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Each voice carries a portion of value, no matter how unpalatable or distasteful that voice may be: no one person, government, ideology, transnational, or religious institution can own and dominate the whole.
Religion to me is devotion to work and devotedly working is being religious.
I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me.
Leaving religious texts open too interpretation is the downfall of religion itself. If it is truly the word of God then there is no room for interpretation; you either take all of it or none. There is no selective belief
After World War II, it seemed that humanity understood something, and nothing like that would happen again. _x000D__x000D_ Humanity has understood nothing. _x000D__x000D_ Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood. _x000D__x000D_ The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.
Have you considered that the Bible, like all religious doctrine, may be allegorical and symbolic, to direct us toward one holy entity of love, as opposed to a simplistic litiginous text to direct the behavior of human beings?
As I make goals for this year... Jesus, let your thoughts become my thoughts and bend my will to Your will.
The crowning evidence that he lives is not a vacant grave, but a spirit-filled fellowship. Not a rolled-away stone, but a carried-away church.
I'm not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful.
Religious ideas such as the idea of God have functioned as regulative ideals for us to aspire after: we too could become unified and capable subjects; we too could learn how to know the world and reshape our environment to meet our own needs.
We cannot be part-time Christians! We should seek to live our faith at every moment of every day.
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.
My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others. We need to nurture it. Scientists have found that to ensure even physical health peace of mind is essential. People often think that love and compassion are only matters of religious concern, but in fact such values are necessary in all human relations
One does not give birth in a void, but rather in a cultural and political context. Laws, professional codes, religious sanctions, and ethnic traditions all affect women's choices concerning childbirth.
For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can't hold any back.
If you are religious at all, it is overwhelmingly probable that your religion is that of your parents. If you were born in Arkansas and you think Christianity is true and Islam false (knowing full well that you would think the opposite if you had been born in Afghanistan), you are the victim of childhood indoctrination.
Don't think being 'religious' means becoming harsh or hard. When Allah enters a heart, He softens it--He doesn't harden it.
You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.
The Christian Church should not be a secret society of specialists, but a public manifestation of believers in Jesus.
Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord.
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