“That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's more than just a religious story. The days have been growing shorter, imperceptibly but inescapably darker.... Heading into the night of the winter solstice, every spiritual tradition has some kind of festival of light. We're all just whistling in the dark, hoping against hope that someone up there will see these little Hanukkah candles and get the hint.” TryingKindLittlesHas BeensStillsStoriesLightSpiritualNightUniverseLeftReligiousDarkDarknessGrowingTraditionWinterCandleFestivalsHintsHeadingsWhistlingHanukkahSolsticeWinter Solstice Book:I'm God, You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego Source: I'm God, You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego
“Religious mysticism is intellectual garbage. It’s a vestige of the old superstitious Dark Ages when nobody knew anything...It is one of those delusions that isn’t called insane only because there are so many people involved.” PeopleAgeReligiousDarkInvolvedIntellectualInsaneDelusionMysticismGarbageDark AgesSuperstitious Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“Many demons are in woods, in waters, in wildernesses, and in dark poolly places ready to hurt...people.” PeopleHumorWaterHurtReligiousDarkReadyWoodsDemonWildernessBlack Clouds Author:Martin Luther
“...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line.” LifeMayDesireHeavenReligiousLinesDarkRaceHellAngelHorseLongingDenyDesperateGamblingAfterlifeMultitudesGermsSecuredTidyFresh StartHabitatFrictionFinish LineUnpredictabilityDark Horse Book:Skinny Legs and All Source: Skinny Legs and All
“Religion has been a curse on the world and humanity will never know freedom until this curse has been exorcised. It is the curse of ignorance, which has cast its dark shadow over thousands of years of human suppression.” KnowsWorldYearsHumansHas BeensReligionHumanityReligiousDarkIgnoranceShadowCastsCurseSuppression Author:David Icke
“You have to be careful with fans, they'll turn on you. They turn quick. Twitter can go dark fast. If you talk about something serious on Twitter, you better be ready. If you try to pull out real facts or talk about political opinions or something religious, forget it. Like if people asked me who I was voting for, you couldn't touch that one.” PeopleIfsTryingRealFactsPoliticalTurnsReligiousDarkForgetOpinionFansSeriousReadyCarefulVotingBe CarefulForget ItTurn-onPolitical Opinions Author:Bruce Campbell
“Do we not see God at work in our circumstances? Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovreignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in his blessings, instead of God Himself.” IfsWantHas BeensRealFaithJesusWaitingGoalChristReligiousDarkLordWillingCircumstancesBlessingLetting GoJesus ChristPreparedPermanentEvidentPointingOur LordDark TimesWilling To Wait Author:Oswald Chambers