“The graphic emphasis placed on those first lines is rather hard to square with the proposition that the monument expresses no particular religious preference.” FirstsHardReligiousLinesAtheismParticularPositive AtheismSquaresPropositionsEmphasisPreferenceMonumentGraphic Author:John Paul Stevens
“Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.” WorldAgePoliticalReligiousLevelsEconomicMoralityMotherhoodProfessionBackgroundsHeightCitizenshipPreferenceConvenienceAffiliationEthnic Background Book:Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession Source: Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
“The danger, then, is that materialism is not only shaping how we live but the way we think as well. It influences our consumer tastes and our preference for high-paying jobs, but it also alters our capacity to pray, the nature of our prayers, and the ways in which religious tutelage instructs our values.” ThinkingWayWellsJobsValuesReligiousPrayerInfluenceDangerPrayingTasteCapacityConsumersMaterialismConsumerismPreferenceOur PrayersOverconsumptionTutelage Author:Robert Wuthnow