Quote by Andrew Greeley
I think the real problem for American religion are those minority

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion. – Andrew Greeley

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I think that the core doctrines of Christianity – the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century. – Andrew Greeley

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An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody whos kind of permanently there. And so living with them through the various teenage hopes and sorrows and joys was curiously enough a maturing experience for me. – Andrew Greeley

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It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools. They werent going to be intellectuals. And so I put the theses to the test. And they all collapsed. – Andrew Greeley

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When push comes to shove, it aint the science thats going to lift you up-its the belief, the spiritual side of life, thats going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are. – Kirstie Alley

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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion. – John Burroughs

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The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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