes) Nothing else matters much... not wealth, nor learning, nor even health... without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be able to believe in life (Faiths Quotes) Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment. It dethrones the ego from the center of our lives and puts others there, breaking down the carapace of the selfishness that holds us back from an experience of the sacred. And it gives us ecstasy, broadening our perspectives and giving us a larger, enhanced vision (Faiths Quotes) Science shares with religion the claim that it answers deep questions about origins, the nature of life, and the cosmos. But there the resemblance ends. Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not (Faiths Quotes) This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths (Faiths Quotes) There are various, nay, incredible faiths; why should we be alarmed at any of them? What man believes, God believes (Faiths Quotes) Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based (Faiths Quotes) Like many great world faiths, Mormonism has an important strand of sacred mystery. Mormon temples have traditionally been closed to outsiders and designed with opaque windows (Faiths Quotes) Whether they hail from different cultures, countries or faiths, children are children (Faiths Quotes) Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings (Faiths Quotes) Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all (Faiths Quotes) Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit (Faiths Quotes) I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths (Faiths Quotes) I’m on record as being understood to be a supporter of a reformed establishment, in which other Christian denominations, and other faiths, play a major part (Faiths Quotes)

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