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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Swearing on the Bible, you understand that shit? They tell you to raise your right hand and put your... — George Carlin</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Carlin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mouloud-benzadi-quote-meaning-50653</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>One of the signs of insanity is the belief that life after death matters more than life on Earth! — Mouloud Benzadi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mouloud Benzadi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernest-renan-quote-meaning-50654</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Muslims are the first victims of Islam. [...] To liberate the Muslim from his religion is the best s... — Ernest Renan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernest Renan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lawyer-dinner-discussion-quote-50655</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Can’t a lawyer take his client out to dinner to discuss the case? Haven’t you ever heard of the two-... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-50656</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>One notorious — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/diane-setterfield-quote-meaning-50658</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The doctor's wife wasn't a bad woman. She was sufficiently convinced of her own importance to believ... — Diane Setterfield</image:title>
      <image:caption>Diane Setterfield quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/herr-k-quote-meaning-50660</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>One day somebody asked Herr K. if there was a God. Herr K. replied: "I suggest that you ask yourself... — Bertolt Brecht</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bertolt Brecht quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/suzy-kassem-quote-meaning-50661</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The world citizen is a small leaf on the giant tree of life. They do not see a difference between th... — Suzy Kassem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Suzy Kassem quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dallas-willard-quote-meaning-50662</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50662.png?q=The%20world%20can%20no%20longer%20be%20left%20to%20mere%20diplomats%2C%20politicians%2C%20and%20business%20leaders.%20They%20have%20done%20the%20best%20they%20could%2C%20no%20doubt.%20But%20this%20is%20an%20age%20for%20spiritual%20heroes-%20a%20time%20for%20men%20and%20women%20to%20be%20heroic%20in%20their%20faith%20and%20in%20spiritual%20character%20and%20power.%20The%20greatest%20danger%20to%20the%20Christian%20church%20today%20is%20that%20of%20pitching%20its%20message%20too%20low.&amp;a=Dallas%20Willard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The world can no longer be left to mere diplomats, politicians, and business leaders. They have done... — Dallas Willard</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dallas Willard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/salman-rushdie-quote-meaning-50664</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? Wh... — Salman Rushdie</image:title>
      <image:caption>Salman Rushdie quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mustafa-mahmoud-quote-meaning-50666</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50666.png?q=%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%91%20%D8%AE%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%82%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A8%20%D8%AE%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%82%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A8%20%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%B9%D8%B0%D9%90%D9%91%D8%A8%20...%20%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%8C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%85&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>بالحُبّ خَلَق، وللحب خَلَق، وللحب يُعذِّب ... تبارك وتعالى في سمواته، الذي خلقنا باسمه الرحمن الرحيم — مصطفى محمود</image:title>
      <image:caption>مصطفى محمود quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/patriotism-religion-and-war-meaning-50669</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50669.png?q=Patriotism%20is%20a%20kind%20of%20religion%3B%20it%20is%20the%20egg%20from%20which%20wars%20are%20hatched.&amp;a=Guy%20de%20Maupassant&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. — Guy de Maupassant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Guy de Maupassant quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/churches-martyrdom-persecution-meaning-50670</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution. — Robert A. Heinlein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert A. Heinlein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jesse-dangerously-quote-meaning-50671</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Both porn and religion distort a person’s perspectives on women. — Jesse Dangerously</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jesse Dangerously quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frithjof-schuon-quote-meaning-50674</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50674.png?q=When%20people%20want%20to%20be%20rid%20of%20Heaven%20it%20is%20logical%20to%20start%20by%20creating%20an%20atmosphere%20in%20which%20spiritual%20things%20appear%20out%20of%20place%3B%20in%20order%20to%20be%20able%20to%20declare%20successfully%20that%20God%20is%20unreal%20they%20have%20to%20construct%20around%20man%20a%20false%20reality%2C%20a%20reality%20that%20is%20inevitably%20inhuman%20because%20only%20the%20inhuman%20can%20exclude%20God.%20What%20is%20involved%20is%20a%20falsification%20of%20the%20imagination%20and%20so%20its%20destruction.&amp;a=Frithjof%20Schuon&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When people want to be rid of Heaven it is logical to start by creating an atmosphere in which spiri... — Frithjof Schuon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frithjof Schuon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/brandon-sanderson-quote-meaning-50676</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50676.png?q=I%20believe%20in%20rendering%20to%20science%20the%20things%20that%20belong%20to%20science.%20I%20have%20no%20problem%20with%20evolution%20or%20discussions%20of%20the%20age%20of%20the%20Earth%2C%20for%20I%20don't%20believe%20that%20we%20come%20anywhere%20near%20comprehending%20the%20mind%20of%20God%20or%20the%20workings%20of%20the%20universe.%20Science%20can%20explain%20a%20lot%2C%20but%20it%20cannot%20give%20us%20faith%2C%20and%20I%20think%20we%20need%20both.&amp;a=Brandon%20Sanderson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I believe in rendering to science the things that belong to science. I have no problem with evolutio... — Brandon Sanderson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brandon Sanderson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/philip-rieff-quote-meaning-50677</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Religious man was born to be saved, psychological man is born to be pleased. — Philip Rieff</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philip Rieff quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pascal-quote-meaning-50678</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50678.png?q=No%20religion%20except%20ours%20has%20taught%20that%20man%20is%20born%20in%20sin%3B%20none%20of%20the%20philosophical%20sects%20has%20admitted%20it%3B%20none%20therefore%20has%20spoken%20the%20truth&amp;a=Blaise%20Pascal&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admi... — Blaise Pascal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blaise Pascal quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-blake-quote-meaning-50679</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, — William Blake</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Blake quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/being-lost-is-the-way-quote-meaning-50681</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50681.png?q=Being%20lost%20is%20the%20way%2C%20how%20else%20can%20you%20be%20found%3F&amp;a=Elizabeth%20Cunningham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Being lost is the way, how else can you be found? — Elizabeth Cunningham</image:title>
      <image:caption>Elizabeth Cunningham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pete-hautman-quote-meaning-50682</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How do you know it's not true if you don't believe in it? — Pete Hautman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pete Hautman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mike-dirnt-quote-meaning-50686</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50686.png?q=Dogs%20are%20gonna%20take%20over%20the%20world.%20It's%20a%20known%20fact%20for%20those%20who%20believe%20it%2C%20kinda%20like%20the%20Bible.&amp;a=Mike%20Dirnt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dogs are gonna take over the world. It's a known fact for those who believe it, kinda like the Bible... — Mike Dirnt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mike Dirnt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/margaret-atwood-quote-meaning-50688</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50688.png?q=Nature%20full%20strength%20is%20more%20than%20we%20can%20take%2C%20Adam%20One%20used%20to%20say.%20It's%20a%20potent%20hallucinogen%2C%20a%20soporific%2C%20for%20the%20untrained%20Soul.%20We're%20no%20longer%20at%20home%20in%20it.%20We%20need%20to%20dilute%20it.%20We%20can't%20drink%20it%20straight.%20And%20God%20is%20the%20same.%20Too%20much%20God%20and%20you%20overdose.%20God%20needs%20to%20be%20filtered.&amp;a=Margaret%20Atwood&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nature full strength is more than we can take, Adam One used to say. It's a potent hallucinogen, a s... — Margaret Atwood</image:title>
      <image:caption>Margaret Atwood quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eliewiesel-quote-meaning-50689</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50689.png?q=A%20disciple%20came%20to%20the%20celebrated%20Master%20of%20the%20Good%20Name%20with%20a%20question.%20%E2%80%9CRabbi%2C%20how%20are%20we%20to%20distinguish%20between%20a%20true%20master%20and%20a%20fake%3F%E2%80%9D%20And%20the%20master%20of%20the%20good%20name%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CWhen%20you%20meet%20a%20person%20who%20poses%20as%20a%20master%2C%20ask%20him%20a%20question%3A%20whether%20he%20knows%20how%20to%20purify%20your%20thoughts.%20If%20he%20says%20that%20he%20knows%2C%20then%20he%20is%20a%20fake.&amp;a=Elie%20Wiesel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A disciple came to the celebrated Master of the Good Name with a question. “Rabbi, how are we to dis... — Elie Wiesel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Elie Wiesel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/h-w-charles-quote-meaning-50690</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50690.png?q=While%20many%20ethnic%20and%20religious%20groups%20are%20mainly%20focused%20on%20the%20afterlife%20and%20downplaying%20this%20world%2C%20Jews%20view%20wealth%20and%20success%20as%20a%20blessing%20and%20gift%20from%20God.&amp;a=H.W.%20Charles&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>While many ethnic and religious groups are mainly focused on the afterlife and downplaying this worl... — H.W. Charles</image:title>
      <image:caption>H.W. Charles quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charlie-higson-quote-meaning-50691</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50691.png?q=He%20knew%20one%20thing%20for%20sure%2C%20though.%20Whatever%20happened%2C%20Matt%20would%20have%20some%20handy%20excuse.%20He'd%20make%20up%20some%20story%20or%20change%20an%20old%20one%2C%20find%20some%20dumb%20quote%20to%20explain%20it%20all.&amp;a=Charlie%20Higson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He knew one thing for sure, though. Whatever happened, Matt would have some handy excuse. He'd make ... — Charlie Higson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charlie Higson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/achebe-quote-meaning-narrow-way-50692</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50692.png?q=Mr.%20Brown%20had%20thought%20of%20nothing%20but%20numbers.%20He%20should%20have%20known%20that%20the%20kingdom%20of%20God%20did%20not%20depend%20on%20large%20crowds.%20Our%20Lord%20Himself%20stressed%20the%20importance%20of%20fewness.%20Narrow%20is%20the%20way%20and%20few%20the%20number.%20To%20fill%20the%20Lord's%20holy%20temple%20with%20an%20idolatrous%20crowd%20clamoring%20for%20signs%20was%20a%20folly%20of%20everlasting%20consequence.%20Our%20Lord%20used%20the%20whip%20only%20once%20in%20His%20life%20-%20to%20drive%20the%20crowd%20away%20from%20His%20church.&amp;a=Chinua%20Achebe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mr. Brown had thought of nothing but numbers. He should have known that the kingdom of God did not d... — Chinua Achebe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chinua Achebe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dh-lawrence-quote-meaning-50693</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50693.png?q=Men%20are%20free%20when%20they%20are%20obeying%20some%20deep%2C%20inward%20voice%20of%20religious%20belief.%20Obeying%20from%20within.%20Men%20are%20free%20when%20they%20belong%20to%20a%20living%2C%20organic%2C%20believing%20community%2C%20active%20in%20fulfilling%20some%20unfulfilled%2C%20perhaps%20unrealized%20purpose.%20Not%20when%20they%20are%20escaping%20to%20some%20wild%20west.%20The%20most%20unfree%20souls%20go%20west%2C%20and%20shout%20of%20freedom.&amp;a=D.H.%20Lawrence&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Men are free when they are obeying some deep, inward voice of religious belief. Obeying from within.... — D.H. Lawrence</image:title>
      <image:caption>D.H. Lawrence quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rene-girard-quote-meaning-50694</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50694.png?q=The%20goal%20of%20religious%20thinking%20is%20exactly%20the%20same%20as%20that%20of%20technological%20research%20--%20namely%2C%20practical%20action.%20Whenever%20man%20is%20truly%20concerned%20with%20obtaining%20concrete%20results%2C%20whenever%20he%20is%20hard%20pressed%20by%20reality%2C%20he%20abandons%20abstract%20speculation%20and%20reverts%20to%20a%20mode%20of%20response%20that%20becomes%20increasingly%20cautious%20and%20conservative%20as%20the%20forces%20he%20hopes%20to%20subdue%2C%20or%20at%20least%20to%20outrun%2C%20draw%20ever%20nearer.&amp;a=Ren%C3%A9%20Girard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The goal of religious thinking is exactly the same as that of technological research -- namely, prac... — René Girard</image:title>
      <image:caption>René Girard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/flaubert-quote-meaning-religion-50696</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50696.png?q=I%20believe%20in%20the%20Supreme%20Being%2C%20in%20a%20Creator%2C%20whatever%20he%20may%20be.%20I%20care%20little%20who%20has%20placed%20us%20here%20below%20to%20fulfil%20our%20duties%20as%20citizens%20and%20fathers%20of%20families%3B%20but%20I%20don't%20need%20to%20go%20to%20church%20to%20kiss%20silver%20plates%2C%20and%20fatten%2C%20out%20of%20my%20pocket%2C%20a%20lot%20of%20good-for-nothings%20who%20live%20better%20than%20we%20do.%20For%20one%20can%20know%20him%20as%20well%20in%20a%20wood%2C%20in%20a%20field%2C%20or%20even%20contemplating%20the%20eternal%20vault%20like%20the%20ancients.%20My%20God!%20mine%20is%20the%20God%20of%20Socrates%2C%20of%20Franklin%2C%20of%20Voltaire%2C%20and%20of%20Beranger!%20I%20am%20for%20the%20profession%20of%20faith%20of%20the%20'Savoyard%20Vicar%2C'%20and%20the%20immortal%20principles%20of%20'89!%20And%20I%20can't%20admit%20of%20an%20old%20boy%20of%20a%20God%20who%20takes%20walks%20in%20his%20garden%20with%20a%20cane%20in%20his%20hand%2C%20who%20lodges%20his%20friends%20in%20the%20belly%20of%20whales%2C%20dies%20uttering%20a%20cry%2C%20and%20rises%20again%20at%20the%20end%20of%20three%20days%3B%20things%20absurd%20in%20themselves%2C%20and%20completely%20opposed%2C%20moreover%2C%20to%20all%20physical%20laws%2C%20which%20proves%20to%20us%2C%20by%20the%20way%2C%20that%20priests%20have%20always%20wallowed%20in%20turpid%20ignorance%2C%20in%20which%20they%20would%20fain%20engulf%20the%20people%20with%20them.&amp;a=Gustave%20Flaubert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I believe in the Supreme Being, in a Creator, whatever he may be. I care little who has placed us he... — Gustave Flaubert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gustave Flaubert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-chabon-quote-meaning-50698</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50698.png?q=I%20don't%20care%20what%20is%20written%2C%22%20Meyer%20Landsman%20says.%20%22I%20don't%20care%20what%20supposedly%20got%20promised%20to%20some%20sandal-wearing%20idiot%20whose%20claim%20to%20fame%20is%20that%20he%20was%20ready%20to%20cut%20his%20own%20son's%20throat%20for%20the%20sake%20of%20a%20hare-brained%20idea.%20I%20don't%20care%20about%20red%20heifers%20and%20patriarchs%20and%20locusts.%20A%20bunch%20of%20old%20bones%20in%20the%20sand.%20My%20homeland%20is%20in%20my%20hat.%20It's%20in%20my%20ex-wife's%20tote%20bag.&amp;a=Michael%20Chabon&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't care what is written," Meyer Landsman says. "I don't care what supposedly got promised to so... — Michael Chabon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Chabon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-crichton-quote-meaning-50700</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50700.png?q=He%20prays%20because%20he%20knows%20he%20doesn't%20control%20it.%20He's%20at%20the%20mercy%20of%20it.&amp;a=Michael%20Crichton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He prays because he knows he doesn't control it. He's at the mercy of it. — Michael Crichton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Crichton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rabiah-al-adawiyah-quote-meaning-50701</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50701.png?q=O%20Allah!%20If%20I%20worship%20You%20for%20fear%20of%20Hell%2C%20burn%20me%20in%20Hell%2C%20and%20if%20I%20worship%20You%20in%20hope%20of%20Paradise%2C%20exclude%20me%20from%20Paradise.%20But%20if%20I%20worship%20You%20for%20Your%20Own%20sake%2C%20grudge%20me%20not%20Your%20everlasting%20Beauty.&amp;a=R%C4%81bi%CA%BBah%20al-%CA%BBAdaw%C4%AByah&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship You in hope of Paradis... — Rābiʻah al-ʻAdawīyah</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rābiʻah al-ʻAdawīyah quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/einstein-quote-meaning-religion-science-50703</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50703.png?q=It%20is%20this%20mythical%2C%20or%20rather%20symbolic%2C%20content%20of%20the%20religious%20traditions%20which%20is%20likely%20to%20come%20into%20conflict%20with%20science.%20This%20occurs%20whenever%20this%20religious%20stock%20of%20ideas%20contains%20dogmatically%20fixed%20statements%20on%20subjects%20which%20belong%20in%20the%20domain%20of%20science.&amp;a=Albert%20Einstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is this mythical, or rather symbolic, content of the religious traditions which is likely to come... — Albert Einstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Einstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-a-reger-quote-meaning-50704</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50704.png?q=For%20two%20young%20women%2C%20bound%20together%20by%20blood%20and%20circumstance%2C%20but%20divided%20by%20religion%2C%20politics%2C%20and%20social%20class%2C%20the%20consequences%20were%20much%20more%20personal.&amp;a=Stephen%20A.%20Reger&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For two young women, bound together by blood and circumstance, but divided by religion, politics, an... — Stephen A. Reger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen A. Reger quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-wroblewski-quote-meaning-50705</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50705.png?q=Do%20you%20think%20there%20is%20heaven%20or%20hell%3F%20he%20signed.&amp;a=David%20Wroblewski&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Do you think there is heaven or hell? he signed. — David Wroblewski</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Wroblewski quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sayed-mohammad-hosseini-beshti-quote-meaning-50708</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50708.png?q=%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%20%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%86%20%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%8C%20%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%B1%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%B1%20%D8%B3%D8%B1%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%86%20%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%8C%20%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%20%DA%A9%D9%87%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%DB%8C%DA%A9%20%D8%B3%D9%88%20%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D8%B2%20%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%20%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%8C%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D8%B2%20%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C%20%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%B2%20%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87%20%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%8C%20%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA.%20%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%20%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D8%B4%20%D8%B1%D8%A7%20%D9%87%D9%85%20%DA%A9%D9%87%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%20%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA.&amp;a=%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>بالا بروید پایین بیایید، اصلاً قرآن را بر سر جامعه‌ای پهن کنید، مادام که در آن جامعه در یک سو گرسنه ... — سید محمد حسینی بهشتی</image:title>
      <image:caption>سید محمد حسینی بهشتی quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/larada-horner-miller-quote-meaning-50710</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50710.png?q=I%20love%20making%20homemade%20Christmas%20decorations%20and%20gifts.%20As%20I%20set%20out%20the%20decorations%20I%E2%80%99ve%20made%2C%20I%20get%20nostalgic%20remembering%20sitting%20at%20the%20table%20so%20long%20ago%20and%20making%20them.%20With%20each%20stitch%20I%20knit%20or%20photo%20I%20place%2C%20I%20have%20the%20joy%20of%20thinking%20about%20the%20gift%20and%20the%20person%20I%20made%20it%20for.&amp;a=Larada%20Horner-Miller&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I love making homemade Christmas decorations and gifts. As I set out the decorations I’ve made, I ge... — Larada Horner-Miller</image:title>
      <image:caption>Larada Horner-Miller quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/isabel-allende-quote-meaning-50711</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50711.png?q=I%20have%20a%20hundred-year-old%20aunt%20who%20aspires%20to%20sainthood%2C%20and%20whose%20only%20wish%20has%20been%20to%20go%20into%20the%20convent%2C%20but%20no%20congregation%2C%20not%20even%20the%20Little%20Sisters%20of%20Charity%2C%20could%20tolerate%20her%20for%20more%20than%20a%20few%20weeks%2C%20so%20the%20family%20has%20had%20to%20look%20after%20her.%20Believe%20me%2C%20there%20is%20nothing%20so%20insufferable%20as%20a%20saint%2C%20I%20wouldn't%20sic%20one%20on%20my%20worst%20enemy.&amp;a=Isabel%20Allende&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have a hundred-year-old aunt who aspires to sainthood, and whose only wish has been to go into the... — Isabel Allende</image:title>
