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Every fundamentalist movement Ive studied in Judaism, Christianity

Every fundamentalist movement Ive studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out religion. – Karen Armstrong

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Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective. – Karen Armstrong

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Imagination
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Its a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles. – Karen Armstrong

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Nature
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Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isnt necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept. – Karen Armstrong

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For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God. – Lactantius

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For me sport was a religion… with religious sentiment. – Pierre de Coubertin

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Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. – Francis of Assisi

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Religion

The Virgin Mary was an unwed teenage mother. – Author Unknown

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