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Whether The Man Is An Atheist Or A Christian, I Would Judge Him By His Fruits, And I Have Therefore Many Agnostic Friends.

The Separation Of Church And State Is Necessary Partly Because If Religion Is Good Then The State Shouldn't Interfere With The Religious Vision Or With The Religious Prophet. There Must Be A Realm Of Truth Beyond Political Competence, That's Why There Must Be A Separation Of Churches, But If Religion Is Bad And A Bad Religion Is One That Gives An Ultimate Sanctity To Some Particular Cause. Then Religion Mustn't Interfere With The State - So One Of The Basic Democratic Principles As We Know It In America Is The Separation Of Church And State.

I Cannot Worship The Abstractions Of Virtue: She Only Charms Me When She Addresses Herself To My Heart, Speaks Through The Love From Which She Springs.

Perhapsthemost Sublimeinsights Ofthejewishprophets And The Christian Gospel Is The Knowledge That Since Perfection Is Love, The Apprehension Of Perfection Is At Once The Means Of Seeing One's Imperfections And The Consoling Assurance Of Grace Which Makes This Realization Bearable. This Ultimate Paradox Of High Religion Is Not An Invention Of Theologians Or Priests. It Is Constantly Validated By The Most Searching Experiences Of Life.

It Is Significant That It Is As Difficult To Get Charity Out Of Piety As To Get Reasonableness Out Of Rationalism.