“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.” BelieveHandsMovingReligionPoliticsSidesAtheismSubjectsHistoricalAtheistAppearanceTyrannyDevotionTreatmentIllegalTyrantsRulersPiousUncommonAtheistic Author:Aristotle
“The doctrine that the earth is neither the center of the universe nor immovable, but moves even with a daily rotation, is absurd, and both philosophically and theologically false, and at the least an error of faith.” EarthMovingReligionUniverseErrorsDoctrineAbsurdCenter Of The UniverseRotation Author:Galileo Galilei
“I cannot say my yes to legends that have been clearly and fancifully created. If I could not move my search beyond angelic messengers, empty tombs, and ghostlike apparitions, I could not say yes to Easter.” IfsHas BeensMovingReligionEmptyIf I CouldLegendsEasterTombsMessengersAngelicApparitions Book:Resurrection: myth or reality? : a bishop's search for the origins of Christianity Source: Resurrection: myth or reality? : a bishop's search for the origins of Christianity
“I who was a house full of bowel movement, I who was a defaced altar, I who wanted to crawl toward God could not move nor eat bread.” GodWantedMovingReligionHouseMovementBreadAltarsBowel Movements Book:The Awful Rowing Toward God Source: The Awful Rowing Toward God