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“It seems to rise again when the crisis times come, and this is a time of most severe crisis, as we all know, not just for the history of the United States and the survival indeed of our democracy, but for the future peace of the world. And never before probably has the need for interfaith commitment been nearly as great as it is at this very moment.”

Knows World Needs States Moments God Seems Time Spirituality United History United States Democracy Future Survival Commitment Crisis Severe Interfaith

Author:Walter Cronkite

“The fact that you are here tonight gathered together with us testifies to the fact you understand the need for this organization and the need for redoubling our efforts in this organization to try to assure that democracy as represented by the United States must depend upon a total freedom of religion, which is written into our Constitution, of course, and the mere suggestion that anyone could maintain that one's patriotism, one's devotion to one's country can be judged by one's religion is so vile, so vile that we have to take to the streets indeed and to put it aside.”

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”

Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

“Tolerance, a term which we sometimes use in place of the words respect, mercy, generosity, or forbearance, is the most essential element of moral systems; it is a very important source of spiritual discipline and a celestial virtue of perfected people.”

Source: Toward Global Civilization Love Tolerance

“Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.”

Mean God Truth Spirituality Theory Absolutes Bounds Doctrine Ideology Buddhist Interfaith Absolute Truth Interbeing

Book:Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

Source: Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake

“I would like the church to be a place where the questions of people are honored rather than a place where we have all the answers. The church has to get out of propaganda. The future will involve us in more interfaith dialogue. ... We cannot say we have the only truth.”

People God Truth Spirituality Church Answers Honor Dialogue Propaganda Honored Interfaith

Author:John Shelby Spong

“...in place of the Old Bottom Line of money and power, a New Bottom Line of Love and Generosity is possible. People of all faiths need to shape a political and social movement that reaffirms the most generous, peace-oriented, social justice-committed, and loving truths of the spiritual heritage of the human race.”

“The interdependency of humankind, the relevance of relationship, the sacredness of creation is ancient, ancient wisdom.”

God Wisdom Spirituality Creation Ancient Humankind Relevance Interfaith Sacredness Ancient Wisdom

Author:Rebecca Adamson

“The indigenous understanding has its basis of spirituality in a recognition of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living things, a holistic and balanced view of the world. All things are bound together. All things connect. What happens to the Earth happens to the children of the earth. Humankind has not woven the web of life; we are but one thread. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.”

“What is faith if it is not translated into action?”

Ifs God Action Spirituality Interfaith

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The Interfaith Alliance has to become an ongoing sustaining and powerful movement whose interest is to prove that religion has a healing side as well as a killing side, and that democracy is the consequence of conscience”

Wells God Spirituality Sides Interest Powerful Healing Democracy Movement Prove Conscience Consequence Killing Ongoing Alliances Interfaith Sustaining

Author:Bill Moyers

“As believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance.”

“In the context of interfaith encounter, we need to bring to the surface how our actual beliefs shape what we do - not simply to agree that kindness is better than cruelty.”

Needs God Spirituality Belief Kindness Shapes Agree Surface Cruelty Encounters Interfaith

Author:Rowan Williams

“All things are bound together, all things connect. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls also the children of the earth.”

Children God Earth Together Spirituality All Things Bounds Interfaith

Author:Oren Lyons