      <image:caption>Isabel Allende quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-stephen-kendrick-quote-50712</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50712.png?q=There%20is%20an%20old%20story%20from%20the%20Eastern%20tradition%20that%20says%20that%20when%20the%20gods%20created%20the%20universe%2C%20they%20found%20a%20place%20for%20everything%20but%20the%20truth%2C%20and%20this%20created%20a%20problem%2C%20because%20the%20gods%20did%20not%20want%20this%20wisdom%20discovered%20right%20away.%20One%20of%20the%20gods%20suggested%20the%20top%20of%20the%20highest%20mountain%2C%20another%20the%20farthest%20star%2C%20a%20third%20spoke%20up%20for%20the%20dark%20side%20of%20the%20moon%2C%20and%20another%20for%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20deepest%20ocean.%20Finally%2C%20they%20decide%20to%20place%20truth%20inside%20the%20human%20heart.%20In%20that%20way%2C%20we%20would%20search%20for%20it%20all%20over%20the%20universe%2C%20with%20the%20secret%20within%20us%20all%20the%20time.&amp;a=Stephen%20Kendrick&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is an old story from the Eastern tradition that says that when the gods created the universe, ... — Stephen Kendrick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Kendrick quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anum-sattar-quote-meaning-50713</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50713.png?q=It%20amazes%20me%20when%20education%2C%20religion%20and%20family%20values%20fail%20to%20create%20a%20human%20being.&amp;a=Anum%20Sattar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It amazes me when education, religion and family values fail to create a human being. — Anum Sattar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anum Sattar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paulo-coelho-quote-meaning-50714</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50714.png?q=He%20has%20done%20things%20that%20caused%20me%20to%20doubt%20His%20wisdom%2C%20but%20never%20His%20existence.&amp;a=Paulo%20Coelho&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He has done things that caused me to doubt His wisdom, but never His existence. — Paulo Coelho</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paulo Coelho quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50717</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50717.png?q=You%E2%80%99re%20right%2C%20Jen%2C%20of%20course%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20capitulated.%20%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m%20sorry.%20You%E2%80%99re%20going%20through%20hell%2C%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20pontificating%20instead%20of%20being%20compassionate%2C%E2%80%9D%20Lynne%20admitted.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You’re right, Jen, of course,” she capitulated. “I’m sorry. You’re going through hell, and I’m ponti... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/demopheles-every-mans-faith-50718</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50718.png?q=Demopheles%3A%20Every%20man's%20faith%20is%20sacred%20to%20him%2C%20therefore%20it%20should%20be%20sacred%20to%20you%20too.&amp;a=Arthur%20Schopenhauer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Demopheles: Every man's faith is sacred to him, therefore it should be sacred to you too. — Arthur Schopenhauer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur Schopenhauer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50719</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50719.png?q=Because%20for%20her%2C%20money%20isn%E2%80%99t%20the%20issue.%20This%20is%20about%20revenge%2C%20payback%2C%20even%20worse%2C%20justice.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Because for her, money isn’t the issue. This is about revenge, payback, even worse, justice. — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50720</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50720.png?q=Thanks%20very%20much%2C%20Zack%2C%20and%20God%20bless%20you.%E2%80%9D%C2%A0He%20hung%20up.%C2%A0God%20bless%3F%20That%20ship%20has%20sailed.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thanks very much, Zack, and God bless you.” He hung up. God bless? That ship has sailed. — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50721</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50721.png?q=What%20tenacity!%20What%20spirit!%20I%20feel%20so%20alive%20in%20her%20presence.%20I%20can%20conquer%20the%20world%20with%20her%20by%20my%20side.%20If%20she'd%20let%20him%2C%20he'd%20violate%20his%20rule%20about%20becoming%20involved%20with%20a%20client%20.%20.%20.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What tenacity! What spirit! I feel so alive in her presence. I can conquer the world with her by my ... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/brandon-sanderson-quote-meaning-50722</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50722.png?q=Are%20there%20any%20religions%20on%20your%20list%20that%20include%20the%20slaughter%20of%20noblemen%20as%20a%20holy%20duty%3F&amp;a=Brandon%20Sanderson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty? — Brandon Sanderson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brandon Sanderson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/banksy-quote-meaning-christianity-50723</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50723.png?q=At%20this%20time%20of%20year%20it's%20easy%20to%20forget%20the%20true%20meaning%20of%20Christianity%20-%20the%20lies%2C%20the%20corruption%2C%20the%20abuse.&amp;a=Banksy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption... — Banksy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Banksy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-need-christ-quote-meaning-50724</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50724.png?q=I%20need%20Christ%2C%20not%20something%20that%20resembles%20Him.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I need Christ, not something that resembles Him. — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rumi-quote-meaning-go-back-50725</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50725.png?q=Go%20back%2C&amp;a=Rumi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Go back, — Rumi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rumi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mary-griffith-quote-meaning-50726</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50726.png?q=If%20no%20one%20had%20ever%20challenged%20religious%20authority%2C%20there%E2%80%99d%20be%20no%20democracy%2C%20no%20public%20schools%2C%20women%E2%80%99s%20rights%2C%20improvements%20to%20science%20and%20medicine%2C%20evolution%20of%20slavery%20and%20no%20laws%20against%20child%20abuse%20or%20spousal%20abuse.%20I%20was%20afraid%20to%20challenge%20my%20religious%20beliefs%20because%20that%20was%20the%20basis%20of%20creation%E2%80%94mine%20anyway.%20I%20was%20afraid%20to%20question%20the%20Bible%20or%20anything%20in%20it%2C%20and%20when%20I%20did%2C%20that%E2%80%99s%20when%20I%20became%20involved%20with%20PFLAG%20and%20realized%20that%20my%20son%20was%20a%20perfectly%20normal%20human%20being%20and%20there%20was%20nothing%20for%20God%20to%20heal%20because%20Bobby%20was%20perfect%20just%20the%20way%20he%20was.&amp;a=Mary%20Griffith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If no one had ever challenged religious authority, there’d be no democracy, no public schools, women... — Mary Griffith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mary Griffith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/saul-bellow-quote-meaning-50727</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50727.png?q=There%20is%20no%20limit%20to%20the%20amount%20of%20intelligence%20invested%20in%20ignorance%20when%20the%20need%20for%20illusion%20runs%20deep.&amp;a=Saul%20Bellow&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is no limit to the amount of intelligence invested in ignorance when the need for illusion run... — Saul Bellow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Saul Bellow quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kahlil-gibran-quote-meaning-50729</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50729.png?q=Your%20daily%20life%20is%20your%20temple%20and%20your%20religion.&amp;a=Kahlil%20Gibran&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Your daily life is your temple and your religion. — Kahlil Gibran</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kahlil Gibran quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-50730</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50730.png?q=Our%20weapons%20are%20the%20ironic%20mind%20against%20the%20literal%3A%20the%20open%20mind%20against%20the%20credulous%3B%20the%20courageous%20pursuit%20of%20truth%20against%20the%20fearful%20and%20abject%20forces%20who%20would%20set%20limits%20to%20investigation%20(and%20who%20stupidly%20claim%20that%20we%20already%20have%20all%20the%20truth%20we%20need).%20Perhaps%20above%20all%2C%20we%20affirm%20life%20over%20the%20cults%20of%20death%20and%20human%20sacrifice%20and%20are%20afraid%2C%20not%20of%20inevitable%20death%2C%20but%20rather%20of%20a%20human%20life%20that%20is%20cramped%20and%20distorted%20by%20the%20pathetic%20need%20to%20offer%20mindless%20adulation%2C%20or%20the%20dismal%20belief%20that%20the%20laws%20of%20nature%20respond%20to%20wailings%20and%20incantations.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our weapons are the ironic mind against the literal: the open mind against the credulous; the courag... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/electric-monk-quote-explanation-50736</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50736.png?q=Unfortunately%20this%20Electric%20Monk%20had%20developed%20a%20fault%2C%20and%20had%20started%20to%20believe%20all%20kinds%20of%20things%2C%20more%20or%20less%20at%20random.%20It%20was%20even%20beginning%20to%20believe%20things%20they'd%20have%20difficulty%20believing%20in%20Salt%20Lake%20City.&amp;a=Douglas%20Adams&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Unfortunately this Electric Monk had developed a fault, and had started to believe all kinds of thin... — Douglas Adams</image:title>
      <image:caption>Douglas Adams quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-polanyi-quote-meaning-50738</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50738.png?q=We%20do%20not%20accept%20a%20religion%20because%20it%20offers%20us%20certain%20rewards.%20The%20only%20thing%20that%20a%20religion%20can%20offer%20us%20is%20to%20be%20just%20what%20it%2C%20in%20itself%2C%20is%3A%20a%20greater%20meaning%20in%20ourselves%2C%20in%20our%20lives%2C%20and%20in%20our%20grasp%20of%20the%20nature%20of%20things...a%20religion%20exists%20for%20us%20only%20if%2C%20like%20a%20piece%20of%20poetry%2C%20it%20carries%20us%20away.%20It%20is%20not%20in%20any%20sense%20a%20'hypothesis.&amp;a=Michael%20Polanyi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We do not accept a religion because it offers us certain rewards. The only thing that a religion can... — Michael Polanyi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Polanyi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/d-t-suzuki-quote-meaning-50739</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50739.png?q=Modern%20life%20seems%20to%20recede%20further%20and%20further%20away%20from%20nature%2C%20and%20closely%20connected%20with%20this%20fact%20we%20seem%20to%20be%20losing%20the%20feeling%20of%20reverence%20towards%20nature.%20It%20is%20probably%20inevitable%20when%20science%20and%20machinery%2C%20capitalism%20and%20materialism%20go%20hand%20in%20hand%20so%20far%20in%20a%20most%20remarkably%20successful%20manner.%20Mysticism%2C%20which%20is%20the%20life%20of%20religion%20in%20whatever%20sense%20we%20understand%20it%2C%20has%20come%20to%20be%20relegated%20altogether%20in%20the%20background.%20Without%20a%20certain%20amount%20of%20mysticism%20there%20is%20no%20appreciation%20for%20the%20feeling%20of%20reverence%2C%20and%2C%20along%20with%20it%2C%20for%20the%20spiritual%20significance%20of%20humility.%20Science%20and%20scientific%20technique%20have%20done%20a%20great%20deal%20for%20humanity%3B%20but%20as%20far%20as%20our%20spiritual%20welfare%20is%20concerned%20we%20have%20not%20made%20any%20advances%20over%20that%20attained%20by%20our%20forefathers.%20In%20fact%20we%20are%20suffering%20at%20present%20the%20worst%20kind%20of%20unrest%20all%20over%20the%20world.&amp;a=D.T.%20Suzuki&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Modern life seems to recede further and further away from nature, and closely connected with this fa... — D.T. Suzuki</image:title>
      <image:caption>D.T. Suzuki quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sri-ramakrishna-quote-meaning-50740</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50740.png?q=God%20has%20made%20different%20religions%20to%20suit%20different%20aspirants%2C%20times%2C%20and%20countries.%20All%20doctrines%20are%20only%20so%20many%20paths%3B%20but%20a%20path%20is%20by%20no%20means%20God%20himself.%20Indeed%2C%20one%20can%20reach%20God%20if%20one%20follows%20any%20of%20the%20paths%20with%20whole-hearted%20devotion...One%20may%20eat%20a%20cake%20with%20icing%20either%20straight%20or%20sidewise.%20It%20will%20taste%20sweet%20either%20way.&amp;a=Sri%20Ramakrishna&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God has made different religions to suit different aspirants, times, and countries. All doctrines ar... — Sri Ramakrishna</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sri Ramakrishna quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar-quote-meaning-50743</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50743.png?q=The%20basic%20idea%20underlying%20religion%20is%20to%20create%20an%20atmosphere%20for%20the%20spiritual%20development%20of%20the%20individual.&amp;a=Bhimrao%20Ramji%20Ambedkar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the i... — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-golding-quote-meaning-50746</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50746.png?q=It's%20simpler%20to%20believe%20in%20a%20miracle.&amp;a=William%20Golding&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It's simpler to believe in a miracle. — William Golding</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Golding quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jefferson-quote-meaning-religion-science-50747</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50747.png?q=They%20(religions)%20dread%20the%20advance%20of%20science%20as%20witches%20do%20the%20approach%20of%20daylight%20and%20scowl%20on%20the%20fatal%20harbinger%20announcing%20the%20subversions%20of%20the%20duperies%20on%20which%20they%20live.&amp;a=Thomas%20Jefferson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>They (religions) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on th... — Thomas Jefferson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Jefferson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/georges-rodenbach-quote-meaning-50749</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50749.png?q=The%20main%20thing%20for%20inner%20contentment%20is%20to%20be%20in%20a%20state%20of%20grace.%20And%20there%20is%20an%20artistic%20state%20of%20grace%2C%20for%20art%20is%20a%20kind%20of%20religion.&amp;a=Georges%20Rodenbach&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The main thing for inner contentment is to be in a state of grace. And there is an artistic state of... — Georges Rodenbach</image:title>
      <image:caption>Georges Rodenbach quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emerson-quote-meaning-50750</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>the mystic must be steadily told,—All that you say is just as true without the tedious use of that s... — Ralph Waldo Emerson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-hume-quote-meaning-50752</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50752.png?q=When%20anyone%20tells%20me%20that%20he%20saw%20a%20dead%20man%20restored%20to%20life%2C%20I%20immediately%20consider%20with%20myself%20whether%20it%20be%20more%20probable%20that%20this%20person%20should%20either%20deceive%20or%20be%20deceived%20or%20that%20the%20fact%20which%20he%20relates%20should%20really%20have%20happened.%20I%20weigh%20the%20one%20miracle%20against%20the%20other%20and%20according%20to%20the%20superiority%20which%20I%20discover%2C%20I%20pronounce%20my%20decision.%20Always%20I%20reject%20the%20greater%20miracle.%20If%20the%20falsehood%20of%20his%20testimony%20would%20be%20more%20miraculous%20than%20the%20event%20which%20he%20relates%2C%20then%20and%20not%20till%20then%2C%20can%20he%20pretend%20to%20command%20my%20belief%20or%20opinion.&amp;a=David%20Hume&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whe... — David Hume</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Hume quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/steve-brown-quote-meaning-50753</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50753.png?q=The%20good%20news%20is%20that%20Christ%20frees%20us%20from%20the%20need%20to%20obnoxiously%20focus%20on%20our%20goodness%2C%20our%20commitment%2C%20and%20our%20correctness.%20Religious%20has%20made%20us%20obsessive%20almost%20beyond%20endurance.%20Jesus%20invited%20us%20to%20a%20dance...and%20we've%20turned%20in%20into%20a%20march%20of%20soldiers%2C%20always%20checking%20to%20see%20if%20we're%20doing%20it%20right%20and%20are%20in%20step%20and%20in%20line%20with%20the%20other%20soldiers.%20We%20know%20a%20dance%20would%20be%20more%20fun%2C%20but%20we%20believe%20we%20must%20go%20through%20hell%20to%20get%20to%20heaven%2C%20so%20we%20keep%20marching.&amp;a=Steve%20Brown&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The good news is that Christ frees us from the need to obnoxiously focus on our goodness, our commit... — Steve Brown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Steve Brown quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/martin-luther-quote-meaning-50754</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50754.png?q=A%20woman%20must%20be%20a%20woman%20and%20cannot%20be%20a%20man.%20She%2C%20too%2C%20is%20God's%20creature%20and%20her%20divine%20station%20is%20that%20she%20should%20bear%20and%20care%20for%20and%20rear%20children.%20So%20I%20am%20a%20man%20created%20for%20another%20office%20and%20work.%20But%20should%20I%20be%20proud%20because%20of%20this%20and%20say%3A%20I%20am%20not%20a%20woman%2C%20therefore%20I%20am%20better%20in%20the%20sight%20of%20God%3F%20Should%20I%20not%20rather%20praise%20God%20for%20creating%20both%20the%20woman%20and%20me%20also%20through%20the%20woman%20and%20putting%20me%20in%20this%20station%3F%20What%20a%20un-Christian%20thing%20it%20is%20that%20one%20should%20despire%20another%20because%20he%20is%20in%20another%20station%20or%20is%20doing%20something%20other%20then%20he%20is%20doing%3F...%20%22Everyone%20who%20exalts%20himself%20will%20be%20humbled.%22%20for%20God%20will%20not%20and%20can%20not%20tolerate%20such%20pride%20and%20arrogance.&amp;a=Martin%20Luther&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A woman must be a woman and cannot be a man. She, too, is God's creature and her divine station is t... — Martin Luther</image:title>
      <image:caption>Martin Luther quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/heinlein-quote-meaning-50755</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50755.png?q=No%20matter%20what%20I%20said%20they%20insisted%20on%20thinking%20of%20God%20as%20something%20outside%20themselves.%20Something%20that%20yearns%20to%20take%20every%20indolent%20moron%20to%20His%20breast%20and%20comfort%20him.%20The%20notion%20that%20the%20effort%20has%20to%20be%20their%20own%20.%20.%20.%20and%20that%20the%20trouble%20they%20are%20in%20is%20all%20their%20own%20doing%20.%20.%20.%20is%20one%20that%20they%20can't%20or%20won't%20entertain.&amp;a=Robert%20A.%20Heinlein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No matter what I said they insisted on thinking of God as something outside themselves. Something th... — Robert A. Heinlein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert A. Heinlein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/oscar-wilde-religion-quote-meaning-50756</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50756.png?q=Religions%20die%20when%20they%20are%20proved%20to%20be%20true.%20Science%20is%20the%20record%20of%20dead%20religions.&amp;a=Oscar%20Wilde&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions. — Oscar Wilde</image:title>
      <image:caption>Oscar Wilde quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/balzac-quote-meaning-doubt-courage-50757</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50757.png?q=The%20more%20he%20saw%2C%20the%20more%20he%20doubted.%20He%20watched%20men%20narrowly%2C%20and%20saw%20how%2C%20beneath%20the%20surface%2C%20courage%20was%20often%20rashness%3B%20and%20prudence%2C%20cowardice%3B%20generosity%2C%20a%20clever%20piece%20of%20calculation%3B%20justice%2C%20a%20wrong%3B%20delicacy%2C%20pusillanimity%3B%20honesty%2C%20a%20modus%20vivendi%3B%20and%20by%20some%20strange%20dispensation%20of%20fate%2C%20he%20must%20see%20that%20those%20who%20at%20heart%20were%20really%20honest%2C%20scrupulous%2C%20just%2C%20generous%2C%20prudent%20or%20brave%20were%20held%20cheaply%20by%20their%20fellow-men.&amp;a=Honore%20de%20Balzac&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The more he saw, the more he doubted. He watched men narrowly, and saw how, beneath the surface, cou... — Honore de Balzac</image:title>
      <image:caption>Honore de Balzac quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/liberty-a-word-without-which-all-other-words-are-vain-50758</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50758.png?q=Liberty%20a%20word%20without%20which%20all%20other%20words%20are%20vain.&amp;a=Robert%20G.%20Ingersoll&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Liberty a word without which all other words are vain. — Robert G. Ingersoll</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert G. Ingersoll quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tagore-religion-quote-meaning-50759</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50759.png?q=Religion%20is%20not%20a%20fractional%20thing%20that%20can%20be%20doled%20out%20in%20fixed%20weekly%20or%20daily%20measures%20as%20one%20among%20various%20subjects%20in%20the%20school%20syllabus.%20It%20is%20the%20truth%20of%20our%20complete%20being%2C%20the%20consciousness%20of%20our%20personal%20relationship%20with%20the%20infinite%3B%20it%20is%20the%20true%20center%20of%20gravity%20of%20our%20life.%20This%20we%20can%20attain%20during%20our%20childhood%20by%20daily%20living%20in%20a%20place%20where%20the%20truth%20of%20the%20spiritual%20world%20is%20not%20obscured%20by%20a%20crowd%20of%20necessities%20assuming%20artificial%20importance%3B%20where%20life%20is%20simple%2C%20surrounded%20by%20fullness%20of%20leisure%2C%20by%20ample%20space%20and%20pure%20air%20and%20profound%20peace%20of%20nature%3B%20and%20where%20men%20live%20with%20a%20perfect%20faith%20in%20the%20eternal%20life%20before%20them.&amp;a=Rabindranath%20Tagore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or daily measures as one am... — Rabindranath Tagore</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rabindranath Tagore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/daniel-c-dennett-quote-meaning-50760</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50760.png?q=One%20reader%20of%20an%20early%20draft%20of%20this%20chapter%20complained%20at%20this%20point%2C%20saying%20that%20by%20treating%20the%20hypothesis%20of%20God%20as%20just%20one%20more%20scientific%20hypothesis%2C%20to%20be%20evaluated%20by%20the%20standards%20of%20science%20in%20particular%20and%20rational%20thought%20in%20general%2C%20Dawkins%20and%20I%20are%20ignoring%20the%20very%20widespread%20claim%20by%20believers%20in%20God%20that%20their%20faith%20is%20quite%20beyond%20reason%2C%20not%20a%20matter%20to%20which%20such%20mundane%20methods%20of%20testing%20applies.%20It%20is%20not%20just%20unsympathetic%2C%20he%20claimed%2C%20but%20strictly%20unwarranted%20for%20me%20simply%20to%20assume%20that%20the%20scientific%20method%20continues%20to%20apply%20with%20full%20force%20in%20this%20domain%20of%20truth.&amp;a=Daniel%20C.%20Dennett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One reader of an early draft of this chapter complained at this point, saying that by treating the h... — Daniel C. Dennett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daniel C. Dennett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thomas-jefferson-quote-meaning-50761</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50761.png?q=It%20does%20me%20no%20injury%20for%20my%20neighbour%20to%20say%20there%20are%2020%20gods%20or%20no%20God.%20It%20neither%20picks%20my%20pocket%20nor%20breaks%20my%20leg.&amp;a=Thomas%20Jefferson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket... — Thomas Jefferson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Jefferson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/no-religion-is-higher-than-humanity-50764</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50764.png?q=No%20religion%20is%20higher%20than%20humanity.&amp;a=Abdul%20Sattar%20Edhi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No religion is higher than humanity. — Abdul Sattar Edhi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Abdul Sattar Edhi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/karl-rahner-quote-meaning-50766</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50766.png?q=For%20it%20is%20the%20bitter%20grief%20of%20theology%20and%20its%20blessed%20task%2C%20too%2C%20always%20to%20have%20to%20seek%20(because%20it%20does%20not%20clearly%20have%20present%20to%20it%20at%20the%20time)...always%20providing%20that%20one%20has%20the%20courage%20to%20ask%20questions%2C%20to%20be%20dissatisfied%2C%20to%20think%20with%20the%20mind%20and%20heart%20one%20ACTUALLY%20has%2C%20and%20not%20with%20the%20mind%20and%20heart%20one%20is%20SUPPOSED%20TO%20have.&amp;a=Karl%20Rahner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For it is the bitter grief of theology and its blessed task, too, always to have to seek (because it... — Karl Rahner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Karl Rahner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/abdul-sattar-edhi-quote-meaning-50768</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50768.png?q=Empty%20words%20and%20long%20praises%20do%20not%20impress%20God.%20Show%20Him%20your%20faith%20by%20your%20deeds&amp;a=Abdul%20Sattar%20Edhi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Empty words and long praises do not impress God. Show Him your faith by your deeds — Abdul Sattar Edhi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Abdul Sattar Edhi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eric-clapton-quote-meaning-spirituality-50769</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50769.png?q=I%20have%20always%20been%20resistant%20to%20doctrine%2C%20and%20any%20spirituality%20I%20had%20experienced%20thus%20far%20in%20my%20life%20had%20been%20much%20more%20abstract%20and%20not%20aligned%20with%20any%20recognized%20religion.%20For%20me%2C%20the%20most%20trustworthy%20vehicle%20for%20spirituality%20had%20always%20proven%20to%20be%20music.%20It%20cannot%20be%20manipulated%2C%20or%20politicized%2C%20and%20when%20it%20is%2C%20that%20becomes%20immediately%20obvious.&amp;a=Eric%20Clapton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life... — Eric Clapton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eric Clapton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chris-hedges-quote-meaning-50770</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50770.png?q=We%20are%20enjoined%20to%20love%20our%20neighbor%2C%20not%20our%20tribe.&amp;a=Chris%20Hedges&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are enjoined to love our neighbor, not our tribe. — Chris Hedges</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chris Hedges quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chuck-palahniuk-quote-meaning-50771</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50771.png?q=That%E2%80%99s%20the%20biggest%20purpose%20of%20religious%20gathering%3A%20permission%20to%20look%20terrible%20in%20public.%20We%20used%20to%20go%20to%20church%20to%20confess%20our%20worst%20behaviour%2C%20to%20be%20heard%20and%20forgiven%2C%20then%20to%20be%20redeemed%20and%20accepted%20back%20into%20our%20community&amp;a=Chuck%20Palahniuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>That’s the biggest purpose of religious gathering: permission to look terrible in public. We used to... — Chuck Palahniuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chuck Palahniuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/birute-m-f-galdikas-quote-meaning-50773</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50773.png?q=As%20I%20sit%2C%20my%20back%20leaning%20against%20a%20damp%2C%20moss-covered%20tree%20trunk%2C%20my%20eyes%20sweeping%20the%20canopy%20above%2C%20my%20ears%20straining%20to%20catch%20the%20crack%20of%20a%20distant%20branch%20that%20betrays%20an%20orangutan%20moving%20in%20the%20treetops%2C%20I%20think%20about%20how%20we%20humans%20search%20for%20God.%20The%20tropical%20rain%20forest%20is%20the%20most%20complex%20thing%20an%20ordinary%20human%20can%20experience%20on%20this%20planet.%20A%20walk%20in%20the%20rain%20forest%20is%20a%20walk%20into%20the%20mind%20of%20God.&amp;a=Birute%20M.F.%20Galdikas&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As I sit, my back leaning against a damp, moss-covered tree trunk, my eyes sweeping the canopy above... — Birute M.F. Galdikas</image:title>
