“Give any orthodox church the power, and to-day they would punish heresy with whip, and chain, and fire. As long as a church deems a certain belief essential to salvation, just so long it will kill and burn if it has the power.” IfsGivingLongCertainBeliefChurchFireEssentialsSalvationChainsOrthodoxHeresyWhipsOrthodox ChurchWhips And Chains Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“It is difficult, none the less, for the ordinary man to cast off orthodox beliefs, for he is seldom allowed to hear the other side... Whereas the Christian view is pressed on him day in and day out.” MenChristianBeliefDifficultSidesViewsAtheismOrdinaryCastsPositive AtheismOrthodoxOrdinary Man Author:Margaret E. Knight
“The orthodox environmental theories [of heredity] have been accepted not because they have stood up under proper scientific investigations, but because they harmonize so well with our democratic belief in human equality.” HumansWellsHas BeensBeliefTheoryDemocraticEnvironmentalAcceptedOrthodoxInvestigationStood UpHeredityHuman Equality Author:Arthur Jensen
“I am a Christian according to my conscience in belief,in purpose and wish;Mnot of course by the orthodox standard. But I am content, and have a feeling of trust and safety. The Machiavellian mind and the merchant mind are at one in their simple faith in the power of segmental division to rule all--in the dichotomy of power and morals and of money and morals.” MindFeelingsChristianPurposeCoursesBeliefWishSimpleMoneyMoralPowerStandardsConscienceSafetyOrthodoxDivisionMerchantsDichotomySimple Faith Author:Marshall McLuhan
“No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not know by science, but by the Holy Spirit. Many philosophers and learned men came to the belief that God exists, but they did not know God. It is one thing to belief that God exists and another to know Him. If someone has come to know God by the Holy Spirit, his soul will burn with love for God day and night, and his soul cannot be bound to any earthly thing.” IfsKnowsMenInspirationalMaySoulMatterChristianSpiritNightBeliefReligiousStudyOne ThingHolyBoundsPhilosopherGod LoveHoly SpiritOrthodoxCommandmentsKnowing GodDay And NightGod ExistsEarthly Things Author:Silouan the Athonite