Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Most people I know are not hard-core religious people. They are what I would call 'lightly religious.' So I don't buy the notion that we can't laugh about religion in America. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I love it when the left and when the president say, 'Don't try to impose your values on us, you folks who hold your Bibles in your hand and cling to your guns.' They have values too. Our values are based on religion, based on life. Their values are based on a religion of self. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm just confused as to where we lost that in America because it is everyone's God-given right to think the way they think and that's fine. That's why our ancestors came here to America, to believe what they want, pray how they want and follow a religion with whoever they want. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I did an album a long time ago called 'Replicas,' which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then it's been a song here, a song there. It's not really a constant theme. I've written far more about my problems with religion, with God and all that. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>