Is letting our children watch TV a form of child abuse? If our children grow up knowing everything about Britney Spears and nothing about nature or faith, about anything, is that not a form of child abuse?
Copy Quote View & ShareAnyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.
Copy Quote View & ShareI had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
Copy Quote View & ShareWith my tattoos, I've got my war side on my left side, being left handed, and a faith side on my right side, right with God.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy religion would be a gentle faith that believed in the sacredness of leisure. Napping as a form of prayer.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe true face of religion belongs to the re-enchantment of our injured civilization; faith is a way of filling all the spiritual spaces in our damaged world with the vision of a loving God, the God described in the Qur'an as al-Rahman al-Rahim.
Copy Quote View & ShareFaith itself is a horrible mechanism that stunts the growth of ideas. It also stunts the act of questioning, and it does this by pushing the idea that you have to have faith - and that nothing has to be proven.
Copy Quote View & ShareSisters are brittle things. God was penurious with me, which makes me shrewd with Him. One is a dainty sum! One bird, one cage, one flight; one song in those far woods, as yet suspected by faith only!
Copy Quote View & ShareThe political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
Copy Quote View & ShareBeing afraid to tell the truth because of the projected consequences, whatever it may be, shows a lack of faith and an abundance of fear.
Copy Quote View & ShareUnder Pope Francis, we have seen a change at the Vatican that is reflective of the church I know and love. He approaches controversial doctrine or past wrongdoing with humility, understanding, and faith in the goodness of mankind. He has served as a voice for the voiceless and has been working to re-establish the church as a home for the homeless.
Copy Quote View & ShareIn economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
Copy Quote View & ShareVisible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be real! I gave the name to the collection of musicians who worked with me on the record.
Copy Quote View & ShareNo one can travel your own road for you; you must travel it for yourself. My faith in this stems from my childhood. I grew up in a family with a system of religious beliefs handed down to me.
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