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The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shock

The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me. – Lionel Blue

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I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen. – Lionel Blue

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Experience
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To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldnt wish my teens and 20s on my enemies. – Lionel Blue

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Birthday
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Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. – Lionel Blue

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So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they dont want to hear any of that. – Pat Boone

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Religion

On the other hand, the Bible contains much that is relevant today, like Noah taking forty days to find a place to park. – Curtis McDougall

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Religion

A religion without the element of mystery would not be a religion at all. – Edwin Lewis

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Religion

Whos to say that there is any more support for Freuds psychoanalytic concept of the superego than there is for that old time religion that asserted that there is a God who ordains what is right and wrong, and that His righteousness endures for all generations? – Tony Campolo

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Religion

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Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. – e. e. cummings

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To be upset over what you dont have is to waste what you do have. – Ken Keyes Jr.

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Reading — the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. – William Styron

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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder

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