      <image:caption>Birute M.F. Galdikas quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-dawkins-atheist-quote-meaning-50775</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50775.png?q=When%20people%20say%20they%20are%20atheists%20they%20don%E2%80%99t%20mean%20they%20can%E2%80%99t%20prove%20that%20there%20are%20no%20gods.%20Strictly%20speaking%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20impossible%20to%20prove%20that%20something%20does%20not%20exist.%20We%20don%E2%80%99t%20positively%20know%20there%20are%20no%20gods%2C%20just%20as%20we%20can%E2%80%99t%20prove%20that%20there%20are%20no%20fairies%20or%20pixies%20or%20elves%20or%20hobgoblins%20or%20leprechauns%20or%20pink%20unicorns%3B%20just%20as%20we%20can%E2%80%99t%20prove%20that%20Santa%20Claus%20or%20the%20Easter%20Bunny%20or%20the%20Tooth%20Fairy%20don%E2%80%99t%20exist.%20There%E2%80%99s%20a%20billion%20things%20you%20can%20imagine%20and%20nobody%20can%20disprove.&amp;a=richard%20dawkins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When people say they are atheists they don’t mean they can’t prove that there are no gods. Strictly ... — richard dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>richard dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50776</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50776.png?q=But%20why%3F%20Who%20would%20do%20such%20a%20thing%3F%E2%80%9D%20Jennifer%20puzzled%2C%20astonished.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But why? Who would do such a thing?” Jennifer puzzled, astonished. — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-50778</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50778.png?q=There%20are%20no%20ordinary%20people.%20You%20have%20never%20talked%20to%20a%20mere%20mortal.%20Nations%2C%20cultures%2C%20arts%2C%20civilizations%20-%20these%20are%20mortal%2C%20and%20their%20life%20is%20to%20ours%20as%20the%20life%20of%20a%20gnat.%20But%20it%20is%20immortals%20whom%20we%20joke%20with%2C%20work%20with%2C%20marry%2C%20snub%20and%20exploit%20-%20immortal%20horrors%20or%20everlasting%20splendors.%20This%20does%20not%20mean%20that%20we%20are%20to%20be%20perpetually%20solemn.%20We%20must%20play.%20But%20our%20merriment%20must%20be%20of%20that%20kind%20(and%20it%20is%2C%20in%20fact%2C%20the%20merriest%20kind)%20which%20exists%20between%20people%20who%20have%2C%20from%20the%20outset%2C%20taken%20each%20other%20seriously%20-%20no%20flippancy%2C%20no%20superiority%2C%20no%20presumption.%20And%20our%20charity%20must%20be%20real%20and%20costly%20love%2C%20with%20deep%20feelings%20for%20the%20sins%20in%20spite%20of%20which%20we%20love%20the%20sinner%20-%20no%20mere%20tolerance%2C%20or%20indulgence%20which%20parodies%20love%20as%20flippancy%20parodies%20merriment.%20Next%20to%20the%20Blessed%20Sacrament%20itself%2C%20your%20neighbour%20is%20the%20holiest%20object%20presented%20to%20your%20senses%20...%20for%20in%20him%20also%20Christ%20'vere%20latitat'%20-%20the%20glorifier%20and%20the%20glorified%2C%20Glory%20Himself%2C%20is%20truly%20hidden.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civil... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/maathorat-quote-meaning-50779</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50779.png?q=%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84%20%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%87%20%3A&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%A3%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>قال رجل لصاحبه : — مأثورات</image:title>
      <image:caption>مأثورات quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/oweynagat-quote-meaning-50780</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50780.png?q=They%20reached%20the%20entrance%20to%20Oweynagat.&amp;a=Rowena%20Kinread&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>They reached the entrance to Oweynagat. — Rowena Kinread</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rowena Kinread quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50781</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50781.png?q=Even%20the%20receptionist%20was%20new%2C%20a%20pretty%2C%20young%2C%20buxom%20blonde%20named%20Eden%2C%20according%20to%20her%20nameplate.%20Micah%20must%20have%20handpicked%20her%20from%20the%20Garden.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Even the receptionist was new, a pretty, young, buxom blonde named Eden, according to her nameplate.... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ibn-qayyim-quote-meaning-50784</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50784.png?q=%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%20%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%20%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A9&amp;a=%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>تذكر حلاوة الوصال يهن عليك مر المجاهدة — ابن قيم الجوزية</image:title>
      <image:caption>ابن قيم الجوزية quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/edmund-spenser-quote-meaning-50785</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50785.png?q=For%20love%20is%20a%20celestial%20harmony&amp;a=Edmund%20Spenser&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For love is a celestial harmony — Edmund Spenser</image:title>
      <image:caption>Edmund Spenser quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tie-me-up-please-quote-meaning-50786</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50786.png?q=Tie%20me%20up%2C%20please...%22%20Chantal%20said.%20They%20looked%20above%20at%20some%20vines%20and%20roots%20hanging%20down%20from%20the%20grassy%20area%20above%20the%20depression%20in%20the%20canal%20they%20were%20standing%20in.%20She%20was%20in%20his%20hands%E2%80%94he%20had%20to%20comply.&amp;a=Jess%20C%20Scott&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Tie me up, please..." Chantal said. They looked above at some vines and roots hanging down from the ... — Jess C Scott</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jess C Scott quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-50787</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50787.png?q=Creators%20aren't%20gods.%20They%20make%20places%2C%20which%20is%20quite%20hard.%20It's%20men%20that%20make%20gods.%20This%20explains%20a%20lot.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains ... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-barker-quote-meaning-50790</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50790.png?q=I%20have%20something%20to%20say%20to%20the%20religionist%20who%20feels%20atheists%20never%20say%20anything%20positive%3A%20You%20are%20an%20intelligent%20human%20being.%20Your%20life%20is%20valuable%20for%20its%20own%20sake.%20You%20are%20not%20second-class%20in%20the%20universe%2C%20deriving%20meaning%20and%20purpose%20from%20some%20other%20mind.%20You%20are%20not%20inherently%20evil%E2%80%94you%20are%20inherently%20human%2C%20possessing%20the%20positive%20rational%20potential%20to%20help%20make%20this%20a%20world%20of%20morality%2C%20peace%20and%20joy.%20Trust%20yourself.&amp;a=Dan%20Barker&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are a... — Dan Barker</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Barker quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/neil-gaiman-religion-quote-meaning-50791</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50791.png?q=Religions%20are%2C%20by%20definition%2C%20metaphors%2C%20after%20all%3A%20God%20is%20a%20dream%2C%20a%20hope%2C%20a%20woman%2C%20an%20ironist%2C%20a%20father%2C%20a%20city%2C%20a%20house%20of%20many%20rooms%2C%20a%20watchmaker%20who%20left%20his%20prize%20chronometer%20in%20the%20desert%2C%20someone%20who%20loves%20you%20-%20even%2C%20perhaps%2C%20against%20all%20evidence%2C%20a%20celestial%20being%20whose%20only%20interest%20is%20to%20make%20sure%20your%20football%20team%2C%20army%2C%20business%2C%20or%20marriage%20thrives%2C%20prospers%2C%20and%20triumphs%20over%20all%20opposition.&amp;a=Neil%20Gaiman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religions are, by definition, metaphors, after all: God is a dream, a hope, a woman, an ironist, a f... — Neil Gaiman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Neil Gaiman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/flannery-oconnor-quote-meaning-50794</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50794.png?q=A%20working%20knowledge%20of%20the%20devil%20can%20be%20very%20well%20had%20from%20resisting%20him.&amp;a=Flannery%20O'Connor&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A working knowledge of the devil can be very well had from resisting him. — Flannery O'Connor</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flannery O'Connor quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/barbara-hambly-quote-meaning-50796</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50796.png?q=God%20has%20judged%20me%20all%20my%20life.%20But%20that%20is%20God's%20privilege%2C%20my%20lady.%20Not%20yours.&amp;a=Barbara%20Hambly&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God has judged me all my life. But that is God's privilege, my lady. Not yours. — Barbara Hambly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Barbara Hambly quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hans-georg-gadamer-quote-meaning-50798</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50798.png?q=A%20cultured%20society%20that%20has%20fallen%20away%20from%20its%20religious%20traditions%20expects%20more%20from%20art%20than%20the%20aesthetic%20consciousness%20and%20the%20'standpoint%20of%20art'%20can%20deliver.%20The%20Romantic%20desire%20for%20a%20new%20mythology...%20gives%20the%20artist%20and%20his%20task%20in%20the%20world%20the%20consciousness%20of%20a%20new%20consecration.%20He%20is%20something%20like%20a%20'secular%20saviour'%20for%20his%20creations%20are%20expected%20to%20achieve%20on%20a%20small%20scale%20the%20propitiation%20of%20disaster%20for%20which%20an%20unsaved%20world%20hopes.&amp;a=Hans-Georg%20Gadamer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A cultured society that has fallen away from its religious traditions expects more from art than the... — Hans-Georg Gadamer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hans-Georg Gadamer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gregory-millman-quote-meaning-50799</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50799.png?q=We%20want%20our%20children%20to%20become%20who%20they%20are---%20and%20a%20developed%20person%20is%2C%20above%20all%2C%20free.%20But%20freedom%20as%20we%20define%20it%20doesn't%20mean%20doing%20what%20you%20want.%20Freedom%20means%20the%20ability%20to%20make%20choices%20that%20are%20good%20for%20you.%20It%20is%20the%20power%20to%20choose%20to%20become%20what%20you%20are%20capable%20of%20becoming%2C%20to%20develop%20your%20unique%20potential%20by%20making%20choices%20that%20turn%20possibility%20into%20reality.%20It%20is%20the%20ability%20to%20make%20choices%20that%20actualize%20you.%20As%20often%20as%20not%2C%20maybe%20more%20often%20than%20not%2C%20this%20kind%20of%20freedom%20means%20doing%20what%20you%20do%20not%20want%2C%20doing%20what%20is%20uncomfortable%20or%20tiring%20or%20boring%20or%20annoying.&amp;a=Gregory%20Millman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We want our children to become who they are--- and a developed person is, above all, free. But freed... — Gregory Millman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gregory Millman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gods-and-identities-quote-meaning-50802</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50802.png?q=The%20gods%20of%20the%20realms%20are%20many%20and%20varied%20--%20or%20they%20are%20the%20many%20and%20varied%20names%20and%20identities%20tagged%20onto%20the%20same%20being.%20I%20know%20not%20--%20and%20care%20not%20--%20which.&amp;a=R.A.%20Salvatore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The gods of the realms are many and varied -- or they are the many and varied names and identities t... — R.A. Salvatore</image:title>
      <image:caption>R.A. Salvatore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-isnt-opium-hypocrisy-50803</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50803.png?q=Religion%20isn't%20the%20opium%20of%20the%20people%2C%20it's%20the%20hypocrisy.&amp;a=Miguel%20%C3%81ngel%20S%C3%A1ez%20Guti%C3%A9rrez%20%C2%ABMarino%C2%BB&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion isn't the opium of the people, it's the hypocrisy. — Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez «Marino»</image:title>
      <image:caption>Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez «Marino» quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ali-izet-begovic-quote-meaning-50805</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50805.png?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%20%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B4%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%85%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86.&amp;a=%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%AA%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>الدين إجابة على سؤال كيف تحيا في ذاتك وتواجه هذه الذات ، وليس إجابة على سؤال كيف تعيش في العالم مع ا... — علي عزت بيجوفيتش</image:title>
      <image:caption>علي عزت بيجوفيتش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/italo-calvino-quote-meaning-50806</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50806.png?q=My%20mother%20delayed%20my%20enrollment%20in%20the%20Fascist%20scouts%2C%20the&amp;a=Italo%20Calvino&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My mother delayed my enrollment in the Fascist scouts, the — Italo Calvino</image:title>
      <image:caption>Italo Calvino quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/brookmyre-quote-meaning-50807</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50807.png?q=People%20didn't%20really%20like%20McDonald's%2C%20same%20as%20her%20mum%20didn't%20really%20like%20Catholicism%2C%20but%20when%20you%20were%20new%20in%20town%2C%20at%20least%20it%20was%20a%20known%20quantity.%20So%20that'll%20be%20a%20Quarter-Pounder%20and%20a%20Communion%20Wafer%20meal-deal%20to%20go.&amp;a=Christopher%20Brookmyre&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>People didn't really like McDonald's, same as her mum didn't really like Catholicism, but when you w... — Christopher Brookmyre</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Brookmyre quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/m-f-moonzajer-quote-meaning-50808</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50808.png?q=Religion%20can%20only%20do%20two%20things%20for%20mankind%3B%20turn%20them%20into%20monster%20or%20stupid.&amp;a=M.F.%20Moonzajer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion can only do two things for mankind; turn them into monster or stupid. — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/helmut-schmidt-quote-meaning-50809</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Misstraue jedem Politiker, jedem Regierungs- oder Staatschef, der seine Religion zum Instrument mach... — Helmut Schmidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helmut Schmidt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-twain-quote-meaning-50810</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50810.png?q=The%20easy%20confidence%20with%20which%20I%20know%20another%20man's%20religion%20is%20folly%20teaches%20me%20to%20suspect%20that%20my%20own%20is%20also.%20I%20would%20not%20interfere%20with%20any%20one's%20religion%2C%20either%20to%20strengthen%20it%20or%20to%20weaken%20it.%20I%20am%20not%20able%20to%20believe%20one's%20religion%20can%20affect%20his%20hereafter%20one%20way%20or%20the%20other%2C%20no%20matter%20what%20that%20religion%20may%20be.%20But%20it%20may%20easily%20be%20a%20great%20comfort%20to%20him%20in%20this%20life--hence%20it%20is%20a%20valuable%20possession%20to%20him.&amp;a=Mark%20Twain&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my ... — Mark Twain</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Twain quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-separate-state-50812</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50812.png?q=Actually%E2%80%94and%20this%20was%20where%20I%20began%20to%20feel%20seriously%20uncomfortable%E2%80%94some%20such%20divine%20claim%20underlay%20not%20just%20'the%20occupation'%20but%20the%20whole%20idea%20of%20a%20separate%20state%20for%20Jews%20in%20Palestine.%20Take%20away%20the%20divine%20warrant%20for%20the%20Holy%20Land%20and%20where%20were%20you%2C%20and%20what%20were%20you%3F%20Just%20another%20land-thief%20like%20the%20Turks%20or%20the%20British%2C%20except%20that%20in%20this%20case%20you%20wanted%20the%20land%20without%20the%20people.%20And%20the%20original%20Zionist%20slogan%E2%80%94'a%20land%20without%20a%20people%20for%20a%20people%20without%20a%20land'%E2%80%94disclosed%20its%20own%20negation%20when%20I%20saw%20the%20densely%20populated%20Arab%20towns%20dwelling%20sullenly%20under%20Jewish%20tutelage.%20You%20want%20irony%3F%20How%20about%20Jews%20becoming%20colonizers%20at%20just%20the%20moment%20when%20other%20Europeans%20had%20given%20up%20on%20the%20idea%3F&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Actually—and this was where I began to feel seriously uncomfortable—some such divine claim underlay ... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-o-mckay-quote-meaning-50815</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50815.png?q=The%20purpose%20of%20the%20gospel%20is%20to%20make%20bad%20men%20good%20and%20good%20men%20better%2C%20and%20to%20change%20human%20nature.&amp;a=David%20O%20Mckay&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature. — David O Mckay</image:title>
      <image:caption>David O Mckay quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-synagogue-50816</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50816.png?q=So%20I%20close%20this%20long%20reflection%20on%20what%20I%20hope%20is%20a%20not-too-quaveringly%20semi-Semitic%20note.%20When%20I%20am%20at%20home%2C%20I%20will%20only%20enter%20a%20synagogue%20for%20the&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>So I close this long reflection on what I hope is a not-too-quaveringly semi-Semitic note. When I am... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/daniel-c-dennett-quote-meaning-50817</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50817.png?q=Those%20who%20feel%20guilty%20contemplating%20%22betraying%22%20the%20tradition%20they%20love%20by%20acknowledging%20their%20disapproval%20of%20elements%20within%20it%20should%20reflect%20on%20the%20fact%20that%20the%20very%20tradition%20to%20which%20they%20are%20so%20loyal%E2%80%94the%20%22eternal%22%20tradition%20introduced%20to%20them%20in%20their%20youth%E2%80%94is%20in%20fact%20the%20evolved%20product%20of%20many%20adjustments%20firmly%20but%20delicately%20made%20by%20earlier%20lovers%20of%20the%20same%20tradition.&amp;a=Daniel%20C.%20Dennett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disap... — Daniel C. Dennett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daniel C. Dennett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ruth-hurmence-green-quote-meaning-50818</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50818.png?q=The%20natural%20is%20so%20awesome%20that%20we%20need%20not%20go%20beyond%20it.&amp;a=Ruth%20Hurmence%20Green&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The natural is so awesome that we need not go beyond it. — Ruth Hurmence Green</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ruth Hurmence Green quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/max-stirner-quote-meaning-50819</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50819.png?q=It%20is%20possible%20I%20can%20make%20very%20little%20of%20myself%3B%20but%20this%20little%20is%20everything%2C%20and%20better%20than%20what%20I%20allow%20to%20be%20made%20out%20of%20me%20by%20the%20might%20of%20others%2C%20by%20the%20training%20of%20custom%2C%20religion%2C%20the%20laws%2C%20the%20State.&amp;a=Max%20Stirner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is possible I can make very little of myself; but this little is everything, and better than what... — Max Stirner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Max Stirner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-dawkins-quote-meaning-50820</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50820.png?q=Real%20life%20seeks%20the%20gentle%20slopes%20at%20the%20back%20of%20Mount%20Improbable%2C%20while%20creationists%20are%20blind%20to%20all%20but%20the%20daunting%20precipice%20at%20the%20front.&amp;a=Richard%20Dawkins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Real life seeks the gentle slopes at the back of Mount Improbable, while creationists are blind to a... — Richard Dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/vance-havner-quote-meaning-50823</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50823.png?q=A%20soft%20and%20sheltered%20Christianity%2C%20afraid%20to%20be%20lean%20and%20lone%2C%20unwilling%20to%20face%20the%20storms%20and%20brave%20the%20heights%2C%20will%20end%20up%20fat%20and%20foul%20in%20the%20cages%20of%20conformity.&amp;a=Vance%20Havner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A soft and sheltered Christianity, afraid to be lean and lone, unwilling to face the storms and brav... — Vance Havner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vance Havner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gil-bailie-quote-meaning-50824</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50824.png?q=The%20people%20who%20burned%20witches%20at%20the%20stake%20never%20for%20one%20moment%20thought%20of%20their%20act%20as%20violence%3B%20rather%20they%20thought%20of%20it%20as%20an%20act%20of%20divinely%20mandated%20righteousness.%20The%20same%20can%20be%20said%20of%20most%20of%20the%20violence%20humans%20have%20ever%20committed.&amp;a=Gil%20Bailie&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; ra... — Gil Bailie</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gil Bailie quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/karen-armstrong-quote-meaning-50826</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50826.png?q=I%20had%20failed%20to%20make%20a%20gift%20of%20myself%20to%20God.&amp;a=Karen%20Armstrong&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I had failed to make a gift of myself to God. — Karen Armstrong</image:title>
      <image:caption>Karen Armstrong quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sheri-tepper-quote-meaning-50829</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50829.png?q=Not%20many%20years%20before%20the%20Happening%2C%20one%20of%20your%20country's%20largest%20religious%20bodies%20officially%20declared%20that%20their%20book%20was%20holier%20than%20their%20God%2C%20thus%20simultaneously%20and%20corporately%20breaking%20several%20commandments%20of%20their%20own%20religion%2C%20particularly%20the%20first%20one.%20Of%20course%20they%20liked%20the%20book%20better!%20It%20was%20full%20of%20magic%20and%20contradictions%20that%20they%20could%20quote%20to%20reinforce%20their%20bigoted%20and%20hateful%20opinions%2C%20as%20I%20well%20know%2C%20for%20I%20chose%20many%20parts%20of%20it%20from%20among%20the%20scrolls%20and%20epistles%20that%20were%20lying%20around%20in%20caves%20here%20and%20there.%20They're%20correct%20that%20a%20god%20picked%20out%20the%20material%3B%20they%20just%20have%20the%20wrong%20god%20doing%20it.&amp;a=Sheri%20S.%20Tepper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Not many years before the Happening, one of your country's largest religious bodies officially decla... — Sheri S. Tepper</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sheri S. Tepper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anonymous-quote-meaning-prayer-50830</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50830.png?q=For%20this%20reason%20I%20tell%20you%3A%20When%20you%20pray%20and%20ask%20for%20something%2C%20believe%20that%20you%20have%20received%20it%2C%20and%20you%20will%20be%20given%20whatever%20you%20ask%20for.&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, ... — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emil-cioran-quote-meaning-50833</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50833.png?q=It%20is%20no%20sign%20of%20benediction%20to%20have%20been%20obsessed%20with%20the%20lives%20of%20saints%2C%20for%20it%20is%20an%20obsession%20intertwined%20with%20a%20taste%20for%20maladies%20and%20hunger%20for%20depravities.%20One%20only%20troubles%20oneself%20with%20saints%20because%20one%20has%20been%20disappointed%20by%20the%20paradoxes%20of%20earthly%20life%3B%20one%20therefore%20searches%20out%20other%20paradoxes%2C%20more%20outlandish%20in%20guise%2C%20redolent%20of%20unknown%20truths%2C%20unknown%20perfumes...&amp;a=Emil%20Cioran&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is no sign of benediction to have been obsessed with the lives of saints, for it is an obsession ... — Emil Cioran</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emil Cioran quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gk-chesterton-quote-meaning-50834</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50834.png?q=A%20religion%20is%20not%20the%20church%20a%20man%20goes%20to%20but%20the%20cosmos%20he%20lives%20in%3B%20and%20if%20any%20sceptic%20forgets%20it%2C%20the%20maddest%20fanatic%20beating%20an%20Orange%20drum%20about%20the%20Battle%20of%20the%20Boyne%20is%20a%20better%20philosopher%20than%20he.&amp;a=G.K.%20Chesterton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A religion is not the church a man goes to but the cosmos he lives in; and if any sceptic forgets it... — G.K. Chesterton</image:title>
      <image:caption>G.K. Chesterton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/haldeman-julius-quote-meaning-50835</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50835.png?q=When%20confronted%20by%20a%20%E2%80%98believer%E2%80%99%20it%20is%20easy%20for%20me%20to%20contrast%20the%20views%20of%20the%20skeptic%20with%20those%20of%20the%20rationalist.%20I%20simply%20reach%20into%20my%20pocket%20and%20pull%20out%20my%20change.&amp;a=E.%20Haldeman-Julius&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When confronted by a ‘believer’ it is easy for me to contrast the views of the skeptic with those of... — E. Haldeman-Julius</image:title>
