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Quote by Gene Veith

“Those who think all religions are the same look at the wrappings instead of the content.”

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Gene Veith is an American author, scholar, and theologian, born in 1951. He is known for his works in the fields of Christian culture, literature, and theology, which often explore faith issues in modern culture and strive to bridge the gap between faith and secular culture. more

“The underlying foundation of all religion is performance - whether it's a tribal dance around a campfire to satisfy the fire god, or a dead religious activity performed week after week by an evangelical Christian with the intent of impressing his God. It's all religious performance, and God isn't impressed by our performance. What impresses Him is faith.”

Christian Religion Religious Fire Week Activity Performances Foundation Impressed Impress Evangelical Campfire

Author:Steve McVey

“Reading books everyone died, none became any wise. One who reads the word of Love, only becomes wise.”

Book Religion Reading Wise Died Reading Books

Author:Kabir

“Even the gods love jokes.”

Love Religion Fool Laughter Jokes God Love Plato Funny Inspirational April Fooled Pranks April Fools Day April Fools Fools Day Funny April Fools Day Funny April Fools

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“If oxen and lions had hands and could paint with their hands and produce works of art, as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods likes horses and oxen like oxen. Each would represent them with bodies according to the bodies of each. So the Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed; the Thracians give theirs red hair and blue eyes.”