“Religious phenomena are naturally arranged in two fundamental categories: beliefs and rites. The first are states of opinion, and consist in representations; the second are determined modes of action.” FirstsTwoStatesActionBeliefReligiousOpinionFundamentalsDeterminedCategoriesRepresentationRite Book:Durkheim on Religion: A Selection of Readings with Bibliographies and Introductory Remarks Source: Durkheim on Religion: A Selection of Readings with Bibliographies and Introductory Remarks
“In 1965, in Reed v. Van Hoven, a court determined (237 F.Supp. 48. W.D.Mich. 1965.) that it was permissible for students to pray over their lunch at school so long as no one knew they were praying - that is, they couldn't say words or move their lips, but they could pray only if no one knew about it!” IfsLongSchoolChristianMovingReligiousStudentsPrayingCourtLipsDeterminedLunchVansReeds Author:David Barton
“The world expects of Christians that they will raise their voices so loudly and clearly and so formulate their protest that not even the simplest man can have the slightest doubt about what they are saying. Further, the world expects of Christians that they will eschew all fuzzy abstractions and plant themselves squarely in front of the bloody face of history. We stand in need of folk who have determined to speak directly and unmistakably and come what may, to stand by what they have said.” MenWorldNeedsMaySaidChristianFacesSpeakVoiceReligiousDoubtFrontsRaisesPlantFolksDeterminedProtestBloodyAbstractionSimplestFuzzy Author:Albert Camus
“Determined secularists view these as residual inconsistencies that they have not yet go around to extirpating and that may not be worth bothering about... Form the secularist perspective it may be that the essential battles have been won and excessive zeal in pressing a final mopping-up operation might only excited further public hostility.” MayHas BeensMightChristianFormReligiousViewsPerspectiveBattleEssentialsFinalsExcitedDeterminedBotherOperationsHostilityZealInconsistencyResidualMoppingMopping Up Author:Richard John Neuhaus
“The schools, the courts, the media - all seem determined to erase Christian influence from public life and confine religion to the four walls of the church or home.” HomeSeemsSchoolChristianChurchReligiousFourInfluenceMediaWallCourtDeterminedErasePublic LifeFour Walls Author:Bruce L. Shelley
“This determined bias against religion, especially Christianity, is clearly evident when viewed against the religious heritage of American culture as revealed in the Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 143 U.S. 452. 1892.” StatesChristianCultureChurchReligiousUnitedChristianityUnited StatesHolyDeterminedHeritageBiasEvidentAmerican CultureTrinityAgainst ReligionHoly Trinity Author:Mathew Staver