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“Two people with mental issues in a relationship does not work. It's like sitting in a boat and neither one has an oar to row the other to shore. You can meet your mirror image in life, but that doesn't mean you should marry him.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“If God's love encompasses the whole world and if everyone who does not believe in him will perish, then surely this question needs to be asked: When, after two thousand years, does God's plan kick in for the billion people he 'so loves' in China? Or for the 840 million in India? Or the millions in Japan, Afghanistan, Siberia, Egypt, Burma ·.. and on and on?

Why would a God who 'so loved the world' reveal his message only to a tiny minority of the people on earth, leaving the majority in ignorance? Is it possible to believe that the Father of all Mankind would select as his Chosen People a small Middle Eastern nation, Israel, reveal His will exclusively to them, fight alongside them in their battles to survive, and only after their failure to reach out to any other group, update His plan for the world's salvation by sending His 'only begotten son,' not to the world but, once again, exclusively to Israel?”
― Charles Templeton, Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith

“Piety
/pi•e•ty/ (modern definition)

1. When you use Christ’s teachings to put someone in their place out of anger and self-righteousness. It is the number two reason people leave the faith. The first is pride.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“She had lost him. Lost him because she'd let him go. And she could not allow herself to regret that decision.”
― Harriet Evans, Happily Ever After

“It was easy to believe when everything was good. But when bad things happened, doubt sowed its seed in fertile soil and burrowed deep. It was my duty to root it out.”
― Michele Dominguez Greene, Keep Sweet

“Belief in God puts our life on autopilot. We know that someone up there is watching us and is in control. Losing our faith puts off the autopilot, we have to run it manually, and check if everything is alright for ourselves. No wonder religion has a wide appeal; most of us are lazy and would like a supreme being to be in charge”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“If you are a pastor there is no way you can lose faith without losing face, you are considered the devil incarnate by your former congregation”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“I had trouble with the God thing. A lot of people do.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger

“Aren't you... aren't you, like, a pastor or something?"

"No, I'm someone with an idea. That's all."

"Uh-huh. And rebuilding this church is your idea? Restoring faith?"

"Yes, and providing access."

Diego finished his beer. "To God?"

"To faith. People don't lose faith, Diego. They're forced away from it. Ostracized from the very fabric of it. This place can change that.”
― Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3