"Religion is separate from the institution of the state."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Akbar Ganji

#States Quotes #Institutions Quotes

“The Bible does not say we should aim at numbers but rather urges us faithfully to proclaim God's message in the boldness of the Holy Spirit. This will build God's church God's way.”

Source : Jim Cymbala (2010). “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People”, p.142, ReadHowYouWant.com
“We look at each other without saying anything, both of us smiling like idiots. I heart is so full I canâ€™t believe it can possibly still beat without bursting right in front of me. My desire for him is so fierce Iâ€™m afraid to stand, because I know my knees will be too weak to hold me up, but thereâ€™s more than that. This great and bursting thing inside me is love.”
“Of all noxious animals, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.”

Source : W. Plomer (ed.) 'Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert' (1938-40) 5 April 1870
“Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls...”
“It is the spectators who make the pictures.”
“If an evil spirit had to hide from God, it would hide in a diamond. If an angel had to hide from the Devil, it would hide in rose quartz.”
“We cannot know what faith is if we have never had it, and we cannot obtain it as long as we deny it. Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.”
“Astrology: do we make a hullabaloo among the stars, or do they make a hullabaloo down here?”

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