#religion

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#against #argument #charity #christ #crime

We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what Jesus meant. By kingdom, Jesus means: God's Dream Society on earth, spreading out from the land of Israel to encompass the whole world. ↗

— Scot McKnight

#discipleship #hope #inspirational #justice #religion

Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#beginning #berlin #came #circumstances #civilization

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#done #get #i #israel #jewish

Religion, you can't a handle on it, you just have to know or not know-people either believe or they don't believe. ↗

— Dennis Potter

#either #handle #just #know #religion

The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#bell #implies #interference #other #people

I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them. ↗

— Colin Powell

#denominations #different #different points #fact #gay

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#difference #evil #good #good and evil #religion

The Left is doing to America what it has done to almost everything it has deeply influenced - the arts, the university, religion, culture, minorities, Europe: ruining it. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#america #arts #culture #deeply #doing

The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being. ↗

— Orson Pratt

#being #consists #father #godhead #holy