“Religion does not blithely promise some sort of no-trouble, no-problem, no-poverty world; but rather a spirit, a power, an enthusiasm that endows everyone with the ability to overcome any and all of it.” WorldDoeProblemSpiritReligionAbilityPovertyTroublePromiseOvercomingEnthusiasmNo Problem Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“You have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment - to uphold the Constitution and my oath of office - and to reject any kind of religious pressure or obligation that might directly or indirectly interfere with my conduct of the Presidency in the national interest.” KindMightReligionInterestReligiousAbilityOfficeJudgmentFairsConstitutionPressureObligationRejectsInterferePresidencyOathNational InterestsOath Of Office Author:John F. Kennedy
“It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable.” LoveReligionAbilityExistenceChristianityDutyExcellenceValuableTolerableBonds Of LoveDuty To GodGreat Bond Author:Horace Bushnell
“It's always been you know, religion that has been the primary impediment to actual relationship with God, because it creates a mythology about performance -- that you can perform your way into the appeasement of the deity. And you know, when you're born inside the cultural framework that I was, and you're born inside the religious traditions that I was, that becomes your understanding of spirituality: That it's about trying to please God. So, it's really not about God at all; it's about our ability to perform according to whatever the expectations are.” KnowsWayTryingHas BeensReligionSpiritualityUnderstandingBornReligiousAbilityPleaseExpectationsTraditionPerformancesMythologyPrimariesDeitiesFrameworkRelationship With GodImpedimentsReligious TraditionsAppeasement Author:William P. Young