Spiritual Views Quotes

I like Christianity. I'm a fan of Jesus and his whole philosophy but not the social teaching aspects of it, of course.

Again, conventional Catholicism does not much appeal to me.

We are pantheists when we study nature, polytheists when we write poetry, monotheists in our morality.

I don't really consider myself religious. I view it more as a relationship. And if anyone thinks that's weird, then okay.

Your political views really denote your spiritual views.

Do I believe that God is a sugar daddy? Not at all.

I never got the idea of a punishing God, just a really boring one. To see people growing up in the Carolinas who were Baptist, I knew there were others who felt God was going to send them to hell for any little thing, but not me.

What is needed today is for all of us to work to change the world's mind about God.

I don't think I ever once heard Mum utter a religious or spiritual sentiment, a considerable feat considering that she was married for 57 years to one of the most prominent Catholics in the country.

Others who openly discuss matters of spirituality often ignore the warning signs. They are so in love with each other, enjoy being with each other, and can see themselves making each other happy for the rest of their lives, and they close their eyes to huge differences in their views of spirituality.

I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.

I was never close to Jerry Falwell because he had his ministry, I had mine. And we came from different theological training and from a different psychological education.

I believe in the paranormal and I accept it but I don't change my life around it. I'm not an avid follower, as it were. I am open-minded.