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"I thought speakers didn't believe in sin," said a sullen boy.Andrew smiled. "You believe in sin, Styrka, and you do things because of that belief. So sin is real in you, and knowing you, this speaker must believe in sin."

"I thought speakers didn't believe in sin," said a sullen boy.Andrew smiled. "You believe in sin, Styrka, and you do things because of that belief. So sin is real in you, and knowing you, this speaker must believe in sin."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Religion, Sin, Belief, Morality, Faith

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"I'm a very spiritual person, and proud of my Mormon roots."

"I'm a very spiritual person, and proud of my Mormon roots."

Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician

Religion, Mormon, Spiritual

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"In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude."

"In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude."

Thomas Erskine, Scottish Theologian

Religion, Gratitude, Ethics, Grace

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"The priest is the personification of falsehood."

"The priest is the personification of falsehood."

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian Soldier

Religion, Falsehood

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"One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it."

"One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

Religion, Possession, Right

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"Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown."

"Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown."

Frances Wright, Scottish Writer

Religion, Belief, Causes, May

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"Please accept a promise from me in his name that I will always live in the religion in which he died."

"Please accept a promise from me in his name that I will always live in the religion in which he died."

Giacomo Meyerbeer, German Composer

Religion, Name, Promise, Will

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"Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race."

"Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

Religion, Conflict, Conquest, Opinion

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"Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged."

"Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged."

William Robertson Smith, Scottish Scientist

Religion, Society, Community, End

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"If you don't read the Holy Bible, you don't stand a chance with the antichrist."

"If you don't read the Holy Bible, you don't stand a chance with the antichrist."

Felix Wantang, Cameroonian Author

Religion, Faith, Obedience, Discipline

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"I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don't recommend Christianity."

"I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don't recommend Christianity."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Religion, Happiness, Comfort, Realism

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"True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion."

"True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion."

Henry Cabot Lodge, American Politician

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"Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and religion."

"Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and religion."

Bill Condon, American Director

Religion, Sex, Culture, Study

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"I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way."

"I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way."

Guru Nanak, Indian Philosopher

38

"If you're religious, it gives you a perspective."

"If you're religious, it gives you a perspective."

Martha Beck, American Author

Religion, Perspective, Religious

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"The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence."

"The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence."

Robert Rainy, Scottish Clergyman

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"Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt."

"Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt."

Martin Scorsese, American Director

Religion, Kindness

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"If the Gospel of Jesus is relational, that is, if our brokenness will be fixed not by our understanding of theology but by God telling us who we are, then this would require a kind of intimacy of which only Heaven knows."

"If the Gospel of Jesus is relational, that is, if our brokenness will be fixed not by our understanding of theology but by God telling us who we are, then this would require a kind of intimacy of which only Heaven knows."

Donald Miller, American Author

Religion, Gospel, Healing, Faith, Identity

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"Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith in Christ."

"Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith in Christ."

Mark Batterson, American Author

Religion, Faith, Leadership, Obstacle, Hope

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"Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble."

"Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Religion, Facts, Metaphors, Trouble

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"The disciplined Christian will be very careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. Blessed is the man that walketh not in that."

"The disciplined Christian will be very careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. Blessed is the man that walketh not in that."

Elisabeth Elliot, American Author

Religion, Truth, Wisdom, Faith

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"As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon realized that perhaps that main reason was affliction and suffering. ...But at the same time, I learned that just as many people find God through affliction and suffering. They find that adversity moves them toward God rather than away. ...When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives, but that we never were."

"As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon realized that perhaps that main reason was affliction and suffering. ...But at the same time, I learned that just as many people find God through affliction and suffering. They find that adversity moves them toward God rather than away. ...When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives, but that we never were."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

Religion, Suffering, Faith, Adversity, Learning

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"I liked this God very much because you hardly had to talk to it and it never talked back. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality."

"I liked this God very much because you hardly had to talk to it and it never talked back. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality."

Donald Miller, American Author

Religion, Faith, God, Spiritual, Humor

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"Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home."

"Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home."

John Piper, American Clergyman

Religion, Responsibility, Leadership, Home, Protection

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"Religion needs a baptism of horse sense."

"Religion needs a baptism of horse sense."

Billy Sunday, American Clergyman

Religion, Needs, Sense

38

"Sometimes, some of you speak about god, and I mistake him for an abusive lover you're trying to escape."

"Sometimes, some of you speak about god, and I mistake him for an abusive lover you're trying to escape."

Darnell Lamont Walker, American Writer

Religion, God, Escape, Metaphor

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"Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ."

"Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Religion, Christian, Rank

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"It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods."

"It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Religion, God, Gods, Universe

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"You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered. Someone whose fingers are a poem."

"You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered. Someone whose fingers are a poem."

