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Religious Quotes

I am dead against trying to keep religious conservatives out of the political debate. The tactic of exclusion is self-defeating Picture Quote #1

An Associated Press report called the President’s antics ‘Bible-thumping politics.’ Clinton’s message was decidedly religious and partisan, as was Governor’s Cuomo’s remarks as he ‘also cited religious themes and maxims.’ Why didn’t the press, the ACLU, and People for the American Way cry foul? Picture Quote #1

The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. ‘Bigots,’ ‘intolerant,’ ‘hateful’ - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are winning debates and scoring points against liberals Picture Quote #1

Some ‘separation’ zealots would expunge any vestige of religious observance in public schools. Many of the same anti-religious fanatics would like to wipe out of existence all church-related schools, by regulation or taxation, so that universal ignorance of the life of spirit should prevail Picture Quote #1

You are worried that the religious Right might succeed in forcing their values onto us? I am worried they might fail Picture Quote #1

The distortions and insults about organized religion will continue unabated as long as our popular culture continues its overall campaign against judgment and values. A war against standards leads logically and inevitably to hostility to religion because it is religious faith that provides the ultimate basis for all standards Picture Quote #1

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There is not one text reference to characteristic Protestant religious life in these books... The dominant theme is the denial of religion as an actual part of American life Picture Quote #1

We think of religion as the symbolic expression of our highest moral ideals; we think of magic as a crude aggregate of superstitions. Religious belief seems to become mere superstitious credulity if we admit any relationship with magic. On the other hand our anthropological and ethnographical material makes it extremely difficult to separate the two fields Picture Quote #1

I’m not religious. It’s an issue, ‘cause I’ve got two little kids, and I feel you can’t grow up without knowledge of religion Picture Quote #1

In every true searcher of Nature there is a kind of religious reverence, for he finds it impossible to imagine that he is the first to have thought out the exceedingly delicate threads that connect his perceptions Picture Quote #1

As long as we accept the principle that religious faith must be respected simply because it is religious faith, it is hard to withhold respect from the faith of Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers Picture Quote #1

The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities Picture Quote #1

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I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me--and it’s rather an awful feeling. One has to be so terribly religious to be an artist Picture Quote #1

Religious education is only valuable intellectually, if the child is educated in a religion versus [just] about a religion. I don’t believe you can have both Picture Quote #1

Religion is usually nothing but a supplement to or even a substitute for education, and nothing is religious in the strict sense which is not a product of freedom. Thus one can say: The freer, the more religious; and the more education, the less religion Picture Quote #1

Just the idea that you are religious doesn’t help at all. It does not help you; it does not help others. In order to really help others, you need to gain knowledge-wisdom Picture Quote #1

Within forty years of their arrival in the Plymouth colony, the first white settlers were afraid their children had lost the dedication and religious conviction of the founding generation. Ever since, Americans have looked to the next generation not only with love and solicitude but with a good measure of anxiety, worrying whether they themselves were good parents, fearful that their children would not turn out well Picture Quote #1

Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute Picture Quote #1

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I’m a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I’m even afraid of it - it’s a learned affectation and it’s just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out Picture Quote #1

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens. As Americans, we are blessed with circumstances that protect our human rights and our religious freedom, but for many people around the world, deprivation and persecution have become a way of life Picture Quote #1

The best conversation is rare. Society seems to have agreed to treat fictions as realities, and realities as fictions; and the simple lover of truth, especially if on very high grounds, as a religious or intellectual seeker, finds himself a stranger and alien Picture Quote #1

Well, it has done terrifying things. Religious ideas are inflammatory in a way that I find difficult to understand. There are very few wars over the theory of relativity. Very few heated arguments, for that matter. Whereas, in Northern Ireland, they are killing one another over religion Picture Quote #1

While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But we cannot allow their cultural mores to snuff out our religious freedoms or the freedom of women to have equal rights Picture Quote #1

I lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s. It was, for a Westerner, pretty idyllic. There were the religious police; there were the rules; there were the prayer times. But it was as if we were existing in two separate universes. The Westerners were just allowed to get on with their way of life Picture Quote #1

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I don’t want my marriage or my guns registered in Washington. And if people have an opinion, it’s a religious opinion that is heartly felt, obviously they should be allowed to practice that and no government should interfere with them Picture Quote #1

Me personally, I don’t have anything against Jesus any more than I do any of the religious icons. I think they’re all pretty funny Picture Quote #1

Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don’t have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy Picture Quote #1

My Latin education teaches me that religion comes from religio, which means, ‘to bind.’ To bind with rope. And that’s all it means. So whenever I hear somebody go, ‘I feel so religious right now!’ I’m like, ‘Well, you’re tying yourself up in knots, are you?’ Picture Quote #1

Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don’t pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we’re alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk Picture Quote #1

A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with their staged performances, invigorating songs, popular wisdom and shared experience, are almost a form of community theater Picture Quote #1