      <image:caption>E. Haldeman-Julius quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-bernard-shaw-quote-meaning-50837</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50837.png?q=...Hell%20is%20the%20home%20of%20the%20unreal%20and%20of%20the%20seekers%20for%20happiness.%20It%20is%20the%20only%20refuge%20from%20heaven%2C%20which%20is%2C%20as%20I%20tell%20you%2C%20the%20home%20of%20the%20masters%20of%20reality%2C%20and%20from%20earth%2C%20which%20is%20the%20home%20of%20the%20slaves%20of%20reality.%20The%20earth%20is%20a%20nursery%20in%20which%20men%20and%20women%20play%20at%20being%20heroes%20and%20heroines%2C%20saints%20and%20sinners%3B%20but%20they%20are%20dragged%20down%20from%20their%20fool%E2%80%99s%20paradise%20by%20their%20bodies%3A%20hunger%20and%20cold%20and%20thirst%2C%20age%20and%20decay%20and%20disease%2C%20death%20above%20all%2C%20make%20them%20slaves%20of%20reality%3A%20thrice%20a%20day%20meals%20must%20be%20eaten%20and%20digested%3A%20thrice%20a%20century%20a%20new%20generation%20must%20be%20engendered%3A%20ages%20of%20faith%2C%20of%20romance%2C%20and%20of%20science%20are%20all%20driven%20at%20last%20to%20have%20but%20one%20prayer%2C%20%E2%80%9CMake%20me%20a%20healthy%20animal.%E2%80%9D%20But%20here%20you%20escape%20this%20tyranny%20of%20the%20flesh%3B%20for%20here%20you%20are%20not%20an%20animal%20at%20all%3A%20you%20are%20a%20ghost%2C%20an%20appearance%2C%20an%20illusion%2C%20a%20convention%2C%20deathless%2C%20ageless%3A%20in%20a%20word%2C%20bodiless.%20There%20are%20no%20social%20questions%20here%2C%20no%20political%20questions%2C%20no%20religious%20questions%2C%20best%20of%20all%2C%20perhaps%2C%20no%20sanitary%20questions.%20Here%20you%20call%20your%20appearance%20beauty%2C%20your%20emotions%20love%2C%20your%20sentiments%20heroism%2C%20your%20aspirations%20virtue%2C%20just%20as%20you%20did%20on%20earth%3B%20but%20here%20there%20are%20no%20hard%20facts%20to%20contradict%20you%2C%20no%20ironic%20contrast%20of%20your%20needs%20with%20your%20pretensions%2C%20no%20human%20comedy%2C%20nothing%20but%20a%20perpetual%20romance%2C%20a%20universal%20melodrama.%20As%20our%20German%20friend%20put%20it%20in%20his%20poem%2C%20%E2%80%9Cthe%20poetically%20nonsensical%20here%20is%20good%20sense%3B%20and%20the%20Eternal%20Feminine%20draws%20us%20ever%20upward%20and%20on...&amp;a=George%20Bernard%20Shaw&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...Hell is the home of the unreal and of the seekers for happiness. It is the only refuge from heave... — George Bernard Shaw</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Bernard Shaw quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/brandon-sanderson-quote-meaning-50838</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50838.png?q=Vin%20paused.%20%22And%20you%20have%20all%20of%20these%20religions%20memorized%3F&amp;a=Brandon%20Sanderson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Vin paused. "And you have all of these religions memorized? — Brandon Sanderson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brandon Sanderson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ike-preacher-jesus-quote-meaning-50839</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50839.png?q=Ike%20noticed%20the%20preacher%20had%20pictures%20of%20Ronald%20Reagan%20and%20Jesse%20Helms%20in%20his%20office%2C%20with%20a%20portrait%20of%20Jesus%20in%20the%20middle.%20Ike%20said%20that%20seemed%20appropriate%20since%20the%20Bible%20said%20Jesus%20was%20nailed%20up%20between%20two%20thieves.%20The%20preacher%20didn%E2%80%99t%20like%20that%20much%2C%20so%20Ike%20quit%20going%20to%20church%20for%20awhile.&amp;a=James%20Aura&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ike noticed the preacher had pictures of Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms in his office, with a portrai... — James Aura</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Aura quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nicola-yoon-quote-meaning-50840</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50840.png?q=I%20guess%20I'm%20more%20interested%20in&amp;a=Nicola%20Yoon&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I guess I'm more interested in — Nicola Yoon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nicola Yoon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50841</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50841.png?q=We%20wait.%20This%20man%20has%20skills.%20You%20don%E2%80%99t%20build%20a%20multi-million-dollar%C2%A0practice%20by%20being%20an%20idiot.%20The%20fact%20he%E2%80%99s%20had%20some%20hard%20times%20does%20not%C2%A0mean%20we%20should%20underestimate%20him%20.%20.%20.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We wait. This man has skills. You don’t build a multi-million-dollar practice by being an idiot. The... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-arrogance-50842</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50842.png?q=I%20have%20been%20called%20arrogant%20myself%20in%20my%20time%2C%20and%20hope%20to%20earn%20the%20title%20again%2C%20but%20to%20claim%20that%20I%20am%20privy%20to%20the%20secrets%20of%20the%20universe%20and%20its%20creator%20-%20that's%20beyond%20my%20conceit.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have been called arrogant myself in my time, and hope to earn the title again, but to claim that I... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gk-chesterton-quote-meaning-50843</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50843.png?q=The%20Reformer%20is%20always%20right%20about%20what's%20wrong.%20However%2C%20he's%20often%20wrong%20about%20what%20is%20right.&amp;a=G.K.%20Chesterton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right. — G.K. Chesterton</image:title>
      <image:caption>G.K. Chesterton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/karl-pilkington-quote-meaning-50844</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50844.png?q=The%20problem%20I%20have%20with%20all%20this%20religion%20stuff%20is%20that%20I%20can't%20relate%20to%20it.%20I%20think%20most%20people%20got%20into%20'cos%20it%20gave%20them%20something%20to%20do%20on%20a%20Sunday%2C%20but%20since%20all%20the%20shops%20are%20now%20open%20it%20isn't%20required%20as%20much.&amp;a=Karl%20Pilkington&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The problem I have with all this religion stuff is that I can't relate to it. I think most people go... — Karl Pilkington</image:title>
      <image:caption>Karl Pilkington quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/c-j-sansom-quote-meaning-50845</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50845.png?q=Have%20you%20ever%20thought%20what%20a%20God%20would%20be%20like%20who%20actually%20ordained%20and%20executed%20the%20cruelty%20that%20is%20in%20%5Bthe%20biblical%20Book%20of%20Revelation%5D%3F%20A%20holocaust%20of%20mankind.%20Yet%20so%20many%20of%20these%20Bible-men%20accept%20the%20idea%20without%20a%20second%20thought.&amp;a=C.J.%20Sansom&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Have you ever thought what a God would be like who actually ordained and executed the cruelty that i... — C.J. Sansom</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.J. Sansom quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/max-lucado-conflict-combat-quote-meaning-50846</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50846.png?q=Conflict%20is%20inevitable%20but%20combat%20is%20optional.&amp;a=Max%20Lucado&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional. — Max Lucado</image:title>
      <image:caption>Max Lucado quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/max-lucado-quote-meaning-50847</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50847.png?q=May%20you%20live%20in%20such%20a%20way%20that%20your%20death%20is%20just%20the%20beginning%20of%20your%20life.&amp;a=Max%20Lucado&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life. — Max Lucado</image:title>
      <image:caption>Max Lucado quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hl-mencken-quote-meaning-50849</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50849.png?q=Theology%20is%20the%20effort%20to%20explain%20the%EF%BB%BF%20unknowable%20in%20terms%20of%20the%20not%20worth%20knowing.&amp;a=H.L.%20Mencken&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Theology is the effort to explain the﻿ unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. — H.L. Mencken</image:title>
      <image:caption>H.L. Mencken quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sylvia-plath-quote-meaning-50851</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50851.png?q=I%20don't%20see%2C'%20I%20said%2C%20'how%20people%20stand%20being%20old.%20Your%20insides%20all%20dry%20up.%20When%20you're%20young%20you're%20so%20self-reliant.%20You%20don't%20even%20need%20much%20religion.&amp;a=Sylvia%20Plath&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't see,' I said, 'how people stand being old. Your insides all dry up. When you're young you're... — Sylvia Plath</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sylvia Plath quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gretchen-mcneil-quote-meaning-50852</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50852.png?q=Rule%20Number%20Two%2C%20Monsignor.%20Do%20not%20show%20pity.&amp;a=Gretchen%20McNeil&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Rule Number Two, Monsignor. Do not show pity. — Gretchen McNeil</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gretchen McNeil quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cristina-marrero-quote-meaning-50853</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50853.png?q=If%20my%20God%20damns%20people%20for%20love%20but%20saves%20them%20for%20brutle%20warfare%2C%20then%20that%20is%20not%20the%20God%20I%20know%20or%20wish%20to%20worship.&amp;a=Cristina%20Marrero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If my God damns people for love but saves them for brutle warfare, then that is not the God I know o... — Cristina Marrero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cristina Marrero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hillary-jordan-quote-meaning-50854</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50854.png?q=If%20God%20is%20the%20Creator%2C%20if%20God%20englobes%20every%20single%20thing%20in%20the%20universe%2C%20then%20God%20is%20everything%2C%20and%20everything%20is%20God.%20God%20is%20the%20earth%20and%20the%20sky%2C%20and%20the%20tree%20planted%20in%20the%20earth%20under%20the%20sky%2C%20and%20the%20bird%20in%20the%20tree%2C%20and%20the%20worm%20in%20the%20beak%20of%20the%20bird%2C%20and%20the%20dirt%20in%20the%20stomach%20of%20the%20worm.%20God%20is%20He%20and%20She%2C%20straight%20and%20gay%2C%20black%20and%20white%20and%20red%20-%20yes%20even%20that...and%20green%20and%20blue%20and%20all%20the%20rest.%20And%20so%2C%20to%20despise%20me%20for%20loving%20women%20or%20you%20for%20being%20a%20Red%20who%20made%20love%20with%20a%20woman%2C%20would%20be%20to%20despise%20not%20only%20His%20own%20creations%20but%20also%20to%20hate%20Himself.%20My%20God%20is%20not%20so%20stupid%20as%20that.&amp;a=Hillary%20Jordan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If God is the Creator, if God englobes every single thing in the universe, then God is everything, a... — Hillary Jordan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hillary Jordan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nh-kleinbaum-quote-meaning-50855</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50855.png?q=Je%C5%9Bli%20chcesz%20wychowa%C4%87%20zagorza%C5%82ego%20ateist%C4%99%2C%20musisz%20udziela%C4%87%20mu%20surowych%20lekcji%20religii.%20To%20zawsze%20owocuje%20dobrymi%20skutkami.&amp;a=N.H.%20Kleinbaum&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Jeśli chcesz wychować zagorzałego ateistę, musisz udzielać mu surowych lekcji religii. To zawsze owo... — N.H. Kleinbaum</image:title>
      <image:caption>N.H. Kleinbaum quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mustafa-mahmoud-quote-meaning-50859</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50859.png?q=%D9%83%D9%8F%D9%86%D9%92%20%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%20%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%83%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>كُنْ كما أنت، وستهديك نفسك إلى الصراط — مصطفى محمود</image:title>
      <image:caption>مصطفى محمود quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darrel-ray-quote-meaning-50860</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50860.png?q=We%20acquire%20both%20the%20language%20and%20religious%20concepts%20from%20our%20immediate%20culture%20%E2%80%93%20at%20the%20same%20time.%20A%20child%20cannot%20discriminate%20between%20useful%20survival%20information%20and%20the%20emotional%20and%20psychological%20manipulations%20of%20religion.%20Once%20infected%2C%20these%20ideas%20are%20deeply%20embedded%20and%20almost%20impossible%20to%20change.&amp;a=Darrel%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We acquire both the language and religious concepts from our immediate culture – at the same time. A... — Darrel Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darrel Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joseph-campbell-quote-meaning-50861</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50861.png?q=Heresy%20is%20the%20life%20of%20a%20mythology%20and%20orthodoxy%20is%20the%20death.&amp;a=Joseph%20Campbell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Heresy is the life of a mythology and orthodoxy is the death. — Joseph Campbell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joseph Campbell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/robin-wasserman-quote-meaning-50865</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50865.png?q=A%20fundamentalist%20is%20someone%20who%20wants%20to%20substitute%20what%20he%20believes%20for%20what%20you%20believe%2C%22%20Max%20said.%20%22And%20someone%20who%20thinks%20he%20knows%20the%20will%20of%20God%20better%20than%20anyone%20else.&amp;a=Robin%20Wasserman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A fundamentalist is someone who wants to substitute what he believes for what you believe," Max said... — Robin Wasserman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robin Wasserman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-twain-quote-meaning-50866</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50866.png?q=Each%20of%20us%20knows%20it%20all%2C%20and%20knows%20he%20knows%20it%20all%E2%80%94the%20rest%2C%20to%20a%20man%2C%20are%20fools%20and%20eluded.%20One%20man%20knows%20there%20is%20a%20hell%2C%20the%20next%20one%20knows%20there%20isn%E2%80%99t%3B%20one%20man%20knows%20monarchy%20is%20best%2C%20the%20next%20one%20knows%20it%20isn%E2%80%99t%3B%20one%20man%20knows%20high%20tariff%20is%20right%2C%20the%20next%20man%20knows%20it%20isn%E2%80%99t%3B%20one%20man%20knows%20there%20are%20witches%2C%20the%20next%20one%20knows%20there%20aren%E2%80%99t%3B%20one%20sect%20knows%20its%20religion%20is%20the%20only%20true%20one%2C%20there%20are%20sixty-four%20thousand%20five%20hundred%20million%20sects%20that%20know%20it%20isn%E2%80%99t%20so.&amp;a=Mark%20Twain&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Each of us knows it all, and knows he knows it all—the rest, to a man, are fools and eluded. One man... — Mark Twain</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Twain quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-religion-50867</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50867.png?q=I%20would%20be%20quite%20content%20to%20go%20to%20their%20children's%20bar%20mitzvahs%2C%20to%20marvel%20at%20their%20Gothic%20cathedrals%2C%20to%20'respect'%20their%20belief%20that%20the%20Koran%20was%20dictated%2C%20though%20exclusively%20in%20Arabic%2C%20to%20an%20illiterate%20merchant%2C%20or%20to%20interest%20myself%20in%20Wicca%20and%20Hindu%20and%20Jain%20consolations.%20And%20as%20it%20happens%2C%20I%20will%20continue%20to%20do%20this%20without%20insisting%20on%20the%20polite%20reciprocal%20condition%20-%20which%20is%20that%20they%20in%20turn%20leave%20me%20alone.%20But%20this%2C%20religion%20is%20ultimately%20incapable%20of%20doing.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I would be quite content to go to their children's bar mitzvahs, to marvel at their Gothic cathedral... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-ideology-50869</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:38.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50869.png?q=I%20saw%20exactly%20one%20picture%20of%20Marx%20and%20one%20of%20Lenin%20in%20my%20whole%20stay%2C%20but%20it's%20been%20a%20long%20time%20since%20ideology%20had%20anything%20to%20do%20with%20it.%20Not%20without%20cunning%2C%20Fat%20Man%20and%20Little%20Boy%20gradually%20mutated%20the%20whole%20state%20belief%20system%20into%20a%20debased%20form%20of%20Confucianism%2C%20in%20which%20traditional%20ancestor%20worship%20and%20respect%20for%20order%20become%20blended%20with%20extreme%20nationalism%20and%20xenophobia.%20Near%20the%20southernmost%20city%20of%20Kaesong%2C%20captured%20by%20the%20North%20in%201951%2C%20I%20was%20taken%20to%20see%20the%20beautifully%20preserved%20tombs%20of%20King%20and%20Queen%20Kongmin.%20Their%20significance%20in%20F.M.-L.B.%20cosmology%20is%20that%20they%20reigned%20over%20a%20then%20unified%20Korea%20in%20the%2014th%20century%2C%20and%20that%20they%20were%20Confucian%20and%20dynastic%20and%20left%20many%20lavish%20memorials%20to%20themselves.%20The%20tombs%20are%20built%20on%20one%20hillside%2C%20and%20legend%20has%20it%20that%20the%20king%20sent%20one%20of%20his%20courtiers%20to%20pick%20the%20site.%20Second-guessing%20his%20underling%2C%20he%20then%20climbed%20the%20opposite%20hill.%20He%20gave%20instructions%20that%20if%20the%20chosen%20site%20did%20not%20please%20him%20he%20would%20wave%20his%20white%20handkerchief.%20On%20this%20signal%2C%20the%20courtier%20was%20to%20be%20slain.%20The%20king%20actually%20found%20that%20the%20site%20was%20ideal.%20But%20it%20was%20a%20warm%20day%20and%20he%20forgetfully%20mopped%20his%20brow%20with%20the%20white%20handkerchief.%20On%20coming%20downhill%20he%20was%20confronted%20with%20the%20courtier's%20fresh%20cadaver%20and%20exclaimed%2C%20'Oh%20dear.'%20And%20ever%20since%2C%20my%20escorts%20told%20me%2C%20the%20opposite%20peak%20has%20been%20known%20as%20'Oh%20Dear%20Hill.'&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I saw exactly one picture of Marx and one of Lenin in my whole stay, but it's been a long time since... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-herbert-quote-meaning-50872</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50872.png?q=Religion%20must%20remain%20an%20outlet%20for%20people%20who%20say%20to%20themselves%2C%20'I%20am%20not%20the%20kind%20of%20person%20I%20want%20to%20be.'%20It%20must%20never%20sink%20into%20an%20assemblage%20of%20the%20self-satisfied.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, 'I am not the kind of person I want... — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-marilynne-robinson-quote-50876</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50876.png?q=I%20think%20the%20attempt%20to%20defend%20belief%20can%20unsettle%20it%2C%20in%20fact%2C%20because%20there%20is%20always%20an%20inadequacy%20in%20argument%20about%20ultimate%20things.&amp;a=Marilynne%20Robinson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy... — Marilynne Robinson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marilynne Robinson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/einstein-cosmic-religious-feeling-50877</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50877.png?q=How%20can%20cosmic%20religious%20feeling%20be%20communicated%20from%20one%20person%20to%20another%2C%20if%20it%20can%20give%20rise%20to%20no%20definite%20notion%20of%20a%20God%20and%20no%20theology%3F%20In%20my%20view%2C%20it%20is%20the%20most%20important%20function%20of%20art%20and%20science%20to%20awaken%20this%20feeling%20and%20keep%20it%20alive%20in%20those%20who%20are%20receptive%20to%20it.&amp;a=Albert%20Einstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to ... — Albert Einstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Einstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harry-a-blackmun-quote-meaning-50878</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50878.png?q=When%20the%20government%20puts%20its%20imprimatur%20on%20a%20particular%20religion%20it%20conveys%20a%20message%20of%20exclusion%20to%20all%20those%20who%20do%20not%20adhere%20to%20the%20favored%20beliefs.%20A%20government%20cannot%20be%20premised%20on%20the%20belief%20that%20all%20persons%20are%20created%20equal%20when%20it%20asserts%20that%20God%20prefers%20some.&amp;a=Harry%20A.%20Blackmun&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When the government puts its imprimatur on a particular religion it conveys a message of exclusion t... — Harry A. Blackmun</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harry A. Blackmun quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anonymous-quote-meaning-faith-character-50880</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50880.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83%20%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ann-druyan-quote-meaning-50881</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50881.png?q=Science%20has%20carried%20us%20to%20the%20gateway%20to%20the%20universe.%20And%20yet%20our%20conception%20of%20our%20surroundings%20remains%20the%20disproportionate%20view%20of%20the%20still-small%20child.%20We%20are%20spiritually%20and%20culturally%20paralyzed%2C%20unable%20to%20face%20the%20vastness%2C%20to%20embrace%20our%20lack%20of%20centrality%20and%20find%20our%20actual%20place%20in%20the%20fabric%20of%20nature.%20We%20batter%20this%20planet%20as%20if%20we%20had%20someplace%20else%20to%20go.%20That%20we%20even%20do%20science%20is%20a%20hopeful%20glimmer%20of%20mental%20health.%20However%2C%20it's%20not%20enough%20merely%20to%20accept%20these%20insights%20intellectually%20while%20we%20cling%20to%20a%20spiritual%20ideology%20that%20is%20not%20only%20rootless%20in%20nature%20but%20also%2C%20in%20many%20ways%2C%20contemptuous%20of%20what%20is%20natural.&amp;a=Ann%20Druyan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Science has carried us to the gateway to the universe. And yet our conception of our surroundings re... — Ann Druyan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ann Druyan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-patrick-shanley-quote-meaning-50884</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50884.png?q=If%20I%20could%2C%20Sister%20James%2C%20I%20would%20certainly%20choose%20to%20live%20in%20innocence.%20But%20innocence%20can%20only%20be%20wisdom%20in%20a%20world%20without%20evil.%20Situations%20arise%20and%20we%20are%20confronted%20with%20wrongdoing%20and%20the%20need%20to%20act.&amp;a=John%20Patrick%20Shanley&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be w... — John Patrick Shanley</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Patrick Shanley quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/guy-p-harrison-quote-meaning-50885</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50885.png?q=...atheism%20is%20not%20a%20conscious%20act%20of%20turning%20away%20from%20all%20gods.%20It%20is%20simply%20the%20final%20destination%20for%20those%20who%20think.%20...you%20will%20be%20pleased%20to%20discover%20that%20the%20sky%20does%20not%20fall%20down%20on%20your%20head.%20...%20if%20you%20still%20want%20to%20pray%2C%20you%20can%20(the%20success%20rate%20of%20your%20prayers%20is%20unlikely%20to%20change).&amp;a=Guy%20P.%20Harrison&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...atheism is not a conscious act of turning away from all gods. It is simply the final destination ... — Guy P. Harrison</image:title>
      <image:caption>Guy P. Harrison quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-henry-newman-quote-meaning-50886</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50886.png?q=I%20shall%20drink%20to%20the%20Pope%2C%20if%20you%20please%2C%20still%2C%20to%20conscience%20first%2C%20and%20to%20the%20Pope%20afterwards.&amp;a=John%20Henry%20Newman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards. — John Henry Newman</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Henry Newman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-50887</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50887.png?q=It%20is%20notorious%20that%20the%20news%20of%20the%20Emancipation%20Proclamation%20was%20kept%20from%20the%20people%20of%20Texas%20and%20not%20celebrated%20until%20'Juneteenth'.%20There%20may%20be%20those%20in%20Texas%20now%20who%20believe%20they%20can%20insulate%20their%20state%E2%80%94a%20state%20that%20had%20its%20own%20courageous%20revolution%E2%80%94from%20the%20news%20of%20evolution%20and%20from%20the%20writing%20in%201786%20of%20a%20Constitution%20that%20refuses%20to%20mention%20religion%20except%20when%20demarcating%20and%20limiting%20its%20role%20in%20the%20public%20square.%20But%20we%20promise%20them%20today%20that%20they%20will%20join%20their%20fore-runners%20in%20the%20flat-earth%20community%2C%20and%20in%20the%20mad%20clerical%20clique%20of%20those%20who%20believed%20that%20the%20sun%20revolved%20around%20the%20earth.%20Yes%2C%20they%20will%20be%20in%20schoolbooks%E2%80%94as%20a%20joke%20on%20the%20epic%20scale%20of%20William%20Jennings%20Bryan.%20We%20shall%20be%20fair%2C%20and%20take%20care%20to%20ensure%20that%20their%20tale%20is%20told.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is notorious that the news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from the people of Texas and... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jimmy-buffett-quote-meaning-50888</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50888.png?q=The%20only%20thing%20that%20is%20still%20free%20in%20this%20world%20is%20religion%2C%20which%20is%20why%20a%20lot%20of%20people%20%22find%20it.&amp;a=Jimmy%20Buffett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it. — Jimmy Buffett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jimmy Buffett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/w-scott-lineberry-quote-meaning-50889</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50889.png?q=The%20healing%20is%20my%20working%20out%20my%20salvation.%20The%20need%20constant%20because%20my%20desire%20for%20seperateness%20constantly%20wrestles%20with%20my%20need%20for%20oneness%20with%20Jesus.%20The%20search%20for%20Jesus%20is%20bigger%2C%20deeper%20and%20agonizing.&amp;a=W.%20Scott%20Lineberry&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The healing is my working out my salvation. The need constant because my desire for seperateness con... — W. Scott Lineberry</image:title>
