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“People are mostly sane enough, of course, in the affairs of common life: the getting of food, shelter, and so on. But the moment they attempt any depth or generality of thought, they go mad almost infallibly. The vast majority, of course, adopt the local religious madness, as naturally as they adopt the local dress. But the more powerful minds will, equally infallibly, fall into the worship of some intelligent and dangerous lunatic, such as Plato, or Augustine, or Comte, or Hegel, or Marx.”

“Religious strictures are often the source of attitudes toward nudity. Society urges the wearing of clothing partially as a means of controlling the powerful sexual urges that are feared will be released by nudity, causing chaotic behavior.”

Mean Religious Powerful Attitude Source Behavior Urges Clothings Chaotic Nudity

Author:Patricia Garfield

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seeking peace; only the profoundest ignorance of history could prevent one from recognizing this. For the truth is that religion and irreligion are cultural variables, but killing is a human constant.”

Humans Doe Reason Religious Powerful Ignorance Truth Is Constant Killing Seeking Conviction Sole Compelling Recognizing Merciful Being Me Variables Compelling Reason Irreligion

Author:David Bentley

“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.”

“There is a powerful desire by majorities to assert a religious identity for the country.”

Country Desire Religious Powerful Atheism Identity Majority Positive Atheism Religious Identity

Author:Jack Balkin

“Fatally powerful as religious systems have been, human nature is stronger and wider, and though dogmas may hamper they cannot absolutely repress its growth.”

Humans May Has Beens Growth Religious Powerful Atheism Human Nature Stronger Positive Atheism Dogma Hamper

Book:Complete Works Of George Eliot

Source: Complete Works Of George Eliot

“The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'”

“Religion means a binding. If a man does not feel himself a part of the Universe, and does not hear its pulse, he is not religious. But once he has heard that pulse, he will be hearing it always. Every day his life will replenish itself from this inexhaustible source, eternal and powerful as the sun.”

Ifs Men Feels Mean Doe Universe Belief Religious Powerful Sun Heard Source Eternal Hearing Pulse Binding

Author:Svetlana Alliluyeva

“Air Force officials appear to be more concerned with appeasing the powerful Religious Right lobbyists who have argued against any guidelines that seek to respect and protect the rights of all cadets -- not just those adhering to majority religious beliefs.”

Belief Force Religious Powerful Rights Air Protect Concerned Majority Officials Religious Belief Air Force Guidelines Lobbyists Cadets

Author:Barry W. Lynn

“Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.”

World Together Form Belief Religious Powerful Race Records Communication Music Is Most Powerful Religious Belief Puff Combs

Author:Puff Daddy

“The slightest force, when it is applied to assist and guide the natural descent of its object, operates with irresistible weight; and Jovian had the good fortune to embrace the religious opinions which were supported by the spirit of the times and the zeal and numbers of the most powerful sect. Under his reign, Christianity obtained an easy and lasting victory; and, as soon as the smile of royal patronage was withdrawn, the genius of Paganism, which had been fondly raised and cherished by the arts of Julian, sunk irrecoverably in the dust.”

Source: THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (All 6 Volumes): From the Height of the Roman Empire, the Age of Trajan and the Antonines - to the Fall of Byzantium; Including a Review of the Crusades, and the State of Rome during the Middle Ages

“Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart.”

Heart Turns Religious Prayer Powerful Limits Queens Virgin Mary Blessed Mother

Author:Maximilian Kolbe

“Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.”

Men Names Religious Powerful Hell Army Protection Mary Hostile Do Not Fear Virgin Mary Blessed Mother

Author:Bonaventure

“The greatest saints, those richest in grace and virtue will be the most assiduous in praying to the most Blessed Virgin, looking up to her as the perfect model to imitate and as a powerful helper to assist them.”

Religious Perfect Powerful Virtue Grace Praying Models Blessed Saint Virgins Helpers Virgin Mary

Book:True Devotion to Mary: Saint Louis de Montfort

Source: True Devotion to Mary: Saint Louis de Montfort

“In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future. From this day forward, the millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and every rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty. In this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war.”

“Rock and roll has had a powerful anti-Christian subtheme for decades now.”

Christian Religious Powerful Rocks Decades Rock And Roll Anti Christian

Book:The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail: The Attack on Christianity and What You Need to Know to Combat It

Source: The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail: The Attack on Christianity and What You Need to Know to Combat It

“Liberal humanists now seem to dominate the fields of art, journalism, and communication, which are powerful and uniquely able to spread anti-Christian thought.”

Art Seems Able Christian Religious Powerful Fields Communication Spread Journalism Anti Christian

Book:A Nation Without a Conscience

Source: A Nation Without a Conscience

“For many of the most powerful people in the entertainment business, hostility to organized religion goes so deep and burns so intensely that they insist on expressing that hostility, even at the risk of financial disaster.”

People Christian Religious Powerful Risk Financial Entertainment Disaster Organized Most Powerful Hostility Organized Religion Entertainment Business

Book:Hollywood vs. America: popular culture and the war on traditional values

Source: Hollywood vs. America: popular culture and the war on traditional values

“Powerful groups with anti-Christian worldviews dominate major media and major educational institutions.”

Christian Religious Powerful Groups Media Majors Institutions Educational Worldview Anti Christian Educational Institutions Christian Worldview

Author:Marvin Olasky

“The misfortunes which God is represented in the book of Job as allowing Satan to inflict on Job, merely to test his faith, are indications, if not of positive malevolence, at least of a suspicious and ruthless insecurity, which is characteristic more of a tyrant than of a wholly powerful and benevolent deity.”

Ifs Book God Jobs Religious Powerful Tests Satan Characteristics Insecurity Allowing Misfortunes Tyrants Deities Suspicious Ruthless Indication Benevolent Malevolence

Author:A.J. Ayer

“I am not a believer in religious rituals. I was brought up in the Arya Samaj environment which taught us to shun rituals. Puja, of course, but simple, elegant and brief.”

Inspirational Courses Religious Simple Powerful Environment Taught Believer Ritual Elegant Taught Us Religious Rituals Puja

Author:Dhirubhai Ambani

“Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear in riches, but in the humble heart... Every one of the poorest men can be humbles and come to know God. It need neither money nor reputation to come to know God, but only humility.”