Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they don't want to hear any of that. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
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. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal thing... I am also very spiritual. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it's impossible to ignore. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>