      <image:caption>W. Scott Lineberry quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/beth-hoffman-quote-meaning-50890</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50890.png?q=Well%2C%20what%20I%20don't%20understand%20is%20why%20people%20get%20all%20dressed%20up%20and%20drive%20to%20church%20so%20they%20can%20sit%20there%20and%20get%20scolded.%20Seems%20to%20me%20it'd%20be%20a%20whole%20lot%20easier%20for%20the%20to%20just%20stay%20home%20in%20their%20pj's%2C%20eat%20pancakes%2C%20and%20get%20yelled%20at%20over%20the%20radion.&amp;a=Beth%20Hoffman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Well, what I don't understand is why people get all dressed up and drive to church so they can sit t... — Beth Hoffman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beth Hoffman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/trollope-quote-meaning-politics-religion-50891</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50891.png?q=The%20Church%20of%20England%20is%20the%20only%20church%20in%20the%20world%20that%20interferes%20neither%20with%20your%20politics%20nor%20your%20religion&amp;a=Anthony%20Trollope&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor... — Anthony Trollope</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anthony Trollope quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/santosh-kalwar-quote-meaning-50892</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50892.png?q=Please%20do%20not%20ever%20think%20I%20am%20without%20you%20or%20you%20are%20without%20me%2C%20I%20live%20with%20you%20all%20the%20time.&amp;a=Santosh%20Kalwar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Please do not ever think I am without you or you are without me, I live with you all the time. — Santosh Kalwar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Santosh Kalwar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ibn-qayyim-quote-meaning-50893</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50893.png?q=%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%B8%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%2C%20%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%84%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%2C%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3%2C%20%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9%D8%9B%20%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%B9%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%9B%20%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%87&amp;a=%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>لما رأى المتيقظون سطوة الدنيا بأهلها, وخداع الأمل لأربابه, وتملك الشيطان قياد النفوس, ورأوا الدولة ل... — ابن قيم الجوزية</image:title>
      <image:caption>ابن قيم الجوزية quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-50894</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50894.png?q=If%20each%20side%20had%20been%20frankly%20contending%20for%20its%20own%20real%20wish%2C%20they%20would%20all%20have%20kept%20within%20the%20bounds%20of%20reason%20and%20courtesy%3B%20but%20just%20because%20the%20contention%20is%20reversed%20and%20each%20side%20is%20fighting%20the%20other%20side%E2%80%99s%20battle%2C%20all%20the%20bitterness%20which%20really%20flows%20from%20thwarted%20self-righteousness%20and%20obstinacy%20and%20from%20the%20accumulated%20grudges%20of%20the%20last%20ten%20years%20is%20concealed%20from%20them%20by%20the%20nominal%20or%20official%20%22Unselfishness%22%20of%20what%20they%20are%20doing%20or%2C%20at%20least%2C%20held%20to%20be%20excused%20by%20it.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If each side had been frankly contending for its own real wish, they would all have kept within the ... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-william-p-young-quote-50895</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50895.png?q=When%20we%20three%20spoke%20ourselves%20into%20human%20existences%20the%20Son%20of%20God%2C%20we%20became%20fully%20human.%20We%20also%20chose%20to%20embrace%20all%20the%20limitation%20that%20this%20entailed.%20Even%20though%20we%20have%20always%20been%20present%20in%20this%20created%20universe%2C%20we%20now%20became%20flesh%20and%20blood.%20It%20would%20be%20like%20this%20bird%20(a%20jay)%2C%20whose%20nature%20it%20is%20to%20fly%2C%20choosing%20to%20only%20walk%20and%20remain%20grounded.%20He%20doesn't%20stop%20being%20a%20bird%2C%20but%20it%20does%20alter%20his%20experience%20of%20life%20significantly.&amp;a=William%20P.%20Young&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When we three spoke ourselves into human existences the Son of God, we became fully human. We also c... — William P. Young</image:title>
      <image:caption>William P. Young quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mustafa-sabri-quote-meaning-50896</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50896.png?q=%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%82%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89%20%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>دعوة علماء الدين إلى أن يكونوا رسل الديمقراطية الإسلامية بالسعي لتعديل مابين طبقات الناس من الفروق ا... — مصطفى صبري</image:title>
      <image:caption>مصطفى صبري quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dorothy-allison-quote-meaning-50897</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50897.png?q=Don't%20go%20taking%20that%20gospel%20stuff%20seriously.%20It's%20nice%20to%20clean%20you%20out%20now%20and%20then%2C%20but%20it%20ain't%20for%20real.%20It's%20like%20bad%20whiskey.%20Run%20through%20you%20fast%20and%20leave%20you%20with%20pain.&amp;a=Dorothy%20Allison&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Don't go taking that gospel stuff seriously. It's nice to clean you out now and then, but it ain't f... — Dorothy Allison</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dorothy Allison quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mustafa-sabri-quote-meaning-50899</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50899.png?q=%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B0%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%83%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%AA%20%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89%20%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>من الناس من يتخذ من المناصب الحكومية طبقات في العلم يوشك من ارتقاها مرة ألا يصعد إلية صوت ناقد — مصطفى صبري</image:title>
      <image:caption>مصطفى صبري quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carlos-castaneda-quote-meaning-50905</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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<image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50905.png?q=We%20have%20a%20predator%20that%20came%20from%20the%20depths%20of%20the%20cosmos%20and%20took%20over%20the%20rule%20of%20our%20lives.%20Human%20beings%20are%20its%20prisoners.%20The%20Predator%20is%20our%20lord%20and%20master.%20It%20has%20rendered%20us%20docile%2C%20helpless.%20If%20we%20want%20to%20protest%2C%20it%20suppresses%20our%20protest.%20If%20we%20want%20to%20act%20independently%2C%20it%20demands%20that%20we%20don't%20do%20so...%20I%20have%20been%20beating%20around%20the%20bush%20all%20this%20time%2C%20insinuating%20to%20you%20that%20something%20is%20holding%20us%20prisoner.%20Indeed%20we%20are%20held%20prisoner!%20%22This%20was%20an%20energetic%20fact%20for%20the%20sorcerers%20of%20ancient%20Mexico%20...%20They%20took%20us%20over%20because%20we%20are%20food%20for%20them%2C%20and%20they%20squeeze%20us%20mercilessly%20because%20we%20are%20their%20sustenance.%20just%20as%20we%20rear%20chickens%20in%20chicken%20coops%2C%20the%20predators%20rear%20us%20in%20human%20coops%2C%20humaneros.%20Therefore%2C%20their%20food%20is%20always%20available%20to%20them.%22%20%22No%2C%20no%2C%20no%2C%20no%2C%22%20%5BCarlos%20replies%5D%20%22This%20is%20absurd%20don%20Juan.%20What%20you're%20saying%20is%20something%20monstrous.%20It%20simply%20can't%20be%20true%2C%20for%20sorcerers%20or%20for%20average%20men%2C%20or%20for%20anyone.%22%20%22Why%20not%3F%22%20don%20Juan%20asked%20calmly.%20%22Why%20not%3F%20Because%20it%20infuriates%20you%3F%20...%20You%20haven't%20heard%20all%20the%20claims%20yet.%20I%20want%20to%20appeal%20to%20your%20analytical%20mind.%20Think%20for%20a%20moment%2C%20and%20tell%20me%20how%20you%20would%20explain%20the%20contradictions%20between%20the%20intelligence%20of%20man%20the%20engineer%20and%20the%20stupidity%20of%20his%20systems%20of%20beliefs%2C%20or%20the%20stupidity%20of%20his%20contradictory%20behaviour.%20Sorcerers%20believe%20that%20the%20predators%20have%20given%20us%20our%20systems%20of%20belief%2C%20our%20ideas%20of%20good%20and%20evil%2C%20our%20social%20mores.%20They%20are%20the%20ones%20who%20set%20up%20our%20hopes%20and%20expectations%20and%20dreams%20of%20success%20or%20failure.%20They%20have%20given%20us%20covetousness%2C%20greed%2C%20and%20cowardice.%20It%20is%20the%20predators%20who%20make%20us%20complacent%2C%20routinary%2C%20and%20egomaniacal.%22%20%22'But%20how%20can%20they%20do%20this%2C%20don%20Juan%3F%20%5BCarlos%5D%20asked%2C%20somehow%20angered%20further%20by%20what%20%5Bdon%20Juan%5D%20was%20saying.%20%22'Do%20they%20whisper%20all%20that%20in%20our%20ears%20while%20we%20are%20asleep%3F%22%20%22'No%2C%20they%20don't%20do%20it%20that%20way.%20That's%20idiotic!%22%20don%20Juan%20said%2C%20smiling.%20%22They%20are%20infinitely%20more%20efficient%20and%20organized%20than%20that.%20In%20order%20to%20keep%20us%20obedient%20and%20meek%20and%20weak%2C%20the%20predators%20engaged%20themselves%20in%20a%20stupendous%20manoeuvre%20stupendous%2C%20of%20course%2C%20from%20the%20point%20of%20view%20of%20a%20fighting%20strategist.%20A%20horrendous%20manoeuvre%20from%20the%20point%20of%20view%20of%20those%20who%20suffer%20it.%20They%20gave%20us%20their%20mind!%20Do%20you%20hear%20me%3F%20The%20predators%20give%20us%20their%20mind%2C%20which%20becomes%20our%20mind.%20The%20predators'%20mind%20is%20baroque%2C%20contradictory%2C%20morose%2C%20filled%20with%20the%20fear%20of%20being%20discovered%20any%20minute%20now.%22%20%22I%20know%20that%20even%20though%20you%20have%20never%20suffered%20hunger...%20you%20have%20food%20anxiety%2C%20which%20is%20none%20other%20than%20the%20anxiety%20of%20the%20predator%20who%20fears%20that%20any%20moment%20now%20its%20manoeuvre%20is%20going%20to%20be%20uncovered%20and%20food%20is%20going%20to%20be%20denied.%20Through%20the%20mind%2C%20which%2C%20after%20all%2C%20is%20their%20mind%2C%20the%20predators%20inject%20into%20the%20lives%20of%20human%20beings%20whatever%20is%20convenient%20for%20them.%20And%20they%20ensure%2C%20in%20this%20manner%2C%20a%20degree%20of%20security%20to%20act%20as%20a%20buffer%20against%20their%20fear.%22%20%22The%20sorcerers%20of%20ancient%20Mexico%20were%20quite%20ill%20at%20ease%20with%20the%20idea%20of%20when%20%5Bthe%20predator%5D%20made%20its%20appearance%20on%20Earth.%20They%20reasoned%20that%20man%20must%20have%20been%20a%20complete%20being%20at%20one%20point%2C%20with%20stupendous%20insights%2C%20feats%20of%20awareness%20that%20are%20mythological%20legends%20nowadays.%20And%20then%2C%20everything%20seems%20to%20disappear%2C%20and%20we%20have%20now%20a%20sedated%20man.%20What%20I'm%20saying%20is%20that%20what%20we%20have%20against%20us%20is%20not%20a%20simple%20predator.%20It%20is%20very%20smart%2C%20and%20organized.%20It%20follows%20a%20methodical%20system%20to%20render%20us%20useless.%20Man%2C%20the%20magical%20being%20that%20he%20is%20destined%20to%20be%2C%20is%20no%20longer%20magical.%20He's%20an%20average%20piece%20of%20meat.%22%20%22There%20are%20no%20more%20dreams%20for%20man%20but%20the%20dreams%20of%20an%20animal%20who%20is%20being%20raised%20to%20become%20a%20piece%20of%20meat%3A%20trite%2C%20conventional%2C%20imbecilic.&amp;a=Carlos%20Castaneda&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We have a predator that came from the depths of the cosmos and took over the rule of our lives. Huma... — Carlos Castaneda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carlos Castaneda quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-a-reger-quote-meaning-50906</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50906.png?q=Despite%20the%20countless%20acts%20of%20violence%20that%20the%20two%20had%20witnessed%2C%20and%20even%20participated%20in%2C%20over%20the%20years%2C%20they%20were%20still%20shocked%20by%20what%20they%20saw.&amp;a=Stephen%20A.%20Reger&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Despite the countless acts of violence that the two had witnessed, and even participated in, over th... — Stephen A. Reger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen A. Reger quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emily-austin-quote-meaning-50907</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50907.png?q=I%20start%20to%20picture%20a%20world%20where%20Jesus%20had%20been%20killed%20using%20a%20different%20murder%20device.%20I%20picture%20little%20ceramic%20guillotine%20figurines.%20I%20imagine%20miniature%20nooses%20hung%20above%20children's%20beds.%20Electric%20chair%20necklaces%20and%20earrings.&amp;a=Emily%20Austin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I start to picture a world where Jesus had been killed using a different murder device. I picture li... — Emily Austin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emily Austin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-blake-quote-meaning-50908</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50908.png?q=The%20Devil%20answer'd%3A%20bray%20a%20fool%20in%20a%20morter%20with%20wheat%2C%20yet%20shall%20not%20his%20folly%20be%20beaten%20out%20of%20him%3B%20if%20Jesus%20Christ%20is%20the%20greatest%20man%2C%20you%20ought%20to%20love%20him%20in%20the%20greatest%20degree%3B%20now%20hear%20how%20he%20has%20given%20his%20sanction%20to%20the%20law%20of%20ten%20commandments%3A%20did%20he%20not%20mock%20at%20the%20sabbath%2C%20and%20so%20mock%20the%20sabbaths%20God%3F%20murder%20those%20who%20were%20murder'd%20because%20of%20him%3F%20turn%20away%20the%20law%20from%20the%20woman%20taken%20in%20adultery%3F%20steal%20the%20labor%20of%20others%20to%20support%20him%3F%20bear%20false%20witness%20when%20he%20omitted%20making%20a%20defense%20before%20Pilate%3F%20covet%20when%20he%20pray'd%20for%20his%20disciples%2C%20and%20when%20he%20bid%20them%20shake%20off%20the%20dust%20of%20their%20feet%20against%20such%20as%20refused%20to%20lodge%20them%3F%20I%20tell%20you%2C%20no%20virtue%20can%20exist%20without%20breaking%20these%20ten%20commandments%3B%20Jesus%20was%20all%20virtue%2C%20and%20acted%20from%20impulse%2C%20not%20from%20rules.&amp;a=William%20Blake&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Devil answer'd: bray a fool in a morter with wheat, yet shall not his folly be beaten out of him... — William Blake</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Blake quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/t-rafael-cimino-quote-meaning-50911</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50911.png?q=Following%20religious%20principles%20because%20you%20fear%20the%20consequences%20isn't%20faith%E2%80%A6.%20It%E2%80%99s%20superstition.&amp;a=T.%20Rafael%20Cimino&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith…. It’s superstition. — T. Rafael Cimino</image:title>
      <image:caption>T. Rafael Cimino quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-wroblewski-quote-meaning-50912</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50912.png?q=I%20think%20it's%20just%20as%20likely%20that%20someone%20could%20say%20that%20this%20place%2C%20right%20here%2C%20is%20heaven%2C%20hell%20and%20earth%20all%20at%20the%20same%20time.%20And%20we%20still%20wouldn't%20know%20what%20to%20do%20differently.%20Everyone%20just%20muddles%20through%2C%20trying%20not%20to%20make%20too%20many%20mistakes%20%5B...%5D%20Half%20the%20time%20we%20walk%20around%20in%20love%20with%20the%20idea%20of%20a%20thing%20instead%20of%20the%20reality%20of%20it.%20But%20sometimes%20things%20don't%20turn%20out%20that%20way.%20You%20have%20to%20pay%20attention%20to%20what's%20real%2C%20what's%20in%20the%20world.%20Not%20some%20imaginary%20alternative%2C%20as%20if%20it's%20a%20choice%20we%20could%20make.&amp;a=David%20Wroblewski&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I think it's just as likely that someone could say that this place, right here, is heaven, hell and ... — David Wroblewski</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Wroblewski quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-cox-quote-meaning-50915</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50915.png?q=I%20had%20retained%20little%20of%20what%20is%20generally%20called%20religion%2C%20except%20for%20a%20visceral%20conviction%20that%20our%20lives%20are%20controlled%20by%20some%20universal%20mechanism%20that%20is%20greater%20than%20ourselves.%20Perhaps%20that%20was%20what%20others%20called%20God.%20Perhaps%20not.&amp;a=Michael%20Cox&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I had retained little of what is generally called religion, except for a visceral conviction that ou... — Michael Cox</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Cox quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/keith-ablow-quote-meaning-50919</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50919.png?q=I%20figured%20anybody%20who%20talked%20about%20church%20as%20much%20as%20she%20did%20was%20using%20it%20a%20little%20like%20cocaine%20anyhow.&amp;a=Keith%20Ablow&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I figured anybody who talked about church as much as she did was using it a little like cocaine anyh... — Keith Ablow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Keith Ablow quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eileen-wilks-quote-meaning-religion-50920</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50920.png?q=Religion%20turned%20some%20folks%20belligerent.&amp;a=Eileen%20Wilks&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion turned some folks belligerent. — Eileen Wilks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eileen Wilks quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-quote-meaning-50921</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50921.png?q=Hit%20don%E2%80%99t%20make%20no%20difference%20what%20a%20man%20perfesses.%20I%20been%20in%20a%20heap%20o%E2%80%99%20churches.%20There%E2%80%99s%20the%20Nazarene%20Church%20and%20the%20Pentecost%20and%20the%20Holy%20Rollers%20and%20the%20Baptists%20and%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20know%20what-all.%20I%20cain%E2%80%99t%20see%20much%20difference%20to%20nary%20one%20of%20%E2%80%98em.%20There%E2%80%99s%20a%20good%20to%20all%20of%20%E2%80%98em%20and%20there%E2%80%99s%20a%20bad.&amp;a=Marjorie%20Kinnan%20Rawlings&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hit don’t make no difference what a man perfesses. I been in a heap o’ churches. There’s the Nazaren... — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/graham-greene-quote-meaning-50922</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50922.png?q=But%20you%20do%20believe%2C%20don%E2%80%99t%20you%2C%22%20Rose%20implored%20him%2C%20%22you%20think%20it%E2%80%99s%20true%3F&amp;a=Graham%20Greene&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But you do believe, don’t you," Rose implored him, "you think it’s true? — Graham Greene</image:title>
      <image:caption>Graham Greene quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tom-baker-quote-meaning-50924</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50924.png?q=I%20was%20playing%20Rasputin%20and%20what%20was%20motivating%20him%20was%20crumpet%20really%2C%20and%20I%20was%20extremely%20keen%20on%20crumpet%20so%20I%20was%20really%20rather%20good%20as%20Rasputin.%20And%20my%20next%20catastrophic%20failure%20was%20Macbeth%2C%20who%20I%20played%20in%20the%20style%20of%20a%20crumpet-lover%2C%20and%20then%20when%20Doctor%20Who%20came%20along%2C%20I%20embraced%20this%20lunacy%2C%20this%20cloud-cuckoo-land%20where%20people%20had%20to%20be%20convinced%20by%20absolute%20nonsense.%20I%20came%20from%20a%20very%20religious%20background%2C%20so%20it%20was%20easy%20for%20me%20to%20believe%20in%20something%20I%20knew%20nothing%20about.&amp;a=Tom%20Baker&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I was playing Rasputin and what was motivating him was crumpet really, and I was extremely keen on c... — Tom Baker</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Baker quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/amit-ray-quote-meaning-50925</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50925.png?q=The%20objective%20of%20nonviolence%20is%20to%20create%20a%20beloved%20world%20community.&amp;a=Amit%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The objective of nonviolence is to create a beloved world community. — Amit Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Amit Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/octavia-e-butler-quote-meaning-50926</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50926.png?q=I%20mean%2C%20that%20guy%20who%20wants%20to%20be%20President%2C%20that%20Jarret%2C%20he%20would%20call%20you%20all%20heathens%20or%20pagans%20or%20something.&amp;a=Octavia%20E.%20Butler&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I mean, that guy who wants to be President, that Jarret, he would call you all heathens or pagans or... — Octavia E. Butler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Octavia E. Butler quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50927</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50927.png?q=Rothenberg%20was%20dumbfounded%2C%20shocked%20speechless.%20He%20was%20retained%20to%C2%A0provide%20treatment%20in%20a%20fourth-degree%20fondling%20case.%20This%20was%20far%20worse.%C2%A0This%20is%20a%20first-degree%20case.%20These%20boys%20were%20raped!%20The%20floodgates%C2%A0opened%E2%80%94details%20were%20pouring%20out%20now.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Rothenberg was dumbfounded, shocked speechless. He was retained to provide treatment in a fourth-deg... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mahatma-gandhi-quote-meaning-50928</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50928.png?q=I%20hold%20that%20it%20is%20the%20duty%20of%20every%20cultured%20man%20or%20woman%20to%20read&amp;a=Mahatma%20Gandhi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I hold that it is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read — Mahatma Gandhi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mahatma Gandhi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50929</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50929.png?q=Sleeping%20with%20children%20is%20not%20within%20the%20scope%20of%20a%20priest%E2%80%99s%20employment.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sleeping with children is not within the scope of a priest’s employment. — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-50931</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50931.png?q=Are%20we%20interrupting%20your%20late-morning%20nap%2C%20Mr.%20Blake%3F%E2%80%9D%20District%C2%A0Court%20Judge%20Emma%20Pearl%20inquired%2C%20with%20a%20harsh%20tone%20and%20an%20insistent%C2%A0expression.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Are we interrupting your late-morning nap, Mr. Blake?” District Court Judge Emma Pearl inquired, wit... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sagan-quote-meaning-universe-faith-50932</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50932.png?q=Any%20faith%20that%20admires%20truth%2C%20that%20strives%20to%20know%20God%2C%20must%20be%20brave%20enough%20to%20accommodate%20the%20universe.&amp;a=Carl%20Sagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the univ... — Carl Sagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carl Sagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/daniel-radcliffe-atheist-quote-meaning-50933</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50933.png?q=I%E2%80%99m%20an%20atheist%2C%20and%20a%20militant%20atheist%20when%20religion%20starts%20impacting%20on%20legislation.&amp;a=Daniel%20Radcliffe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation. — Daniel Radcliffe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daniel Radcliffe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cahyadi-takariawan-quote-meaning-50935</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50935.png?q=PERNIKAHAN%20ADALAH&amp;a=Cahyadi%20Takariawan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>PERNIKAHAN ADALAH — Cahyadi Takariawan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cahyadi Takariawan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bill-maher-quote-meaning-50936</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50936.png?q=New%20Rule%3A%20Just%20because%20a%20country%20elects%20a%20smart%20president%20doesn't%20make%20it%20a%20smart%20country.%20A%20couple%20of%20weeks%20ago%2C%20I%20was%20asked%20on%20CNN%20if%20I%20thought%20Sarah%20Palin%20could%20get%20elected%20president%2C%20and%20I%20said%20I%20hope%20not%2C%20but%20I%20wouldn't%20put%20anything%20past%20this%20stupid%20country.%20Well%2C%20the%20station%20was%20flooded%20with%20emails%2C%20and%20the%20twits%20hit%20the%20fan.%20And%20you%20could%20tell%20that%20these%20people%20were&amp;a=Bill%20Maher&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>New Rule: Just because a country elects a smart president doesn't make it a smart country. A couple ... — Bill Maher</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bill Maher quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chris-crutcher-quote-meaning-50937</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50937.png?q=As%20a%20child%20abuse%20and%20neglect%20therapist%20I%20do%20battle%20daily%20with%20Christians%20enamored%20of%20the%20Old%20Testament%20phrase%20%22Spare%20the%20rod%20and%20spoil%20the%20child.%22%20No%20matter%20how%20far%20I%20stretch%20my%20imagination%2C%20it%20does%20not%20stretch%20far%20enough%20to%20include%20the%20image%20of%20a%20cool%20dude%20like%20Jesus%20taking%20a%20rod%20to%20a%20kid.&amp;a=Chris%20Crutcher&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As a child abuse and neglect therapist I do battle daily with Christians enamored of the Old Testame... — Chris Crutcher</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chris Crutcher quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/oscar-wilde-quote-meaning-50938</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50938.png?q=Christ%20did%20not%20die%20to%20save%20people%2C%20but%20to%20teach%20people%20how%20to%20save%20each%20other.%20This%20is%2C%20I%20have%20no%20doubt%2C%20a%20grave%20heresy%2C%20but%20it%20is%20also%20a%20fact.&amp;a=Oscar%20Wilde&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christ did not die to save people, but to teach people how to save each other. This is, I have no do... — Oscar Wilde</image:title>
      <image:caption>Oscar Wilde quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/clark-adams-atheism-religion-meaning-50940</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50940.png?q=If%20Atheism%20is%20a%20religion%2C%20then%20health%20is%20a%20disease!&amp;a=Clark%20Adams&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If Atheism is a religion, then health is a disease! — Clark Adams</image:title>
