#prop

The Prophet's character was termed tremendous because his concern was for God alone. ↗

— Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi

#islam #prophet-muhammad #prophetic-gift #religion #tasawwuf

Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#reason #science #science-vs-religion #scientific-method #sense-of-wonder

Although it is undoubtedly true man was created by God; it is just as true that man was "made" by Satan." The Milkweed Prophesy; Epitaph of the Apocalypse ↗

— Milkweed L. Augustine

#nonficion #prophesy #religion #sacred-theology #religion

Zeena's first published sermon at 7 years old. From “The Cloven Hoof” periodical, 1970, San Francisco, CA, USA.: “The question, 'What is the difference between God and Satan?,' was put to Zeena LaVey, seven-year-old daughter of the High Priest. Her answer was... 'SATAN MADE THE ROSE AND GOD MADE THE THORNS. ↗

— Zeena Schreck

#children-of-celebrities #gnosticism #god #religion-and-children #satan

I will raise up prophets to make conflicting pronouncements that inevitably will be garbled in transcription, resulting in mutually exclusive definitions of orthodoxy from which the open-minded will flee in dismay. ↗

— Sheri S. Tepper

#doctrine #narrow-mindedness #orthodoxy #prophecies #religion

Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful then a person craving after wealth and status is to his Deen (Religion). ↗

— al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee

#craving-for-wealth #greed #quotes-of-prophet-muhammad #status #wealth

Property breeds lawyers, I said, forbearing to add a belief that unfortunately property now seemed the only thing palpable enough to demand the respect of governments, and perhaps was the generating clout against encroachments on the spiritual protections for speech, assembly, and so on. It might turn out that without the right to possess we are not sure we really have the right to speak and to be. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#property-rights #respect

If we talk about the living oracles and want to pay respect to them, how shall we do this? Shall we do it by never reading their words-by paying not attention to that which they say? That is a very poor way of doing. We ought to listen to their words. When we cannot hear their words, we should read them; for they are the words of the authorized servants of God. I feel that there is a great neglect among us in this respect. --CR, 1897, 38, George Q. Cannon (CR is Reports of the General Conferences of the Church) ↗

— John Andreas Widtsoe

#religion #religion

Propaganda is as powerful as heroin; it surreptitiously dissolves all capacity to think. ↗

— Gil Courtemanche

#propaganda #propaganda

New concepts should be introduced by the power of imagery. ↗

— Douglas Coop

#charisma #civil-disobedience #loaded-language #power #propaganda