#doctrine

I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#assimilate #concepts #cosmology #creation #different

Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#beginning #creation #doctrine #pay #science

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can not reach it. ↗

— Walter Rauschenbusch

#doctrine #every #generation #high #put

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#constitution #constitutional #doctrine #inadequate #last

When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#constitutional #doctrine #i #pat #pat robertson

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#advocacy #amongst #any #doctrines #feel

I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike. ↗

— James A. Garfield

#contests #deal #dislike #doctrines #events

Do you know, the only people I can have a conversation with are the Jews? At least when they quote scripture at you they are not merely repeating something some priest has babbled in their ear. They have the great merit of disagreeing with nearly everything I say. In fact, they disagree with almost everything they say themselves. And most importantly, they don't think that shouting strengthens their argument. ↗

— Iain Pears

#blind-faith #disagreement #discussion #doctrine #faith

Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse." (History Will Teach Us Nothing) ↗

— Sting

#dogma #faith #fundamentalism #radicalism #reason

Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#doctrine #exaggeration #primness #religion #art