      <image:caption>Clark Adams quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mary-mccarthy-quote-meaning-50941</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50941.png?q=I%20really%20tried%2C%20or%20so%20I%20thought%2C%20to%20avoid%20lying%2C%20but%20it%20seemed%20to%20me%20that%20they%20forced%20it%20on%20me%20by%20the%20difference%20in%20their%20vision%20of%20things%2C%20so%20that%20I%20was%20always%20transposing%20reality%20for%20them%20into%20something%20they%20could%20understand.&amp;a=Mary%20McCarthy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by th... — Mary McCarthy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mary McCarthy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/about-god-henrik-pontoppidan-quote-meaning-50942</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50942.png?q=One%20entry%20was%20entitled%3A%20%22About%20God%22%3A&amp;a=Henrik%20Pontoppidan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One entry was entitled: "About God": — Henrik Pontoppidan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Henrik Pontoppidan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ray-bradbury-quote-meaning-50943</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50943.png?q=Don't%20they%20get%20afraid%2C%20then%3F&amp;a=Ray%20Bradbury&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Don't they get afraid, then? — Ray Bradbury</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ray Bradbury quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/language-of-the-heart-religion-of-love-50945</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50945.png?q=There%20is%20only%20one%20language%2C%20the%20language%20of%20the%20Heart.%20There%20is%20only%20one%20religion%2C%20the%20religion%20of%20Love.&amp;a=Sri%20Sathya%20Sai%20Baba&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is only one language, the language of the Heart. There is only one religion, the religion of L... — Sri Sathya Sai Baba</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sri Sathya Sai Baba quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dinesh-dsouza-quote-meaning-50946</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50946.png?q=The%20life%20of%20West%2C%20Nietzsche%20said%2C%20is%20based%20on%20Christianity.%20The%20values%20of%20the%20West%20are%20based%20on%20Christianity.%20Some%20of%20these%20values%20seem%20to%20have%20taken%20a%20life%20of%20their%20own%2C%20and%20this%20gives%20us%20the%20illusion%20that%20we%20can%20get%20rid%20of%20Christianity%20and%20keep%20the%20values.%20This%2C%20Nietzsche%20says%2C%20is%20an%20illusion...Remove%20the%20Christian%20foundation%2C%20and%20the%20values%20must%20go%20too.&amp;a=Dinesh%20D'Souza&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The life of West, Nietzsche said, is based on Christianity. The values of the West are based on Chri... — Dinesh D'Souza</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dinesh D'Souza quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cate-tiernan-quote-meaning-50948</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50948.png?q=I%20felt%20an%20overwhelming%20gratitude%20in%20my%20life%20right%20now%20and%20wanted%20a%20chance%20to%20acknowledge%20it.%20I%20felt%20that%20any%20thanks%20given%20to%20any%20god%20all%20went%20to%20the%20same%20place%2C%20anyway%2C%20no%20matter%20what%20religion%20you%20were%20centered%20in.&amp;a=Cate%20Tiernan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I felt an overwhelming gratitude in my life right now and wanted a chance to acknowledge it. I felt ... — Cate Tiernan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cate Tiernan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darrel-ray-quote-meaning-50951</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50951.png?q=All%20religions%20have%20something%20to%20say%20about%20sex%2C%20and%20it%20rarely%20coincides%20with%20scientific%20knowledge%20of%20sex%20and%20sexuality.&amp;a=Darrel%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All religions have something to say about sex, and it rarely coincides with scientific knowledge of ... — Darrel Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darrel Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/swami-vivekananda-quote-meaning-50952</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50952.png?q=The%20Christian%20is%20not%20to%20become%20a%20Hindu%20or%20a%20Buddhist%2C%20nor%20is%20a%20Hindu%20or%20a%20Buddhist%20to%20become%20a%20Christian.%20But%20each%20must%20assimilate%20the%20spirit%20of%20the%20others%20and%20yet%20preserve%20his%20individuality%20and%20grow%20according%20to%20his%20own%20law%20of%20growth.%20If%20the%20Parliament%20of%20Religions%20has%20shown%20anything%20to%20the%20world%2C%20it%20is%20this%3A%20It%20has%20proved%20to%20the%20world%20that%20holiness%2C%20purity%2C%20and%20charity%20are%20not%20the%20exclusive%20possessions%20of%20any%20church%20in%20the%20world%2C%20and%20that%20every%20system%20has%20produced%20men%20and%20women%20of%20the%20most%20exalted%20character.%20In%20the%20face%20of%20this%20evidence%2C%20if%20anybody%20dreams%20of%20the%20exclusive%20survival%20of%20his%20own%20religion%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20the%20others%2C%20I%20pity%20him%20from%20the%20bottom%20of%20my%20heart%20and%20point%20out%20to%20him%20that%20upon%20the%20banner%20of%20every%20religion%20will%20soon%20be%20written%2C%20in%20spite%20of%20resistance%3A%20%22Help%20and%20not%20Fight%2C%22%20%22Assimilation%20and%20not%20Destruction%2C%22%20%22Harmony%20and%20Peace%20and%20not%20Dissension%22.&amp;a=Swami%20Vivekananda&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor is a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Chris... — Swami Vivekananda</image:title>
      <image:caption>Swami Vivekananda quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-carolyn-jessop-quote-50954</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50954.png?q=How%20could%20any%20woman%20endure%20a%20life%20of%20misery%20with%20such%20a%20cheap%20promise%20of%20appreciation%20after%20her%20death%3F&amp;a=Carolyn%20Jessop&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>How could any woman endure a life of misery with such a cheap promise of appreciation after her deat... — Carolyn Jessop</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carolyn Jessop quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/arthur-bloch-quote-meaning-50955</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50955.png?q=A%20man%20without%20religion%20is%20like%20a%20fish%20without%20a%20bicycle.&amp;a=Arthur%20Bloch&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle. — Arthur Bloch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur Bloch quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cameron-conaway-quote-meaning-50956</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50956.png?q=We%20give%20up%20our%20backs%20and%20allow%20religious%20myths%20to%20apply%20the%20rear%20naked%20choke%20to%20our%20minds.&amp;a=Cameron%20Conaway&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We give up our backs and allow religious myths to apply the rear naked choke to our minds. — Cameron Conaway</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cameron Conaway quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hawthorne-quote-meaning-religion-law-50957</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50957.png?q=In%20either%20case%2C%20there%20was%20very%20much%20the%20same%20solemnity%20of%20demeanour%20on%20the%20part%20of%20the%20spectators%2C%20as%20befitted%20a%20people%20among%20whom%20religion%20and%20law%20were%20almost%20identical%2C%20and%20in%20whose%20character%20both%20were%20so%20thoroughly%20interfused%2C%20that%20the%20mildest%20and%20severest%20acts%20of%20public%20discipline%20were%20alike%20made%20venerable%20and%20awful.&amp;a=Nathaniel%20Hawthorne&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In either case, there was very much the same solemnity of demeanour on the part of the spectators, a... — Nathaniel Hawthorne</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nathaniel Hawthorne quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/yann-martel-quote-meaning-50958</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50958.png?q=I%20don't%20mean%20to%20defend%20zoos.%20Close%20them%20all%20down%20if%20you%20want%20(and%20let%20us%20hope%20that%20what%20wildlife%20remains%20can%20survive%20in%20what%20is%20left%20of%20the%20natural%20world).%20I%20know%20zoos%20are%20no%20longer%20in%20people's%20good%20graces.%20Religion%20faces%20the%20same%20problem.%20Certain%20illusion%20about%20freedom%20plague%20them%20both.&amp;a=Yann%20Martel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife rem... — Yann Martel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yann Martel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/scribe-vs-prophet-quote-meaning-50960</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50960.png?q=How%20do%20you%20tell%20a%20scribe%20from%20a%20prophet%20.%20.%20.%3F%20The%20prophets%20love%20the%20people%20they%20chastise.&amp;a=Marylinne%20Robinson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>How do you tell a scribe from a prophet . . .? The prophets love the people they chastise. — Marylinne Robinson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marylinne Robinson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mahatma-gandhi-quote-meaning-50962</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50962.png?q=If%20I%20were%20a%20dictator%2C%20religion%20and%20state%20would%20be%20separate.%20I%20swear%20by%20my%20religion.%20I%20will%20die%20for%20it.%20But%20it%20is%20my%20personal%20affair.%20The%20state%20has%20nothing%20to%20do%20with%20it.%20The%20state%20would%20look%20after%20your%20secular%20welfare%2C%20health%2C%20communications%2C%20foreign%20relations%2C%20currency%20and%20so%20on%2C%20but%20not%20your%20or%20my%20religion.%20That%20is%20everybody's%20personal%20concern!&amp;a=Mahatma%20Gandhi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for i... — Mahatma Gandhi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mahatma Gandhi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-herbert-repression-religion-growth-50963</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50963.png?q=But%20it's%20well%20known%20that%20repression%20makes%20a%20religion%20flourish.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But it's well known that repression makes a religion flourish. — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wilhelm-reich-quote-meaning-50964</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50964.png?q=Because%20you%20have%20no%20memory%20for%20things%20that%20happened%20ten%20or%20twenty%20years%20ago%2C%20you're%20still%20mouthing%20the%20same%20nonsense%20as%20two%20thousand%20years%20ago.%20Worse%2C%20you%20cling%20with%20might%20and%20main%20to%20such%20absurdities%20as%20'race%2C'%20'class%2C'%20'nation%2C'%20and%20the%20obligation%20to%20observe%20a%20religion%20and%20repress%20your%20love.&amp;a=Wilhelm%20Reich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Because you have no memory for things that happened ten or twenty years ago, you're still mouthing t... — Wilhelm Reich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wilhelm Reich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pickthall-m-marmaduke-quote-meaning-50968</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50968.png?q=...The%20Qur'an%20cannot%20be%20translated.%20...The%20book%20is%20here%20rendered%20almost%20literally%20and%20every%20effort%20has%20been%20made%20to%20choose%20befitting%20language.%20But%20the%20result%20is%20not%20the%20Glorious%20Qur'an%2C%20that%20inimitable%20symphony%2C%20the%20very%20sounds%20of%20which%20move%20men%20to%20tears%20and%20ecstasy.%20It%20is%20only%20an%20attempt%20to%20present%20the%20meaning%20of%20the%20Qur'an-and%20peradventure%20something%20of%20the%20charm%20in%20English.%20It%20can%20never%20take%20the%20place%20of%20the%20Qur'an%20in%20Arabic%2C%20nor%20is%20it%20meant%20to%20do%20so...&amp;a=Pickthall%20M.%20Marmaduke&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...The Qur'an cannot be translated. ...The book is here rendered almost literally and every effort h... — Pickthall M. Marmaduke</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pickthall M. Marmaduke quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/einstein-quote-meaning-cosmic-religion-50969</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50969.png?q=I%20maintain%20that%20the%20cosmic%20religious%20feeling%20is%20the%20strongest%20and%20noblest%20motive%20for%20scientific%20research.&amp;a=Albert%20Einstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific rese... — Albert Einstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Einstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/apollonian-dionysian-quote-meaning-50972</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50972.png?q=People%20simplify%20'Apollonian'%20into%20'mild'%2C%20and%20'calm'%2C%20and%20'cool'.%20But%20'Apollonian'%20and%20'Dionysian'%20are%20two%20sides%20of%20one%20coin--a%20nun%20kneeling%20in%20her%20cell%2C%20holding%20perfectly%20still%2C%20can%20be%20in%20ecstacy%20more%20frenzied%20than%20any%20priestess%20of%20Pan%20Priapus%20celebrating%20the%20vernal%20equinox.&amp;a=Robert%20A.%20Heinlein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>People simplify 'Apollonian' into 'mild', and 'calm', and 'cool'. But 'Apollonian' and 'Dionysian' a... — Robert A. Heinlein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert A. Heinlein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-defender-of-faith-50974</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50974.png?q=The%20prince's%20official%20job%20description%20as%20king%20will%20be%20'defender%20of%20the%20faith%2C'%20which%20currently%20means%20the%20state-financed%20absurdity%20of%20the%20Anglican%20Church%2C%20but%20he%20has%20more%20than%20once%20said%20publicly%20that%20he%20wants%20to%20be%20anointed%20as%20defender%20of%20all%20faiths%E2%80%94another%20indication%20of%20the%20amazing%20conceit%20he%20has%20developed%20in%20six%20decades%20of%20performing%20the%20only%20job%20allowed%20him%20by%20the%20hereditary%20principle%3A%20that%20of%20waiting%20for%20his%20mother%20to%20expire.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The prince's official job description as king will be 'defender of the faith,' which currently means... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wittgenstein-quote-meaning-50975</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50975.png?q=Concerning%20that%20which%20cannot%20be%20talked%20about%2C%20we%20should%20not%20say%20anything.&amp;a=Ludwig%20Wittgenstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Concerning that which cannot be talked about, we should not say anything. — Ludwig Wittgenstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ludwig Wittgenstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/angelus-silesius-quote-meaning-50976</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50976.png?q=If%20Christ%20were%20born%20in%20Bethlehem%20a%20thousand%20times%20and%20not%20in%20thee%20thyself%3B%20then%20art%20thou%20lost%20eternally.&amp;a=Angelus%20Silesius&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eterna... — Angelus Silesius</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angelus Silesius quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/laurie-r-king-quote-meaning-50977</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50977.png?q=I%20would%20have%20stolen%20it%20for%20you%2C%20had%20I%20known%20you%20were%20interested.%22%20His%20voice%20was%20muffled%20by%20the%20door%20to%20the%20lumber%20room%20down%20the%20hallway%2C%20and%20I%20heard%20thumps%20and%20a%20crash.&amp;a=Laurie%20R.%20King&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I would have stolen it for you, had I known you were interested." His voice was muffled by the door ... — Laurie R. King</image:title>
      <image:caption>Laurie R. King quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/monkeys-caves-artistic-expression-50980</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50980.png?q=After%20the%20monkeys%20came%20down%20from%20the%20trees%20and%20learned%20to%20hurl%20sharp%20objects%2C%20they%20had%20had%20to%20move%20into%20caves%20for%20protection--not%20only%20from%20the%20big%20predatory%20cats%20but%2C%20as%20they%20began%20to%20lose%20their%20monkey%20fur%2C%20from%20the%20elements.%20Eventually%2C%20they%20started%20transposing%20their%20hunting%20fantasies%20onto%20cave%20walls%20in%20the%20form%20of%20pictures%2C%20first%20as%20an%20attempt%20at%20practical%20magic%20and%20later%20for%20the%20strange%2C%20unexpected%20pleasure%20they%20discovered%20in%20artistic%20creation.&amp;a=Tom%20Robbins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>After the monkeys came down from the trees and learned to hurl sharp objects, they had had to move i... — Tom Robbins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Robbins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/albert-camus-quote-meaning-50981</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50981.png?q=The%20love%20of%20God%20is%20a%20hard%20love.%20It%20demands%20total%20self-surrender%2C%20disdain%20of%20our%20human%20personality.%20And%20yet%20it%20alone%20can%20reconcile%20us%20to%20suffering%20and%20the%20deaths%20of%20children%2C%20it%20alone%20can%20justify%20them%2C%20since%20we%20cannot%20understand%20them%2C%20and%20we%20can%20only%20make%20God's%20will%20ours.&amp;a=albert%20camus&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The love of God is a hard love. It demands total self-surrender, disdain of our human personality. A... — albert camus</image:title>
      <image:caption>albert camus quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jim-wallis-quote-meaning-50983</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50983.png?q=Some%20people%20believe%20the%20alternative%20to%20bad%20religion%20is%20secularism%2C%20but%20that's%20wrong%20.%20.%20.%20.%20The%20answer%20to%20bad%20religion%20is%20better%20religion--prophetic%20rather%20than%20partisan%2C%20broad%20and%20deep%20instead%20of%20narrow%2C%20and%20based%20on%20values%20as%20opposed%20to%20ideology.&amp;a=Jim%20Wallis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Some people believe the alternative to bad religion is secularism, but that's wrong . . . . The answ... — Jim Wallis</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jim Wallis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pope-pius-xi-muslims-salvation-50984</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50984.png?q=In%201954%2C%20Pope%20Pius%20XI%2C%20of%20all%20people%2C%20sent%20some%20Vatican%20delegates%20on%20a%20trip%20to%20Libya%20with%20these%20written%20instructions%3A%20%22Do%20NOT%20think%20that%20you%20are%20going%20among%20Infidels.%20Muslims%20attain%20salvation%2C%20too.%20The%20ways%20of%20Providence%20are%20infinite.&amp;a=Elizabeth%20Gilbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In 1954, Pope Pius XI, of all people, sent some Vatican delegates on a trip to Libya with these writ... — Elizabeth Gilbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Elizabeth Gilbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/quote-meaning-chuck-palahniuk-50985</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50985.png?q=The%20religious%20school%20she%20went%20to%2C%20growing%20up%2C%20Ms.%20Wright%20said%20how%20all%20the%20girls%20had%20to%20wear%20a%20scarf%20tied%20to%20cover%20their%20ears%20at%20all%20times.%20Based%20on%20the%20biblical%20idea%20that%20the%20Virgin%20Mary%20became%20pregnant%20when%20the%20Holy%20Spirit%20whispered%20in%20her%20ear.%20The%20idea%20that%20ears%20were%20vaginas.%20That%2C%20hearing%20just%20one%20wrong%20idea%2C%20you%20lost%20your%20innocence.%20One%20detail%20too%20many%20and%20you%E2%80%99d%20be%20ruined.%20Overdosed%20on%20information.&amp;a=Chuck%20Palahniuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The religious school she went to, growing up, Ms. Wright said how all the girls had to wear a scarf ... — Chuck Palahniuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chuck Palahniuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ibn-qayyim-quote-meaning-50986</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50986.png?q=%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%20%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%83%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%20%5B%D8%A3%D9%8A%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9%5D%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B9%20%D8%B6%D8%B9%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%9B%20%D9%81%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8%20%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%8A%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%9F!&amp;a=%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إذا كانت تلك الغايات التي هي دون ذلك [أي دون الجنة] لا تنال إلا بأسبابها مع ضعفها وانقطاعها كتحصيل ا... — ابن قيم الجوزية</image:title>
      <image:caption>ابن قيم الجوزية quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-arditti-quote-meaning-50988</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50988.png?q=But%20you%20must%20still%20know%20to%20respect%20other%20people's%20faith.'&amp;a=Michael%20Arditti&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But you must still know to respect other people's faith.' — Michael Arditti</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Arditti quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/santosh-kalwar-quote-meaning-50989</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50989.png?q=Scientific%20People%2C%20unscientific%20mind%3B%20why%20are%20we%20dividing%20the%20world%20which%20could%20shine%3F%20Between%20religion%20and%20science%2C%20all%20what%20matters%20is%20human%20lives.&amp;a=Santosh%20Kalwar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Scientific People, unscientific mind; why are we dividing the world which could shine? Between relig... — Santosh Kalwar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Santosh Kalwar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-religion-50992</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50992.png?q=Provided%20that%20any%20of%20those%20neighbours%20sing%20out%20of%20tune%20or%20have%20boots%20that%20squeak%2C%20or%20double%20chins%2C%20or%20odd%20clothes%2C%20the%20patient%20will%20quite%20easily%20believe%20that%20their%20religion%20must%20therefore%20be%20somehow%20ridiculous.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Provided that any of those neighbours sing out of tune or have boots that squeak, or double chins, o... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fernando-savater-quote-meaning-50993</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50993.png?q=Las%20religiones%20tambi%C3%A9n%20son%20como%20el%20vino%3A%20hay%20gente%20a%20la%20que%20le%20sienta%20mal%20y%20gente%20a%20la%20que%20le%20sienta%20bien.&amp;a=Fernando%20Savater&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Las religiones también son como el vino: hay gente a la que le sienta mal y gente a la que le sienta... — Fernando Savater</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fernando Savater quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carl-sagan-quote-meaning-50995</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50995.png?q=Present%20global%20culture%20is%20a%20kind%20of%20arrogant%20newcomer.%20It%20arrives%20on%20the%20planetary%20stage%20following%20four%20and%20a%20half%20billion%20years%20of%20other%20acts%2C%20and%20after%20looking%20about%20for%20a%20few%20thousand%20years%20declares%20itself%20in%20possession%20of%20eternal%20truths.%20But%20in%20a%20world%20that%20is%20changing%20as%20fast%20as%20ours%2C%20this%20is%20a%20prescription%20for%20disaster.%20No%20nation%2C%20no%20religion%2C%20no%20economic%20system%2C%20no%20body%20of%20knowledge%2C%20is%20likely%20to%20have%20all%20the%20answers%20for%20our%20survival.%20There%20must%20be%20many%20social%20systems%20that%20would%20work%20far%20better%20than%20any%20now%20in%20existence.%20In%20the%20scientific%20tradition%2C%20our%20task%20is%20to%20find%20them.&amp;a=Carl%20Sagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Present global culture is a kind of arrogant newcomer. It arrives on the planetary stage following f... — Carl Sagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carl Sagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-blake-quote-meaning-50996</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50996.png?q=But%20when%20he%20has%20done%20this%2C%20let%20him%20not%20say%20that%20he%20knows%20better%20than%20his%20master%2C%20for%20he%20only%20holds%20a%20candle%20in%20sunshine.&amp;a=William%20Blake&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But when he has done this, let him not say that he knows better than his master, for he only holds a... — William Blake</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Blake quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mormons-invented-themselves-50997</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50997.png?q=Mormons%20invented%20themselves%20just%20as%20other%20religious%20and%20ethnic%20groups%20invented%20themselves.%20But%20Mormons%20did%20so%20in%20such%20a%20singularly%20impressive%20way%20that%20we%20will%20probably%20always%20remain%20baffled%20as%20to%20how%20exactly%20it%20happened.&amp;a=Laurence%20Moore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mormons invented themselves just as other religious and ethnic groups invented themselves. But Mormo... — Laurence Moore</image:title>
      <image:caption>Laurence Moore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/w-somerset-maugham-quote-meaning-50998</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50998.png?q=You've%20been%20brought%20up%20like%20a%20gentleman%20and%20a%20Christian%2C%20and%20I%20should%20be%20false%20to%20the%20trust%20laid%20upon%20me%20by%20your%20dead%20father%20and%20mother%20if%20I%20allowed%20you%20to%20expose%20yourself%20to%20such%20temptation.'&amp;a=W.%20Somerset%20Maugham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You've been brought up like a gentleman and a Christian, and I should be false to the trust laid upo... — W. Somerset Maugham</image:title>
