“In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated, advocacy programs were quashed, the Savings and Loan program was trashed, the deficit was tripled, unions were busted, Housing and Urban Developing was in shambles, banks were closing, the military got lots of new toys, the religious right was strong, and AIDS was ignored.” FirstsStrongTermReligiousRichMilitaryProgramUnionsAidsSavingDevelopingToysUrbanIgnoredDeficitHousingLoanClosingSavingsAdvocacyBustedShamblesNew Toys Author:Kate Clinton
“It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.” MenReligionReligiousRichRichesRestraintRich ManPrompts Author:Owen Feltham
“These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumpths; a good deed is its own rewards; any bad human can be reformed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness” MenHumansActionEvilSpeakReligiousVirtueSuccessfulRichMysteryHonestyPolicyProtectIllusionDeserveFemaleFairsBraveRewardsAncientDeedsPossessionDemonUnhappinessDoomedGood DeedsEvil ManActions Speak Louder Than WordsHonesty Is The Best PolicyTalismansActions Speak Louder Book:Children of Dune Source: Children of Dune
“For God to be kept out of the classroom or out of America's public debate by nervous school administrators or overcautious politicians serves no one's interests. That restriction prevents people from drawing on this country's rich and diverse religious heritage for guidance, and it degrades the nation's moral discourse by placing a whole realm of theological reasoning out of bounds. The price of that sort of quarantine, at a time of moral dislocation, is - and has been - far too high.” PeopleHas BeensCountryWholeSchoolChristianAmericaNationsInterestReligiousMoralRichPoliticianBoundsDrawingDebateNervousGuidanceRealmsReasoningHeritageClassroomDiverseDiscourseRestrictionTheologicalDegradeAdministratorsQuarantineDislocation Author:Nancy Gibbs
“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.” KnowsMenInspirationalNeedsHeartDoeChristianMotherReligiousPowerfulPayLordRichHumilityPureHumbleRichesReputationOrthodoxKnowing GodPoorestBe HumblePowerful ManHumble Heart Author:Silouan the Athonite
“It is only necessary to seek one thing: to be with Jesus. The man who remains with Jesus is rich, even if he is poor with regard to material things. Who ever desires the earthly more than the heavenly loses both the earthly and the heavenly. But whoever seeks the heavenly is Lord of the whole world.” IfsMenWorldInspirationalWholeChristianDesireJesusLosesReligiousPoorLordRichOne ThingHe ManMaterialsRegardRemainsWhole WorldHeavenlyOrthodoxMaterial Things Author:Ignatius Bryanchaninov
“One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the apostles have placed all that pertains to truth, so that everyone can drink this beverage of life. She is the door of life.” InspirationalShouldChristianChurchReligiousRichDoorsDrinkChristian LifeOrthodoxApostlesTreasuryBeverages Author:Irenaeus of Lyons