This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Ibn `Arabi, full name was Abū 'Abdillāh Muḥammad ibn 'Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn `Arabī
My heart has opened unto every form: it is a pasture for gazelles, a cloister for Christian monks, a temple for idols, the Ka`ba of the pilgrim, the tablets of the Torah and the book of the Qur’an. I practice the religion of Love.
A religion which requires persecution to sustain it is of the devil's propagation.
James A. Pike, fully Bishop James Albert Pike
With us, separation of church and state was never intended to mean separation of religion from society.
It is strange that anyone should be so foolish as to think that religion and faith can be thrust down a person’s throat at the point of the sword or a bayonet.
Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in harmony.
Harmony | Life | Life | Looks | Need | Philosophy | Religion | Thought | Friendship | Thought |
What the world craves today is a more spiritual and less formal religion. To the man or woman facing death, great conflict, the big problems of human life, the forms of religion are of minor concern, while the spirit of religion is a desperately needed source of inspiration, comfort and strength.
Comfort | Death | Inspiration | Life | Life | Man | Problems | Religion | Spirit | Strength | Woman | World |
John Kenneth Galbraith, aka "Ken"
[The] men of the technostructure are the new and universal priesthood. Their religion is business success; their test of virtue is growth and profit. Their bible is the computer printout; their communion bench is the committee room.
Bible | Business | Computer | Growth | Men | Religion | Success | Virtue | Virtue | Business | Bible |
Superstition is but the fear of belief, religion is the confidence and trust. The greatest burden in the world is superstition, not only of ceremonies in the church, but of imaginary and scarecrow sins at home.
Belief | Church | Confidence | Fear | Religion | Superstition | Trust | World |
John Kenneth Galbraith, aka "Ken"
These men of the technostructure are the new and universal priesthood. Their religion is business success; their test of virtue is growth and profit. Their bible is the computer printout; their communion bench is the committee room.
Bible | Business | Computer | Growth | Men | Religion | Success | Virtue | Virtue | Business | Bible |
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion - all in one.
In politics, religion is now a name; in art, a hypocrisy or affectation.
Affectation | Art | Hypocrisy | Politics | Religion |