#religion

I know, I know," Moore said. "Mad beliefs like that, eh? Must be some metaphor, right? Must mean something else?" Shook his head. "What an awfully arrogant thing. What if faiths are exactly what they are? And mean exactly what they say?" "Stop trying to make sense of it and just listen," Dane said. "And what," Moore said, "if a large part of the reason they're so tenacious is that they're perfectly accurate? ↗

— China Miéville

#reality #religion #spirituality #faith

This day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#faith #god #lamentation #night #religion

The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature. ↗

— David O. McKay

#human-nature #religion #change

The world will not change by our position in the Universe. Actions change when beliefs change; collective actions and beliefs change the world. ↗

— Matthew A. Petti

#book-of-revelation #great-pyramid #greek-gods #religion-and-science #religion-christianity

A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a seer. ↗

— Stephen Crane

#prophets #religion #courage

When we remember our identity in Christ, it changes the way we see these relationships because we no longer base our worth on the approval of others but the approval we have already received from our Father through the work of His son. ↗

— Amy E. Spiegel

#religion #sprituality #change

Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#inspirational #religion #faith

If Christ taught us anything it is this -- not to let our fear of death keep us from doing the good thing. ↗

— Robert Fanney

#fear #love #religion #death

Obviously, all religions fall far short of their own ideals. ↗

— Ernest Becker

#religion #death

We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#cruelty #ethics #ethics-in-religion #morality #morality-without-religion