“What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather that it condemns all other spiritual choices - the Buddhist, the Jew, the Muslim, and many others who consider themselves to be good Christians. The wall of separation between church and state is needed precisely because religion, like art, is too important a part of the human experience to be choked by the hands of censors.” HumansArtImportantStatesHandsChristianSpiritualReligionChoicesChurchDangerousWallNeededArt IsJewBe GoodSeparationBuddhistHuman ExperienceChurch And StateGood ChristianSeparation Between Church And State Author:Barbra Streisand
“Between the combination of Judeo-Christian religious 'be good be good be good' and Capitalist 'something's wrong with you, buy this' and the parental upbringing, which is 'you're wrong, you're not thin enough, you're not smart enough' I mean, hello! We don't have a shot.” MeanEnoughChristianReligiousSmartShotsBe GoodCombinationCapitalistHelloUpbringingParental Author:Eve Ensler
“Christian holiness consists not of trying as hard as we can to be good but of learning to live in the new world created by Easter, the new world we publicly entered in our baptism. There are many parts of the world we can't do anything about except pray. But there is one part of the world, one part of physical reality, that we can do something about, and that is the creature each of us call "myself.” WorldTryingHardRealityChristianCan DoPrayingCreaturesBe GoodHolinessNew WorldEasterBaptismCan Do Something Author:N. T. Wright
“I am no preacher of the old legal Sabbath. I am a preacher of the gospel. The Sabbath of the Jew is to him a task; the Lord's Day of the Christian, the first day of the week, is to him a joy, a day of rest, of peace, and of thanksgiving. And if you Christian men can earnestly drive away all distractions, so that you can really rest today, it will be good for your bodies, good for your souls, good mentally, good spiritually, good temporally, and good eternally.” IfsMenFirstsSoulBodyTodayChristianJoyLordWeekTasksJewBe GoodYour BodyYour SoulGood ManDistractionPreacherSabbathDays Of The WeekDay Of Rest Author:Charles Spurgeon
“The Christian message is not an exhortation - "try hard to be good." Good advice, but there is no saving gospel in that.” TryingHardChristianAdviceMessagesBe GoodSavingGood Advice Book:Marching off the map: and other sermons Source: Marching off the map: and other sermons
“I think Christians should be leaders in art, science, philanthropy, charity, and all kinds of good works. We should be good examples for everyone. Unfortunately though, that's not often the case.” ThinkingShouldKindArtChristianLeaderCasesExampleCharityBe GoodAll KindsGood WorkPhilanthropyGood Examples Author:Matt Smith