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An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and un

An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason. – Jon Meacham

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With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much. – Jon Meacham

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World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. – Jon Meacham

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The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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To a certain extent I am taking a leap of faith. Im adding up the evidence on either side, and Im seeing the evidence of there not being a God is overwhelming compared to the evidence for there being a God. – Julia Sweeney

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A library implies an act of faith. – Victor Hugo

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I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way. – William P. Leahy

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In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often in regards to his brother, Have a little faith. In my own career as an actor, there were times when I was the only one who believed in myself in the face of the odds. – Wentworth Miller

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I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each others heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious, we have chosen to focus on our similarities, not our differences. We teach our children compassion, charity, honesty and the benefits of hard work. – Steven Levitan

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