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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." read more
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent read more
When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point. Thus by denigrating prevailing beliefs and loyalties, the militant man of words unwittingly creates in the disillusioned masses a hunger for faith. For the majority of people cannot endure the barrenness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves. Thus, in spite of himself, the scoffing man of words becomes the precursor of a new faith.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious read more
The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious and cunning prehuman creature that is still within us, sealed in the subconscious cellars of the psyche.
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.
Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
