Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. Edward Bond society religion greek Change image and share on social
I just have a sense that, you know, I'm curious about what is religion about, you know? Why do some of us still engage it? It's not because it's a set of old beliefs or old ideas. Or even, particularly, the view that this is the only true religion. Many of us no longer accept those views. Elaine Pagels engage long sense share on social
I never thought I would write about the Book of Revelation. It's so dense; it's so complex and puzzling. But then I found I was thinking about a number of themes, one of which has to do with politics and religion. Elaine Pagels puzzle religion dense share on social
It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so. Ernestine Rose mind demonstrable interest Change image and share on social
Tourism is a very big economic benefit to the Sherpa people, and also, they have very strong ties to their own social attitudes and their own religion, so fortunately, they're not too influenced by many of our Western attitudes. Edmund Hillary tourism sherpa attitude share on social
The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books. Eldridge Cleaver politic succeed court share on social
Religion is not man's relationship to God, it is man's relationship to man. Elie Wiesel religion relationship man Change image and share on social
Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. Elie Wiesel poor moment personal Change image and share on social
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake. John Shelby Spong demonic religion burn Change image and share on social
I was aware, in those early days of motherhood, that my behaviour was strange to the people who knew me well. It was as though I had been brainwashed, taken over by a cult religion. And yet this cult, motherhood, was not a place where I could actually live. Like any cult, it demanded a complete surrender of identity to belong to it. Rachel Cusk motherhood surrender know share on social