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I am dead against trying to keep religious conservatives out of the political debate. The tactic of exclusion is self-defeating (Religious Quotes) An Associated Press report called the President’s antics ‘Bible-thumping politics.’ Clinton’s message was decidedly religious and partisan, as was Governor’s Cuomo’s remarks as he ‘also cited religious themes and maxims.’ Why didn’t the press, the ACLU, and People for the American Way cry foul? (Religious Quotes) The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. ‘Bigots,’ ‘intolerant,’ ‘hateful’ - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are winning debates and scoring points against liberals (Religious Quotes) Some ‘separation’ zealots would expunge any vestige of religious observance in public schools. Many of the same anti-religious fanatics would like to wipe out of existence all church-related schools, by regulation or taxation, so that universal ignorance of the life of spirit should prevail (Religious Quotes) You are worried that the religious Right might succeed in forcing their values onto us? I am worried they might fail (Religious Quotes) The distortions and insults about organized religion will continue unabated as long as our popular culture continues its overall campaign against judgment and values. A war against standards leads logically and inevitably to hostility to religion because it is religious faith that provides the ultimate basis for all standards (Religious Quotes) There is not one text reference to characteristic Protestant religious life in these books... The dominant theme is the denial of religion as an actual part of American life (Religious Quotes) We think of religion as the symbolic expression of our highest moral ideals; we think of magic as a crude aggregate of superstitions. Religious belief seems to become mere superstitious credulity if we admit any relationship with magic. On the other hand our anthropological and ethnographical material makes it extremely difficult to separate the two fields (Religious Quotes) I’m not religious. It’s an issue, ‘cause I’ve got two little kids, and I feel you can’t grow up without knowledge of religion (Religious Quotes) In every true searcher of Nature there is a kind of religious reverence, for he finds it impossible to imagine that he is the first to have thought out the exceedingly delicate threads that connect his perceptions (Religious Quotes) As long as we accept the principle that religious faith must be respected simply because it is religious faith, it is hard to withhold respect from the faith of Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers (Religious Quotes) The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities (Religious Quotes) I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me--and it’s rather an awful feeling. One has to be so terribly religious to be an artist (Religious Quotes) Religious education is only valuable intellectually, if the child is educated in a religion versus [just] about a religion. I don’t believe you can have both (Religious Quotes) Religion is usually nothing but a supplement to or even a substitute for education, and nothing is religious in the strict sense which is not a product of freedom. Thus one can say: The freer, the more religious; and the more education, the less religion (Religious Quotes) Just the idea that you are religious doesn’t help at all. It does not help you; it does not help others. In order to really help others, you need to gain knowledge-wisdom (Religious Quotes) Within forty years of their arrival in the Plymouth colony, the first white settlers were afraid their children had lost the dedication and religious conviction of the founding generation. Ever since, Americans have looked to the next generation not only with love and solicitude but with a good measure of anxiety, worrying whether they themselves were good parents, fearful that their children would not turn out well (Religious Quotes) Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute (Religious Quotes) I’m a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I’m even afraid of it - it’s a learned affectation and it’s just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out (Religious Quotes) The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens. As Americans, we are blessed with circumstances that protect our human rights and our religious freedom, but for many people around the world, deprivation and persecution have become a way of life (Religious Quotes) The best conversation is rare. Society seems to have agreed to treat fictions as realities, and realities as fictions; and the simple lover of truth, especially if on very high grounds, as a religious or intellectual seeker, finds himself a stranger and alien (Religious Quotes) Well, it has done terrifying things. Religious ideas are inflammatory in a way that I find difficult to understand. There are very few wars over the theory of relativity. Very few heated arguments, for that matter. Whereas, in Northern Ireland, they are killing one another over religion (Religious Quotes) While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But we cannot allow their cultural mores to snuff out our religious freedoms or the freedom of women to have equal rights (Religious Quotes) I lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s. It was, for a Westerner, pretty idyllic. There were the religious police; there were the rules; there were the prayer times. But it was as if we were existing in two separate universes. The Westerners were just allowed to get on with their way of life (Religious Quotes) I don’t want my marriage or my guns registered in Washington. And if people have an opinion, it’s a religious opinion that is heartly felt, obviously they should be allowed to practice that and no government should interfere with them (Religious Quotes) Me personally, I don’t have anything against Jesus any more than I do any of the religious icons. I think they’re all pretty funny (Religious Quotes) Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don’t have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy (Religious Quotes) My Latin education teaches me that religion comes from religio, which means, ‘to bind.’ To bind with rope. And that’s all it means. So whenever I hear somebody go, ‘I feel so religious right now!’ I’m like, ‘Well, you’re tying yourself up in knots, are you?’ (Religious Quotes) Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don’t pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we’re alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk (Religious Quotes) A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with their staged performances, invigorating songs, popular wisdom and shared experience, are almost a form of community theater (Religious Quotes)

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