#eli

Freedom of religion is the only and only way towards universal peace. As long there is irrationality peace is impossible. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#universal-peace #freedom

While these Christians (the majority in a recent poll) are particularly concerned that religious freedoms are being eroded in this country, “they also want Judeo-Christians to dominate the culture, ↗

— David Kinnaman

#religious-freedom #freedom

Now here you go again You say you want your freedom Well who am I to keep you down It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness Like a heartbeat ... drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost ... [Dreams] ↗

— Stevie Nicks

#freedom #loneliness #dreams

Orang-orang tidak bisa membelikan aku apapun yang aku mau, karena yang aku mau cuma kebebasan. ↗

— Ayu Welirang

#freedom #freedom-of-choice #kebebasan #freedom

If religion is true, one must believe. And if one chooses not to believe, one’s choice is marked under the category of a refusal, and is thus never really free: it has the duress of a recoil.” With literary belief, however, “one is always free to choose not to believe.” This, Wood argues, is the freedom of literature; it is what constitutes its “reality. ↗

— James Wood

#literature #quarterly-conversation #religion #freedom

When we let go and let God, Freedom and peace are revealed. When Freedom and peace is revealed God's light never goes out. ↗

— O Crisstopher

#freedom

[I]m Hain des Tempels und im Schatten der Zitadelle habe ich die Freiesten unter euch ihre Freiheit als Joch und Handschellen tragen sehen. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

#religion #freedom

Beliefs that are pushed, and force onto you, have the power to destroy your spirit and keep you captive in a reality of fear and pain ↗

— Martin Suarez

#beliefs #captive #fear #freedom #pain

When our forefathers drew up the constitution, they considered that democracy was creating an atmosphere of freedom of discussion, of argument, of finding the truth. The right, the classic right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed. ↗

— Lee Harvey Oswald

#libra #freedom

And so I urge you to still every motion that is not rooted in the Kingdom. Become quiet, hushed, motionless until you are finally centered. Strip away all excess baggage and nonessential trappings until you have come into the stark reality of the Kingdom of God. Let go of all distractions until you are driven into the Core. Allow God to reshuffle your priorities and eliminate unnecessary froth. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, 'Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor.' That is our first task: to grip the hands of Jesus with such tenacity that we are obliged to follow his lead, to seek first his Kingdom. ↗

— Richard J. Foster

#religion #spiritual-growth #spirituality #freedom