Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
A. J. JACOBSI thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven times after coitus).
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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
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It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It’s like, it’s really bad. It’s like Paula-Deen-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.
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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It’s like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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