Janet Fitch, American Author

Religion, Love, Desire, Emotion, Imagination

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"One great function of Bible verses: To keep us from drawing false inferences from other Bible verses."

"One great function of Bible verses: To keep us from drawing false inferences from other Bible verses."

John Piper, American Clergyman

Religion, Scripture, Truth, Interpretation, Understanding

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"Religion is a matter between the man and his Maker."

"Religion is a matter between the man and his Maker."

Sardar Patel, Indian Statesman

Religion, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Faith

38

"There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion."

"There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion."

Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist

Religion, Connection

38

"If you take care of everything inside of you, God will take care of everything outside of you."

"If you take care of everything inside of you, God will take care of everything outside of you."

Kate McGahan, American Author

Religion, Care, God, Trust, Faith

38

"After all, is football a game or a religion?"

"After all, is football a game or a religion?"

Howard Cosell, American Lawyer

Religion, Football

38

"Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God."

"Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God."

Victoria Jackson, American Comedian

Religion, God, Man

38

"This is my religion. I take long breaks now when I don't perform and I am not myself when I am not performing."

"This is my religion. I take long breaks now when I don't perform and I am not myself when I am not performing."

Roy Haynes, American Musician

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"Jesus came to earth to change our destination for all who believe."

"Jesus came to earth to change our destination for all who believe."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Religion, Faith, Belief, Salvation

38

"For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God."

"For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God."

Lionel Blue, British Clergyman

Religion, God, Deserted, Goodness

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"Is the god the source, or is the god a human manner of conceiving of the force and energy that supports the world? In our tradition God is a male. This male and female differentiation is made, however, within the field of time and space, the field of duality. If God is beyond duality, you cannot say that God is a "He." You cannot say God is a "She." You cannot say God is an "It.""

"Is the god the source, or is the god a human manner of conceiving of the force and energy that supports the world? In our tradition God is a male. This male and female differentiation is made, however, within the field of time and space, the field of duality. If God is beyond duality, you cannot say that God is a "He." You cannot say God is a "She." You cannot say God is an "It.""

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Religion, Spiritual, God, Metaphysics, Time

38

"Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too."

"Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too."

Studs Terkel, American Journalist

38

"I am the chosen of the Lord, for who He loveth, so doeth He chastiseth. But I be durn if He dont take some curious ways to show it, seems like."

"I am the chosen of the Lord, for who He loveth, so doeth He chastiseth. But I be durn if He dont take some curious ways to show it, seems like."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Religion, Faith, Struggle, Humor, Divinity

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"We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it."

"We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it."

Harriet Martineau, English Writer

Religion, Immortality, Help

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"Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is a mouth."

"Some people think that all the equipment you need to discuss religion is a mouth."

Herman Wouk, American Novelist

Religion, People

38

"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week."

"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week."

Alice Walker, American Author

Religion, Rest, Sabbath

38

"The Gospel is the walking life, not the walking dead."

"The Gospel is the walking life, not the walking dead."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Religion, Gospel, Life, Walking, Faith

38

"Only in christanity that people that fall remain on the ground. When boxers are knocked down they refuse to remain on the ground or to accept a knock out. Even when they are bleeding with swollen faces, they still get up to fight but in Christianity even a push, not even a blow, Boxers gets up, wrestlers jumps up, Christians lie down.Do you know why? They do not fight a good fight, they expect to lose before they enter the ring. Every good fighter is an enduring person, they do excercise and training, they learn the act of endurance. You can't be a good Christian without an amour which is the word of God."

"Only in christanity that people that fall remain on the ground. When boxers are knocked down they refuse to remain on the ground or to accept a knock out. Even when they are bleeding with swollen faces, they still get up to fight but in Christianity even a push, not even a blow, Boxers gets up, wrestlers jumps up, Christians lie down.Do you know why? They do not fight a good fight, they expect to lose before they enter the ring. Every good fighter is an enduring person, they do excercise and training, they learn the act of endurance. You can't be a good Christian without an amour which is the word of God."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Religion, Christianity, Endurance, Fight, Faith

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"We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization."

"We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization."

Herbert Read, English Poet

Religion, Civilization, Christianity, May

37

"But aesthetics is not religion, and the origins of religion lie somewhere completely different. They lie anyway, these roses smell too sweet and the deep roar of the breaking waves is too splendid, to do justice to such weighty matters now."

"But aesthetics is not religion, and the origins of religion lie somewhere completely different. They lie anyway, these roses smell too sweet and the deep roar of the breaking waves is too splendid, to do justice to such weighty matters now."

Rudolf Otto, German Theologian

Religion, Lie, Aesthetics, Deep

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"I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same."

"I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same."

Jerry B. Jenkins, American Novelist

Religion, God, Fear, Man

37

"My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion."

"My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion."

Jack Kevorkian, American Activist

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