      <image:caption>W. Somerset Maugham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wittgenstein-quote-meaning-50999</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/50999.png?q=I%20think%20one%20of%20the%20things%20you%20and%20I%20have%20to%20learn%20is%20that%20we%20have%20to%20live%20without%20the%20consolation%20of%20belonging%20to%20a%20Church....&amp;a=Ludwig%20Wittgenstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I think one of the things you and I have to learn is that we have to live without the consolation of... — Ludwig Wittgenstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ludwig Wittgenstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marvin-j-ashton-quote-meaning-51000</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51000.png?q=One%20who%20practices%20pure%20religion%20soon%20discovers%20it%20is%20more%20rewarding%20to%20lift%20a%20man%20up%20than%20to%20hold%20him%20down.&amp;a=Marvin%20J.%20Ashton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold hi... — Marvin J. Ashton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marvin J. Ashton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anonymous-quote-meaning-naked-shamed-51006</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51006.png?q=the%20man%20and%20his%20wife%20were%20both%20naked%2C%20and%20were%20not%20ashamed.&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed. — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pete-hautman-quote-meaning-51007</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51007.png?q=I%20don't%20know%20and%20probably%20never%20will%20know%20enough%20about%20the%20true%20nature%20of%20the%20universe%20to%20tell%20anyone%20else%20what%20to%20believe%2C%20and%20I've%20come%20to%20distrust%20the%20words%20of%20those%20who%20have%20presumed%20to%20do%20so.&amp;a=Pete%20Hautman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't know and probably never will know enough about the true nature of the universe to tell anyon... — Pete Hautman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pete Hautman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-ronco-quote-meaning-51009</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51009.png?q=Technos%20and%20clerics%20have%20much%20in%20common.%20Both%20take%20a%20world%20that%20can%E2%80%99t%20be%20fully%20understood%20and%20try%20to%20explain%20its%20fundamental%20properties.&amp;a=Dan%20Ronco&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Technos and clerics have much in common. Both take a world that can’t be fully understood and try to... — Dan Ronco</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Ronco quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frederick-douglass-quote-meaning-51013</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51013.png?q=They%20attend%20with%20Pharisaical%20strictness%20to%20the%20outward%20forms%20of%20religion%2C%20and%20at%20the%20same%20time%20neglect%20the%20weightier%20matters%20of%20the%20law%2C%20judgment%2C%20mercy%2C%20and%20faith.&amp;a=Frederick%20Douglass&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time negle... — Frederick Douglass</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frederick Douglass quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harriet-beecher-stowe-quote-meaning-51015</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51015.png?q=Well%2C%22%20said%20St.%20Clare%2C%20%22suppose%20that%20something%20shoul%20bring%20down%20the%20price%20of%20cotton%20once%20and%20forever%2C%20and%20make%20the%20whole%20slave%20property%20a%20drug%20in%20the%20market%2C%20don't%20you%20think%20we%20should%20soon%20have%20another%20version%20of%20the%20Scripture%20doctrine%3F%20What%20flood%20of%20light%20would%20pour%20the%20church%2C%20all%20at%20once%2C%20and%20immediately%20it%20would%20be%20discovered%20that%20everything%20in%20the%20bible%20and%20reason%20went%20the%20other%20way.&amp;a=Harriet%20Beecher%20Stowe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Well," said St. Clare, "suppose that something shoul bring down the price of cotton once and forever... — Harriet Beecher Stowe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harriet Beecher Stowe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/robert-penn-warren-quote-meaning-51017</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51017.png?q=%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%E2%80%93%20%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B5%2C%20%D0%B0%20%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%E2%80%93%20%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%8C%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8A%D1%8F%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%20%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%2C%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%20%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%20%D0%B6%D0%B5%20%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%20%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%E2%80%93%20%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%8C%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8A%D1%8F%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F.%20%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3.%20%D0%98%D0%B1%D0%BE%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B8%20%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%20%E2%80%93%20%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%2C%20%D0%B0%20%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%20%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5%2C%20%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5.%20%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%2C%20%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%20%E2%80%93%20%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D1%82%D0%BE.%20%D0%90%20%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%87%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82%20%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC%20%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F%20%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8%20%D0%B2%20%D0%B5%D0%B5%20%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8.&amp;a=Robert%20Penn%20Warren&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Политика – это действие, а всякое действие – лишь изъян в совершенстве бездействия, которое есть пок... — Robert Penn Warren</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert Penn Warren quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51021</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51021.png?q=We%20seek%20compensation%2C%20true%2C%20but%20we%20also%20seek%20to%20prevent%20future%20abhorrent%20conduct%20by%20this%20or%20any%20other%20priest.%20We%20seek%20to%20punish%20a%20vicious%20predator%20of%20children%20and%20the%20religious%20institution%20that%20stands%20idly%20by%20and%20watches%20while%20a%20whole%20generation%20of%20God%E2%80%99s%20precious%20children%20are%20physically%20and%20psychologically%20raped%20of%20their%20childhood%2C%20their%20faith%2C%20and%20their%20trust%20in%20role%20models.%20This%20is%20about%20a%20hierarchy%20whose%20solution%20to%20the%20problem%20is%20to%20send%20the%20offending%20priest%20packing%2C%20quietly%20pay%20off%20victims%2C%20and%20actively%20cover%20up%20crimes.%20The%20cover-up%20is%20responsible%20for%20a%20vicious%20cycle%20of%20crime%20upon%20crime.%20This%20lawsuit%20says%20we%20will%20not%20go%20quietly%20like%20those%20who%20came%20before%20us.%20The%20vicious%20cycle%20stops%20here%20and%20now.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We seek compensation, true, but we also seek to prevent future abhorrent conduct by this or any othe... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/idries-shah-quote-meaning-51022</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51022.png?q=Three%20Things&amp;a=Idries%20Shah&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Three Things — Idries Shah</image:title>
      <image:caption>Idries Shah quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/the-cold-within-quote-meaning-51024</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51024.png?q=The%20Cold%20Within&amp;a=James%20Patrick%20Kinney&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Cold Within — James Patrick Kinney</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Patrick Kinney quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/khaled-abushadi-quote-meaning-51027</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51027.png?q=%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D8%8C%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%20..%20%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%84%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%A8%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A8%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%86%D9%87%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%8C%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%20..%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89%20%D8%8C%20%D8%A8%D9%84%20%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%BA%20%D8%A8%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%BA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%87%20%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9%20%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%81%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%8C&amp;a=%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>أنا مسلم أعبد الله عز وجل وأدعو إليه ، أنا مسلم .. أفعل ما أمر الله به وأجتنب ما نهى عنه ، أنا مسلم ... — خالد أبو شادي</image:title>
      <image:caption>خالد أبو شادي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thomas-keating-quote-meaning-51029</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51029.png?q=God%20will%20bring%20people%20and%20events%20into%20our%20lives%2C%20and%20whatever%20we%20may%20think%20about%20them%2C%20they%20are%20designed%20for%20the%20evolution%20of%20His%20life%20in%20us.&amp;a=Thomas%20Keating&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are desi... — Thomas Keating</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Keating quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-clavell-quote-meaning-51030</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51030.png?q=First%20the%20priests%20arrive.%20Then%20the%20conquistadores.&amp;a=James%20Clavell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>First the priests arrive. Then the conquistadores. — James Clavell</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Clavell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/arthur-miller-quote-meaning-51031</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51031.png?q=When%20it%20is%20recalled%20that%20until%20the%20Christian%20era%20the%20underworld%20was%20never%20regardded%20as%20a%20hostile%20area%2C%20that%20all%20gods%20were%20useful%20and%20essentially%20friendly%20to%20man%20despite%20occasional%20lapsesl%20when%20we%20see%20the%20steady%20methodical%20inculcation%20into%20humanity%20of%20the%20idea%20of%20man's%20worthlesseness%20-%20until%20redeemed%20-%20the%20necessity%20of%20the%20Devil%20may%20become%20evident%20as%20a%20weapon%2C%20a%20weapon%20designed%20and%20used%20time%20and%20time%20again%20in%20every%20age%20to%20whip%20men%20into%20a%20surrender%20to%20a%20particular%20church%20or%20church%20state.&amp;a=Arthur%20Miller&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When it is recalled that until the Christian era the underworld was never regardded as a hostile are... — Arthur Miller</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur Miller quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pullman-quote-meaning-religion-51032</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51032.png?q=Religion%20grants%20its%20adherents%20malign%2C%20intoxicating%20and%20morally%20corrosive%20sensations.%20Destroying%20intellectual%20freedom%20is%20always%20evil%2C%20but%20only%20religion%20makes%20doing%20evil%20feel%20quite%20so%20good.&amp;a=Philip%20Pullman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Destroying inte... — Philip Pullman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philip Pullman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jack-vance-quote-meaning-51033</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51033.png?q=If%20religions%20are%20diseases%20of%20the%20human%20psyche%2C%20as%20the%20philosopher%20Grintholde%20asserts%2C%20then%20religious%20wars%20must%20be%20reckoned%20the%20resultant%20sores%20and%20cankers%20infecting%20the%20aggregate%20corpus%20of%20the%20human%20race.%20Of%20all%20wars%2C%20these%20are%20the%20most%20detestable%2C%20since%20they%20are%20waged%20for%20no%20tangible%20gain%2C%20but%20only%20to%20impose%20a%20set%20of%20arbitrary%20credos%20upon%20another's%20mind.&amp;a=Jack%20Vance&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If religions are diseases of the human psyche, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts, then religious... — Jack Vance</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jack Vance quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/maugham-quote-meaning-egoism-51034</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51034.png?q=No%20egoism%20is%20so%20insufferable%20as%20the%20Christian%20with%20regard%20to%20his%20soul.&amp;a=W.%20Somerset%20Maugham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to his soul. — W. Somerset Maugham</image:title>
      <image:caption>W. Somerset Maugham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-solitariness-meaning-51035</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51035.png?q=Religion%20is%20what%20an%20individual%20does%20with%20his%20solitariness.&amp;a=Alfred%20North%20Whitehead&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is what an individual does with his solitariness. — Alfred North Whitehead</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alfred North Whitehead quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ankh-morpork-godless-city-quote-meaning-51036</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51036.png?q=Ankh-Morpork%20is%20a%20godless%20city--'&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ankh-Morpork is a godless city--' — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/clarke-quote-meaning-51038</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51038.png?q=The%20rash%20assertion%20that%20%22God%20made%20man%20in%20His%20own%20image%22%20is%20ticking%20like%20a%20time%20bomb%20at%20the%20foundation%20of%20many%20faiths.&amp;a=Arthur%20C.%20Clarke&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundatio... — Arthur C. Clarke</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur C. Clarke quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mahatma-gandhi-religion-politics-quote-meaning-51039</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51039.png?q=Those%20who%20say%20religion%20has%20nothing%20to%20do%20with%20politics%20do%20not%20know%20what%20religion%20is.&amp;a=Mahatma%20Gandhi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is. — Mahatma Gandhi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mahatma Gandhi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-piper-quote-meaning-51043</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51043.png?q=The%20world%20will%20brin%20its%20condemnation.%20They%20may%20even%20put%20their%20sword%20behind%20it.%20But%20we%20know%20that%20the%20highest%20courst%20has%20already%20ruled%20in%20our%20favor.%20'If%20God%20is%20for%20us%2C%20who%20can%20be%20against%20us%3F'%20(Romans%208%3A31)%20No%20one%20successfully%20If%20they%20reject%20us%2C%20he%20accepts%20us.%20If%20they%20hate%20us%2C%20he%20loves%20us.%20If%20they%20imprison%20us%2C%20he%20sets%20our%20spirits%20free.%20If%20they%20afflict%20us%2C%20he%20refines%20us%20by%20the%20fire.%20If%20they%20kill%20us%2C%20he%20makes%20it%20a%20passage%20to%20paradise.%20They%20cannot%20defeat%20us.%20Christ%20has%20died.%20Christ%20has%20risen.%20We%20are%20alive%20in%20him.%20And%20in%20him%20there%20is%20no%20condemnation.%20We%20are%20forgiven%2C%20and%20we%20are%20righteous.%20'And%20the%20righteous%20are%20bold%20as%20a%20lion.'%20(Proverbs%2028%3A1)&amp;a=John%20Piper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The world will brin its condemnation. They may even put their sword behind it. But we know that the ... — John Piper</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Piper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/neil-gaiman-quote-meaning-51044</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51044.png?q=He%20wondered%20reflectively%20what%20would%20happen%20if%20you%20asked%20a%20nun%20where%20the%20Gents%20was.%20Probably%20the%20Pope%20sent%20you%20a%20sharp%20note%20or%20something.&amp;a=Neil%20Gaiman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He wondered reflectively what would happen if you asked a nun where the Gents was. Probably the Pope... — Neil Gaiman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Neil Gaiman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mokokoma-mokhonoana-quote-meaning-51045</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51045.png?q=We%20are%20all%20born%20agnostics.%20Atheism%20and%20theism%20is%20sold%20to%20us.&amp;a=Mokokoma%20Mokhonoana&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are all born agnostics. Atheism and theism is sold to us. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mokokoma Mokhonoana quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freud-sigmund-quote-meaning-51046</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51046.png?q=In%20my&amp;a=Freud%20Sigmund&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In my — Freud Sigmund</image:title>
      <image:caption>Freud Sigmund quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/olofigod-oya-oshun-quote-meaning-51048</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51048.png?q=Olofi%20made%20Oya%20.%20.%20.%20and%20then%20he%20realized%20he'd%20done%20and%20quickly%20made%20Oshun.&amp;a=Karen%20E.%20Quinones%20Miller&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Olofi made Oya . . . and then he realized he'd done and quickly made Oshun. — Karen E. Quinones Miller</image:title>
      <image:caption>Karen E. Quinones Miller quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/louis-valentine-god-mean-quote-meaning-51050</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51050.png?q=He'd%20sit%20and%20listen%20to%20Nana's%20Jesus%20stories%20all%20day%2C%20but%20when%20she%20turned%20to%20the%20Old%20Testament%20prophets%2C%20Louis%20Valentine's%20little%20face%20would%20darken.%20He%20said%2C%20%22I%20hate%20it%20when%20God%20is%20mean!&amp;a=Donald%20McCaig&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He'd sit and listen to Nana's Jesus stories all day, but when she turned to the Old Testament prophe... — Donald McCaig</image:title>
      <image:caption>Donald McCaig quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/yann-martel-quote-meaning-51051</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51051.png?q=But%20I%20want%20to%20pray%20to%20Allah.%20I%20want%20to%20be%20a%20Christian.&amp;a=Yann%20Martel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But I want to pray to Allah. I want to be a Christian. — Yann Martel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yann Martel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harriet-beecher-stowe-quote-meaning-51052</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51052.png?q=Religion!%20Is%20what%20you%20hear%20at%20church%20religion%3F%20Is%20that%20which%20can%20bend%20and%20turn%2C%20and%20descend%20and%20ascend%2C%20to%20fit%20every%20crooked%20phase%20of%20selfish%2C%20worldly%20society%2C%20religion%3F%20Is%20that%20religion%20which%20is%20less%20scrupulous%2C%20less%20generous%2C%20less%20just%2C%20less%20considerate%20for%20man%2C%20than%20even%20my%20own%20ungodly%2C%20worldly%2C%20blinded%20nature%3F%20No!%20When%20I%20look%20for%20religion%2C%20I%20must%20look%20for%20something%20above%20me%2C%20and%20not%20something%20beneath.&amp;a=Harriet%20Beecher%20Stowe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion! Is what you hear at church religion? Is that which can bend and turn, and descend and asce... — Harriet Beecher Stowe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harriet Beecher Stowe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tom-robbins-quote-meaning-51053</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51053.png?q=If%20desire%20causes%20suffering%2C%20it%20may%20be%20because%20we%20do%20not%20desire%20wisely%2C%20or%20that%20we%20are%20inexpert%20at%20obtaining%20what%20we%20desire.%20Instead%20of%20hiding%20our%20heads%20in%20a%20prayer%20cloth%20and%20building%20walls%20against%20temptation%2C%20why%20not%20get%20better%20at%20fulfilling%20desire%3F%20Salvation%20is%20for%20the%20feeble%2C%20that's%20what%20I%20think.%20I%20don't%20want%20salvation%2C%20I%20want%20life%2C%20all%20of%20life%2C%20the%20miserable%20as%20well%20as%20the%20superb.%20If%20the%20gods%20would%20tax%20ecstasy%2C%20then%20I%20shall%20pay%3B%20however%2C%20I%20shall%20protest%20their%20taxes%20at%20each%20opportunity%2C%20and%20if%20Woden%20or%20Shiva%20or%20Buddha%20or%20that%20Christian%20fellow--what's%20his%20name%3F--cannot%20respect%20that%2C%20then%20I'll%20accept%20their%20wrath.%20At%20least%20I%20will%20have%20tasted%20the%20banquet%20that%20they%20have%20spread%20before%20me%20on%20this%20rich%2C%20round%20planet%2C%20rather%20than%20recoiling%20from%20it%20like%20a%20toothless%20bunny.%20I%20cannot%20believe%20that%20the%20most%20delicious%20things%20were%20placed%20here%20merely%20to%20test%20us%2C%20to%20tempt%20us%2C%20to%20make%20it%20the%20more%20difficult%20for%20us%20to%20capture%20the%20grand%20prize%3A%20the%20safety%20of%20the%20void.%20To%20fashion%20of%20life%20such%20a%20petty%20game%20is%20unworthy%20of%20both%20men%20and%20gods.&amp;a=Tom%20Robbins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If desire causes suffering, it may be because we do not desire wisely, or that we are inexpert at ob... — Tom Robbins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Robbins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-barker-quote-meaning-51055</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51055.png?q=You%20believe%20in%20a%20book%20that%20has%20talking%20animals%2C%20wizards%2C%20witches%2C%20demons%2C%20sticks%20turning%20into%20snakes%2C%20food%20falling%20from%20the%20sky%2C%20people%20walking%20on%20water%2C%20and%20all%20sorts%20of%20magical%2C%20absurd%20and%20primitive%20stories%2C%20and%20you%20say%20that%20we%20are%20the%20ones%20that%20need%20help%3F&amp;a=Dan%20Barker&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes... — Dan Barker</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Barker quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dennis-lehane-quote-meaning-51059</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51059.png?q=I%20believe%20in%20God.%20Maybe%20not%20the%20Catholic%20God%20or%20even%20the%20Christian%20one%20because%20I%20have%20a%20hard%20time%20seeing%20any%20God%20as%20elitist.%20I%20also%20have%20a%20hard%20time%20believing%20that%20anything%20that%20created%20rain%20forests%20and%20oceans%20and%20an%20infinite%20universe%20would%2C%20in%20the%20same%20process%2C%20create%20something%20as%20unnatural%20as%20humanity%20in%20its%20own%20image.%20I%20believe%20in%20God%2C%20but%20not%20as%20a%20he%20or%20she%20or%20an%20it%2C%20but%20as%20something%20that%20defines%20my%20ability%20to%20conceptualize%20within%20the%20rather%20paltry%20frames%20of%20reference%20I%20have%20on%20hand.&amp;a=Dennis%20Lehane&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I believe in God. Maybe not the Catholic God or even the Christian one because I have a hard time se... — Dennis Lehane</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dennis Lehane quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-51060</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51060.png?q=Belief%20sloshes%20around%20in%20the%20firmament%20like%20lumps%20of%20clay%20spiralling%20into%20a%20potter's%20wheel.%20That's%20how%20gods%20get%20created%2C%20for%20example.%20They%20clearly%20must%20be%20created%20by%20their%20own%20believers%2C%20because%20a%20brief%20resume%20of%20the%20lives%20of%20most%20gods%20suggests%20that%20their%20origins%20certainly%20couldn't%20be%20divine.%20They%20tend%20to%20do%20exactly%20the%20things%20people%20would%20do%20if%20only%20they%20could%2C%20especially%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20nymphs%2C%20golden%20showers%2C%20and%20the%20smiting%20of%20your%20enemies.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Belief sloshes around in the firmament like lumps of clay spiralling into a potter's wheel. That's h... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fanatics-are-picturesque-quote-meaning-51062</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51062.png?q=Fanatics%20are%20picturesque%2C%20mankind%20would%20rather%20see%20gestures%20than%20listen%20to%20reasons.&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons. — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-religion-51063</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51063.png?q=It's%20a%20curious%20thing%20in%20American%20life%20that%20the%20most%20abject%20nonsense%20will%20be%20excused%20if%20the%20utterer%20can%20claim%20the%20sanction%20of%20religion.%20A%20country%20which%20forbids%20an%20established%20church%20by%20law%20is%20prey%20to%20any%20denomination.%20The%20best%20that%20can%20be%20said%20is%20that%20this%20is%20pluralism%20of%20a%20kind.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer c... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-hume-quote-meaning-51065</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51065.png?q=To%20be%20a%20philosophical%20Sceptic%20is%20the%20first%20and%20most%20essential%20step%20towards%20being%20a%20sound%2C%20believing%20Christian.&amp;a=David%20Hume&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing ... — David Hume</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Hume quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nwaocha-ogechukwu-quote-meaning-51066</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51066.png?q=No%20matter%20how%20an%20individual%20views%20Satan%2C%20whether%20they%20believe%20that%20he%20is%20a%20real%20character%20or%20that%20he%20is%20just%20the%20product%20of%20literary%20scholars%20and%20imaginations%2C%20no%20one%20can%20deny%20that%20each%20one%20of%20us%20has%20an%20aspect%20of%20the%20devil%20within%20us.%20By%20studying%20the%20character%20and%20nature%20of%20Satan%2C%20we%20learn%20about%20ourselves%3B%20and%20the%20more%20we%20know%20about%20ourselves%2C%20the%20better%20we%20can%20fight%20our%20own%20personal%20demons%E2%80%94metaphorical%20or%20otherwise%E2%80%94in%20order%20to%20create%20a%20better%20tomorrow&amp;a=Nwaocha%20Ogechukwu&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No matter how an individual views Satan, whether they believe that he is a real character or that he... — Nwaocha Ogechukwu</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nwaocha Ogechukwu quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sam-harris-quote-meaning-51067</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51067.png?q=There%20is%20a%20sense%20in%20which%20all%20cognition%20can%20be%20said%20to%20be%20motivated.%20One%20is%20motivated%20to%20understand%20the%20world%2C%20to%20be%20in%20touch%20with%20reality%2C%20to%20remove%20doubt%2C%20etc.%20Alternately%20one%20might%20say%20that%20motivation%20is%20an%20aspect%20of%20cognition%20itself.%20Nevertheless%2C%20motives%20like%20wanting%20to%20find%20the%20truth%2C%20not%20wanting%20to%20be%20mistaken%2C%20etc.%2C%20tend%20to%20align%20with%20epistemic%20goals%20in%20a%20way%20that%20many%20other%20commitments%20do%20not.%20As%20we%20have%20begun%20to%20see%2C%20all%20reasoning%20may%20be%20inextricable%20from%20emotion.%20But%20if%20a%20person's%20primary%20motivation%20in%20holding%20a%20belief%20is%20to%20hue%20to%20a%20positive%20state%20of%20mind%2C%20to%20mitigate%20feelings%20of%20anxiety%2C%20embarrassment%2C%20or%20guilt%20for%20instance.%20This%20is%20precisely%20what%20we%20mean%20by%20phrases%20like%20%22wishful%20thinking%22%2C%20and%20%22self-deception%22.%20Such%20a%20person%20will%20of%20necessity%20be%20less%20responsive%20to%20valid%20chains%20of%20evidence%20and%20argument%20that%20run%20counter%20to%20the%20beliefs%20he%20is%20seeking%20to%20maintain.%20To%20point%20out%20non-epistemic%20motives%20in%20an%20others%20view%20of%20the%20world%2C%20therefore%2C%20is%20always%20a%20criticism%2C%20as%20it%20serves%20to%20cast%20doubt%20on%20a%20persons%20connection%20to%20the%20world%20as%20it%20is.&amp;a=Sam%20Harris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a sense in which all cognition can be said to be motivated. One is motivated to understand ... — Sam Harris</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sam Harris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/savo-heleta-quote-meaning-51069</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51069.png?q=I%20realize%20that%20what%20happened%20in%20Bosnia%20could%20happen%20anywhere%20in%20the%20world%2C%20particularly%20in%20places%20that%20are%20diverse%20and%20have%20a%20history%20of%20conflict.%20It%20only%20takes%20bad%20leadership%20for%20a%20country%20to%20go%20up%20in%20flames%2C%20for%20people%20of%20different%20ethnicity%2C%20color%2C%20or%20religion%20to%20kill%20each%20other%20as%20if%20they%20had%20nothing%20in%20common%20whatsoever.%20Having%20a%20democratic%20constitution%2C%20laws%20that%20secure%20human%20rights%2C%20police%20that%20maintain%20order%2C%20a%20judicial%20system%2C%20and%20freedom%20of%20speech%20don't%20ultimately%20guarantee%20long%20lasting%20peace.%20If%20greedy%20or%20bloodthirsty%20leaders%20come%20to%20power%2C%20it%20can%20all%20go%20down.%20It%20happened%20to%20us.%20It%20can%20happen%20to%20you.&amp;a=Savo%20Heleta&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I realize that what happened in Bosnia could happen anywhere in the world, particularly in places th... — Savo Heleta</image:title>
