"I have often come across convinced adepts of Greek mythology who mock our faith under the pretext that we do not say anything else to those whom we instruct in divine things, but merely command them to believe. They accuse the apostles of ignorance, labelling them barbarians, because they do not have the subtlety of eloquence; and they say that the cult of martyrs is ridiculous, considering it completely absurd for the living to seek assistance from the dead."

-- Theodoret

#Believe Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Greek Quotes

“Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise.”
“Belief builds from scratch. Doesnâ€™t have to relax, it doesnâ€™t need space”

Source : Song: Belief 2, Album: Chariot, 2003
“Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm.”
“One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.”
“The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.”
“When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.”

Source : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
“Even as I've become more reticent about the political possibilities of the academic space, I want to note that students have played significant roles in insurrectionary activity across the globe for decades and centuries, and I don't think that we've crossed some threshold where that's never going to happen again. We still need to take the university space quite seriously.”
“Iraq is not only fighting to defend itself, but also to defend all countries of the world, especially as these foreign fighters that are fighting for Daesh, they come from more than 100 countries. So, very humbly, we say that we are defending ourselves and all countries of the civilized world, and we are defending democracy.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org

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