"Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious."

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Source : "The Practice of Everyday Life".

Michel de Certeau

#Religious Quotes #Believe Quotes #Organization Quotes

“Illiteracy is rampant. People are out of communication.”
“To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not dwell in unclean tabernacles. Therefore, one of the first things a missionary must do to gain spirituality is to make sure his own personal life is in order.”
“Essential to our personal faith and development is the unmistakable knowledge that our Father and our Savior want us to succeed. They want us to return to Their presence. Because of Their love for us, They have given us resources to obtain comfort, direction, and strength for our journey home. I speak of prayer, the wonderful and sublime ability to communicate and share our concerns with the Father; the Holy Spirit, which will enlighten and comfort us; and the words of the prophets, both ancient and modern. These resources give us understanding and direction in dealing with our challenges.”
“I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.”
“If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims.”
“Disinformation about the state of climate change science is extraordinarily if not criminally irresponsible...”

Source : "Is climate science disinformation a crime against humanity?" by Donald Brown, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2010.
“There's time enough, but none to spare.”

Source : Charles W. Chesnutt (2015). “The Marrow of Tradition”, p.240, Xist Publishing
“The interesting point is that the polarization is not so much among the public, although there's some of that. The polarization on the immigration issue is really between the elites and the public. In other words, this is not so much a right-left issue, which it is partly.”

Source : "A Closer Look At Obama Administration's Controversial Deportation Plans". "All Things Considered" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. December 26, 2015.

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