I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed because they are not allowed to read more

I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed because they are not allowed to force me to practice what they do.

The minister's brain is often the "poor-box" of the church.

The minister's brain is often the "poor-box" of the church.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

There is no great future for any people whose faith has burned out.

There is no great future for any people whose faith has burned out.

Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are read more

Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.

The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith.

The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith.

Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.

Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.