The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
So much about religion has to do with rigid, sacrosanct preciousness. I don't live my life that way, and I don't feel that's what Baha'u'llah teaches. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of the early church leaders thought this was great and spoke of what seems to have been circle dancing, perhaps around an altar. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>