I was just then going through a healthy reaction from the orthodoxy of my youth; religion had become for me not so much a possession as an obsession, which I was trying to throw off, and this iconoclastic tale of an imaginary tribe was the result. Laurence Housman reaction religion obsession share on social
How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally - certainly with my secular background - the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence. Yann Martel traditionally religion human share on social
I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians. Luke Ford know nonsense religion Change image and share on social
Religion is life inspired by Heavenly Love; and life is something fresh and cheerful and vigorous. Lucy Larcom religion life love Change image and share on social
I think we need to do some deep soul searching about what's important in our lives and renew our spirit and our spiritual thinking, whether it's through faith-based religion or just through loving nature or helping your fellow man. Louie Schwartzberg nature search man share on social
From a young age, I saw and placed importance on spirituality within religion. Lizzo age religion importance Change image and share on social
They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We don't dictate those terms. Larry Harvey mystery dictate wonderful share on social
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. key man woman share on social
If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion. Emile Durkheim soul birth idea Change image and share on social