Quote by Karen Armstrong
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. – Karen Armstrong

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Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage. – Karen Armstrong

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After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it. I felt disgusted with it. If I saw someone reading a religious book on a train, Id think, how awful. – Karen Armstrong

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Well, logos is science or reason, something that helps us to function practically and effectively in the world, and it must therefore be closely in tune and reflect accurately the realities of the world around us. – Karen Armstrong

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My faith means everything to me. God and I talk constantly. – Sherri Shepherd

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Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. – Francis Quarles

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Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. – Novalis

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I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history. – David E. Price

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