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But you've always used words so wordily in crafty defense of your Trinity, although He never needed such defense before you got Him from me as a Unity. ↗

— Walter M. Miller Jr.

#humor #judaism #religion #religion

No one knows loneliness like an atheist. When an average person feels isolated, he can call through the depths of his soul to One who knows him and sense an answer. An atheist cannot allow himself that luxury, for he has to crush the urge and remind himself of its absurdity. ↗

— Jeffrey Lang

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Could it be, as one writer puts it, that every knock at the door of a brothel is actually a knock at the heart of God? ↗

— Randy Elrod

#sensuality #sexuality #spirituality #religion

Dysfunction comes when we intertwine the church and God and view them as one. ↗

— Randy Elrod

#god #sex #religion

To be frank, I find religion rather offensive. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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Ingatlah, ketika Saudara diusir oleh orang pada saat memberitakan Injil, ada pahala untuk anda di sorga. Bagaimanapun kita dianiaya, dipermalukan, diusir, semua itu hanya membuktikan bahwa kita adalah murid Tuhan Yesus. Makin dianiaya, iman menjadi semakin teguh. ↗

— Stephen Tong

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There is little hope of the repentance and redemption of certain some until they have committed one or another of the many wrong things of which they are daily, through a course of unrestrained selfishness, becoming more and more capable. ↗

— George MacDonald

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Washington politicians basically view the People as a capricious and dangerous enemy, a dumb mob whose only interesting quality happens to be their power to take away politicians' jobs... When the government sees its people as the enemy, sooner or later that feeling gets to be mutual. And that's when the real weirdness begins. ↗

— Matt Taibbi

#elected-officials #government #politics #religion

When anyone studies a little or pays a little attention to the rules of Islamic government, Islamic politics, Islamic society and Islamic economy he will realize that Islam is a very political religion. Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics. ↗

— Ruhollah Khomeini

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Lately I was near the beehives and some of the bees flew onto my face. I wanted to raise my hand, and brush them off. 'No,' said a peasant to me, 'do not be afraid, and do not touch them. They will not sting you at all, if you touch them they will bite you.' I trusted him; not one bit me. Trust me; do not fear these temptations. Do not touch them; they will not hurt you. ↗

— Francis de Sales

#willpower #religion