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“I've always paid attention to religion because I grew up in a religious background, but I've never felt a part of any of them. I think there's something to be drawn from most of them - other than goat sacrificing.”

Thinking Felt Religious Attention Sacrifice Grew Grew Up Paid Backgrounds Goats

Author:Brad Pitt

“Avan was as religious as the next young dragon with his way to make in the world-which is to say that he held many traditional beliefs which he had never paused to examine, attended church because it would have seemed strange not to, rarely paid much attention when he was there, and found piety out of the pulpit thoroughly misplaced.”

World Way Young Next Found Belief Church Religious Attention Strange Paid Traditional Dragons Piety Pulpit Misplaced

Book:Tooth and Claw

Source: Tooth and Claw

“The atheist, agnostic, or secularist ... should insist on the need to engage in a meaningful debate on the entire issue of the truth or falsity (or probability or improbability) of religious tenets, without being subject to accusations of impiety, immorality, impoliteness, or any of the other smokescreens used by the pious to deflect attention from the central issues at hand.”

Needs Should Hands Used Religious Attention Issues Atheism Subjects Atheist Positive Atheism Debate Meaningful Agnostic Probability Pious Accusation Immorality Falsity Improbability

Author:S. T. Joshi

“Let those who think that the Church pays too much attention to Mary give heed to the fact that Our Blessed Lord Himself gave ten times as much of His life to her as He gave to His Apostles.”

Thinking Giving Facts Church Religious Pay Attention Lord Too Much Ten Blessed Mary Apostles Heed Virgin Mary

Book:The World's First Love

Source: The World's First Love

“We make real that to which we pay attention. The Master knows this. The Master places himself at choice with regard to that which she chooses to make real.”

Knows Inspirational Real Choices Religious Pay Attention Masters Regard Pay Attention

Book:The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

Source: The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

“The demand that Islam makes of women is to not attract attention to yourself, and if you are in a secular society, that attire does exactly that, and it is a political symbol, no longer religious.”

Ifs Doe Political Religious Attention Demand Islam Symbols Secular Attire Secular Society

Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“The community in Utah was very religious. I was a typical teenage girl trying to find my sexuality. Unfortunately, girls do use their sexuality to find attention. I also understand why parents want to protect their kids.”

Want Trying Use Kids Girl Parent Community Religious Attention Protect Sexuality Typical Teenage Teenage Girl Utah

Author:Julianne Hough

“Demagogues are so easy to identify. They gesture a lot and speak with pulpit rhythms, using words that ring of religious fervour and god-fearing sincerity. Sincerity with nothing behind it takes so much practice. The practice can always be detected. Repetition. Great attempts to keep your attention on words.”

Speak Easy Religious Behinds Attention Practice Rings Rhythm Sincerity Gestures Repetition Pulpit Using Words

Author:Frank Herbert

“Upon my arrival in the United States the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention; and the longer I stayed there, the more I perceived the great political consequences resulting from this new state of things. In France, I had almost always seen the spirit of religion and the spirit of freedom marching in opposite directions. But in America I found they were intimately united and that they reigned in common over the same country.”

Firsts Country States America Political Spirit Found Religious United Common Attention United States Consequence Aspect Opposites France Arrivals Great Political

Book:Democracy In America -- Vol. 1

Source: Democracy In America -- Vol. 1