      <image:caption>Savo Heleta quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/imam-ahmad-quote-meaning-51071</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51071.png?q=If%20you%20want%20Allah%20to%20be%20persistent%20in%20granting%20you%20the%20thing%20you%20love%2C%20then%20be%20persistent%20in%20doing%20the%20things%20he%20loves.&amp;a=Imam%20Ahmad&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If you want Allah to be persistent in granting you the thing you love, then be persistent in doing t... — Imam Ahmad</image:title>
      <image:caption>Imam Ahmad quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-51073</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51073.png?q=To%20be%20frank%2C%20I%20find%20religion%20rather%20offensive.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To be frank, I find religion rather offensive. — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/entreri-quote-meaning-analysis-51074</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51074.png?q=A%20man%20inferior%20with%20the%20blade%20or%20with%20his%20thoughts%20can%20still%20so%20elevate%20himself%2C%22%20Entreri%20explained%20curtly%2C%20%22if%20he%20can%20impart%20the%20belief%20that%20some%20god%20or%20other%20speaks%20through%20him.%20It%20is%20the%20greatest%20deception%20in%20all%20the%20world%20and%20one%20embraced%20by%20kings%20and%20lords%2C%20while%20the%20minor%20lying%20thieves%20on%20the%20streets%20or%20Calimport%20and%20other%20cities%20lose%20their%20tongues%20for%20so%20attempting%20to%20coax%20the%20purses%20of%20others.&amp;a=R.A.%20Salvatore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A man inferior with the blade or with his thoughts can still so elevate himself," Entreri explained ... — R.A. Salvatore</image:title>
      <image:caption>R.A. Salvatore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/youssef-zaidan-quote-meaning-51075</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51075.png?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%85%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%B9%20%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A1%20%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%81%20%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF...%20%D8%A3%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%20%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AE%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%20%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%AB%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%20%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7...%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7...%20%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%B1%20%D8%A3%D9%8A%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%87%D8%8C%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%91%D9%81%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B5%20%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7.%20%D8%A8%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%89%20%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B5%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%8C%20%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%20%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9%20%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A9%2C%2C%2C%20%D9%83%D9%84%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%91%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B3...%20%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7...%20%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3!%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3&amp;a=%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81%20%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>البقاء مع الجماعة يبدد الفزع و لا شيء يثير الخوف مثل الانفراد... أم أذهب لكوخ مرتا القريب و أصلح ما ... — يوسف زيدان</image:title>
      <image:caption>يوسف زيدان quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-abdul-rahman-sadi-quote-51078</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51078.png?q=%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1..%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%3A%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%89%2C%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%2C%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1%2C%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%2C%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9%2C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%20%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%2C%20%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%20%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%2C%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%B1%20%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%82%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%85%2C%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%AE%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1&amp;a=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>ورد في الاثار..أن الله تعالى يقول:إن من عبادي من لايصلح إيمانه إلا الغنى,ولو أفقرته لأفسده ذلك,وإن م... — عبد الرحمن السعدي</image:title>
      <image:caption>عبد الرحمن السعدي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hillary-jordan-quote-meaning-51079</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51079.png?q=I%20figure%20if%20there%20is%20a%20God%2C%20She's%20good%20and%20surged%20right%20now%20about%20the%20state%20of%20things%20down%20here.&amp;a=Hillary%20Jordan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I figure if there is a God, She's good and surged right now about the state of things down here. — Hillary Jordan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hillary Jordan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ashoka-prasad-quote-meaning-51080</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51080.png?q=To%20become%20truly%20human%2Cone%20has%20to%20try%20an%20release%20oneself%20from%20the%20shackles%20of%20race%2Creligion%20and%20nationality.The%20quantum%20of%20humanism%20one%20acquires%20is%20inevitably%20filtered%20when%20one%20limits%20oneself.%22-Ashoka%20Jahnavi%20Prasad(Kant%20Lecture%2C20090)&amp;a=Ashoka%20Prasad&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To become truly human,one has to try an release oneself from the shackles of race,religion and natio... — Ashoka Prasad</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ashoka Prasad quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-atheist-quote-meaning-51081</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51081.png?q=To%20tell%20you%20the%20truth%2C%20I'm%20something%20of%20an%20atheist.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To tell you the truth, I'm something of an atheist. — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bede-griffiths-quote-meaning-51082</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51082.png?q=Atheism%20and%20agnosticism%20signify%20the%20rejection%20of%20certain%20images%20and%20concepts%20of%20God%20or%20of%20truth%2C%20which%20are%20historically%20conditioned%20and%20therefore%20inadequate.%20Atheism%20is%20a%20challenge%20to%20religion%20to%20purifiy%20its%20images%20and%20concepts%20and%20come%20nearer%20to%20the%20truth%20of%20divine%20mystery.&amp;a=Bede%20Griffiths&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Atheism and agnosticism signify the rejection of certain images and concepts of God or of truth, whi... — Bede Griffiths</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bede Griffiths quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mike-van-hoozer-quote-meaning-51083</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51083.png?q=Learn%20from%20the%20past%2C%20prepare%20for%20the%20future%2C%20and%20perform%20in%20the%20moment.%22%20(Moments%3A%20Making%20Your%20Life%20Count%20For%20What%20Matters%20Most%2C%20Mike%20Van%20Hoozer)&amp;a=Mike%20Van%20Hoozer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and perform in the moment." (Moments: Making Your Life ... — Mike Van Hoozer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mike Van Hoozer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-palin-quote-meaning-51084</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51084.png?q=As%20I%20work%20in%20the%20afternoon%20on%20committing%20to%20paper%20some%20of%20my%20morning's%20thoughts%2C%20I%20find%20myself%20just%20about%20to%20close%20on%20the%20knotty%20question%20of%20whether%20or%20not%20I%20believe%20in%20God.%20In%20fact%20I%20am%20about%20to%20type%2C%20'I%20do%20not%20believe%20in%20God'%2C%20when%20the%20sky%20goes%20black%20as%20ink%2C%20there%20is%20a%20thunderclap%20and%20a%20huge%20crash%20of%20thunder%20and%20a%20downpour%20of%20epic%20proportions.%20I%20never%20do%20complete%20the%20sentence.&amp;a=Michael%20Palin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As I work in the afternoon on committing to paper some of my morning's thoughts, I find myself just ... — Michael Palin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Palin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wafa-sultan-quote-meaning-51085</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51085.png?q=Why%20does%20a%20young%20Muslim%2C%20in%20the%20prime%20of%20life%2C%20with%20a%20full%20life%20ahead%2C%20go%20and%20blow%20himself%20up%20in%20a%20bus%20full%20of%20innocent%20passengers%3F%20In%20our%20countries%2C%20religion%20is%20the%20sole%20source%20of%20education%2C%20and%20this%20is%20the%20only%20spring%20from%20which%20that%20terrorist%20drank%20until%20his%20thirst%20was%20quenched.%20He%20was%20not%20born%20a%20terrorist%2C%20and%20did%20not%20become%20a%20terrorist%20overnight.%20Islamic%20teachings%20played%20a%20role%20in%20weaving%20his%20ideological%20fabric%2C%20thread%20by%20thread%2C%20and%20did%20not%20allow%20other%20sources%E2%80%94I%20am%20referring%20to%20scientific%20sources%E2%80%94to%20play%20a%20role.%20It%20was%20these%20teachings%20that%20distorted%20this%20terrorist%2C%20and%20killed%20his%20humanity%3B%20it%20was%20not%20%5Bthe%20terrorist%5D%20who%20distorted%20the%20religious%20teachings%2C%20and%20misunderstood%20them%2C%20as%20some%20ignorant%20people%20claim.%20When%20you%20recite%20to%20a%20child%20still%20in%20his%20early%20years%20the%20verse%20'They%20will%20be%20killed%20or%20crucified%2C%20or%20have%20their%20hands%20and%20feet%20on%20alternative%20sides%20cut%20off%2C'%20regardless%20of%20this%20verse's%20interpretation%2C%20and%20regardless%20of%20the%20reasons%20it%20was%20conveyed%2C%20or%20its%20time%2C%20you%20have%20made%20the%20first%20step%20towards%20creating%20a%20great%20terrorist.&amp;a=Wafa%20Sultan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why does a young Muslim, in the prime of life, with a full life ahead, go and blow himself up in a b... — Wafa Sultan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wafa Sultan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lionel-shriver-quote-meaning-51086</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51086.png?q=It%20must%20be%20this%20overarching%20commitment%20to%20what%20is%20really%20an%20abstraction%2C%20to%20one's%20children%20right%20or%20wrong%2C%20that%20can%20be%20even%20more%20fierce%20than%20the%20commitment%20to%20them%20as%20explicit%2C%20difficult%20people%2C%20and%20that%20can%20consequently%20keep%20you%20devoted%20to%20them%20when%20as%20individuals%20they%20disappoint.%20On%20my%20part%20it%20was%20this%20broad%20covenant%20with%20children-in-theory%20that%20I%20may%20have%20failed%20to%20make%20and%20to%20which%20I%20was%20unable%20to%20resort%20when%20Kevin%20finally%20tested%20my%20maternal%20ties%20to%20a%20perfect%20mathematical%20limit%20on&amp;a=Lionel%20Shriver&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It must be this overarching commitment to what is really an abstraction, to one's children right or ... — Lionel Shriver</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lionel Shriver quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bede-griffiths-quote-meaning-51088</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51088.png?q=Above%20all%20we%20have%20to%20go%20beyond%20words%20and%20images%20and%20concepts.%20No%20imaginative%20vision%20or%20conceptual%20framework%20is%20adequate%20to%20the%20great%20reality.&amp;a=Bede%20Griffiths&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Above all we have to go beyond words and images and concepts. No imaginative vision or conceptual fr... — Bede Griffiths</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bede Griffiths quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-john-steinbeck-quote-51089</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51089.png?q=On%20the%20black%20earth%20on%20which%20the%20ice%20plants%20bloomed%2C%20hundreds%20of%20black%20stink%20bugs%20crawled.%20And%20many%20of%20them%20stuck%20their%20tails%20up%20in%20the%20air.%20%22Look%20at%20all%20them%20stink%20bugs%2C%22%20Hazel%20remarked%2C%20grateful%20to%20the%20bugs%20for%20being%20there.&amp;a=John%20Steinbeck&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>On the black earth on which the ice plants bloomed, hundreds of black stink bugs crawled. And many o... — John Steinbeck</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Steinbeck quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kaufmann-quote-meaning-51090</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51090.png?q=One%20need%20not%20believe%20in%20Pallas%20Athena%2C%20the%20virgin%20goddess%2C%20to%20be%20overwhelmed%20by%20the%20Parthenon.%20Similarly%2C%20a%20man%20who%20rejects%20all%20dogmas%2C%20all%20theologies%20and%20all%20religious%20formulations%20of%20beliefs%20may%20still%20find%20Genesis%20the%20sublime%20book%20par%20excellence.%20Experiences%20and%20aspirations%20of%20which%20intimations%20may%20be%20found%20in%20Plato%2C%20Nietzsche%2C%20and%20Spinoza%20have%20found%20their%20most%20evocative%20expression%20in%20some%20sacred%20books.%20Since%20the%20Renaissance%2C%20Shakespeare%2C%20Rembrandt%2C%20Mozart%2C%20and%20a%20host%20of%20others%20have%20shown%20that%20this%20religious%20dimension%20can%20be%20experienced%20and%20communicated%20apart%20from%20any%20religious%20context.%20But%20that%20is%20no%20reason%20for%20closing%20my%20heart%20to%20Job's%20cry%2C%20or%20to%20Jeremiah's%2C%20or%20to%20the%20Second%20Isaiah.%20I%20do%20not%20read%20them%20as%20mere%20literature%3B%20rather%2C%20I%20read%20Sophocles%20and%20Shakespeare%20with%20all%20my%20being%2C%20too.&amp;a=Walter%20Kaufmann&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One need not believe in Pallas Athena, the virgin goddess, to be overwhelmed by the Parthenon. Simil... — Walter Kaufmann</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walter Kaufmann quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/willa-cather-religion-quote-meaning-51091</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51091.png?q=Religion%20is%20different%20from%20everything%20else%3B%20because%20in%20religion%20seeking%20is%20finding.&amp;a=Willa%20Cather&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is different from everything else; because in religion seeking is finding. — Willa Cather</image:title>
      <image:caption>Willa Cather quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ibn-qayyim-quote-meaning-51096</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51096.png?q=%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%3A%20%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%2C%20%D8%A3%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A1%20%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%B5%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%20%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B0%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%87%2C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1%20%D9%84%D9%87%2C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%D9%87%2C%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87&amp;a=%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>أيما أولى بالعاقل: إيثار العاجل في هذه المدة اليسيرة وحرمان الخير الدائم في الآخرة , أم ترك شيء حقير... — ابن قيم الجوزية</image:title>
      <image:caption>ابن قيم الجوزية quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-brin-quote-meaning-51097</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51097.png?q=...where%20were%20answers%20to%20the%20truly%20deep%20questions%3F%20Religion%20promised%20those%2C%20though%20always%20in%20vague%20terms%2C%20while%20retreating%20from%20one%20line%20in%20the%20sand%20to%20the%20next.%20Don't%20look%20past%20this%20boundary%2C%20they%20told%20Galileo%2C%20then%20Hutton%2C%20Darwin%2C%20Von%20Neumann%2C%20and%20Crick%2C%20always%20retreating%20with%20great%20dignity%20before%20the%20latest%20scientific%20advance%2C%20then%20drawing%20the%20next%20holy%20perimeter%20at%20the%20shadowy%20rim%20of%20knowledge.&amp;a=David%20Brin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague t... — David Brin</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Brin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/margaret-george-quote-meaning-51098</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51098.png?q=The%20most%20wicked%20criminals%20have%20God%20on%20their%20lips%20at%20all%20times%2C%20for%20God%20is%20the%20only%20one%20who%20can%20stomach%20them.&amp;a=Margaret%20George&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The most wicked criminals have God on their lips at all times, for God is the only one who can stoma... — Margaret George</image:title>
      <image:caption>Margaret George quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/walter-kaufmann-quote-meaning-51099</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51099.png?q=To%20an%20even%20moderately%20sophisticated%20and%20well-read%20person%20it%20should%20come%20as%20no%20surprise%20that%20any%20religion%20at%20all%20has%20its%20hidden%20as%20well%20as%20its%20obvious%20beauties%20and%20is%20capable%20of%20profound%20and%20impressive%20interpretations.%20What%20is%20deeply%20objectionable%20about%20most%20of%20these%20interpretations%20is%20that%20they%20allow%20the%20believer%20to%20say&amp;a=Walter%20Kaufmann&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To an even moderately sophisticated and well-read person it should come as no surprise that any reli... — Walter Kaufmann</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walter Kaufmann quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dorothy-l-sayers-quote-meaning-51101</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51101.png?q=I%20can't%20think%20why%20fancy%20religions%20should%20have%20such%20a%20ghastly%20effect%20on%20one's%20grammar.%20It's%20a%20kind%20of%20intellectual%20rot%20that%20sets%20in%2C%20I'm%20afraid.&amp;a=Dorothy%20L.%20Sayers&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I can't think why fancy religions should have such a ghastly effect on one's grammar. It's a kind of... — Dorothy L. Sayers</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dorothy L. Sayers quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orson-scott-card-quote-meaning-51105</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51105.png?q=When%20you%20have%20faith%20in%20something%20a%20lot%20of%20other%20people%20believe%20then%20you%20a%20member%20of%20the%20church%22%20said%20Ceas%2C%20%22When%20you%20have%20faith%20in%20something%20nobody%20believes%2C%20then%20you%20a%20complete%20wacko&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When you have faith in something a lot of other people believe then you a member of the church" said... — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/arditti-quote-meaning-51106</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51106.png?q=All%20religions%20are%20beautiful%20in%20the%20story%2C%20as%20you%20say.%20It's%20when%20they're%20put%20into%20practice%20that%20they%20grow%20ugly.&amp;a=Michael%20Arditti&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All religions are beautiful in the story, as you say. It's when they're put into practice that they ... — Michael Arditti</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Arditti quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/siri-mitchell-quote-meaning-51108</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51108.png?q=When%20I%20was%20a%20child%2C%20Mama%20had%20the%20best%20voice%20of%20all%20the%20members%20of%20the%20church.%20She%20had%20loved%20to%20sing.%20Her%20words%20had%20soared%20like%20an%20angel's%20over%20the%20swells%20of%20the%20organ.%20In%20fact%2C%20I%20now%20suspected%2C%20her%20entire%20theology%20had%20been%20taken%20from%20the%20hymnal.&amp;a=Siri%20Mitchell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When I was a child, Mama had the best voice of all the members of the church. She had loved to sing.... — Siri Mitchell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Siri Mitchell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/being-rejected-not-end-your-life-51109</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51109.png?q=Being%20rejected%20is%20not%20the%20end%20of%20your%20life%2C%20it's%20a%20means%20to%20an%20end%20for%20your%20life.%20And%20that%20end%20is%20your%20destiny.&amp;a=O.%20J.%20Toks&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Being rejected is not the end of your life, it's a means to an end for your life. And that end is yo... — O. J. Toks</image:title>
      <image:caption>O. J. Toks quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ronald-reagan-quote-meaning-51112</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51112.png?q=More%20than%20a%20decade%20ago%2C%20a%20Supreme%20Court%20decision%20literally%20wiped%20off%20the%20books%20of%20fifty%20states%20statutes%20protecting%20the%20rights%20of%20unborn%20children.%20Abortion%20on%20demand%20now%20takes%20the%20lives%20of%20up%20to%201.5%20million%20unborn%20children%20a%20year.%20Human%20life%20legislation%20ending%20this%20tragedy%20will%20some%20day%20pass%20the%20Congress%2C%20and%20you%20and%20I%20must%20never%20rest%20until%20it%20does.%20Unless%20and%20until%20it%20can%20be%20proven%20that%20the%20unborn%20child%20is%20not%20a%20living%20entity%2C%20then%20its%20right%20to%20life%2C%20liberty%2C%20and%20the%20pursuit%20of%20happiness%20must%20be%20protected.&amp;a=Ronald%20Reagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>More than a decade ago, a Supreme Court decision literally wiped off the books of fifty states statu... — Ronald Reagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ronald Reagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/glen-cook-quote-meaning-51113</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51113.png?q=No%20religion%20I%20ever%20encountered%20made%20any%20sense.%20None%20are%20consistent.%20Most%20gods%20are%20megalomaniacs%20and%20paranoid%20psychotics%20by%20their%20worshippers'%20description.%20I%20don't%20see%20how%20they%20could%20survive%20their%20own%20insanity.%20But%20it's%20not%20impossible%20that%20human%20beings%20are%20incapable%20of%20interpreting%20a%20power%20so%20much%20greater%20than%20themselves.%20Maybe%20religions%20are%20twisted%20and%20perverted%20shadows%20of%20truth.%20Maybe%20there%20are%20forces%20which%20shape%20the%20world.%20I%20myself%20have%20never%20understood%20why%2C%20in%20a%20universe%20so%20vast%2C%20a%20god%20would%20care%20about%20something%20so%20trivial%20as%20worship%20or%20human%20destiny.&amp;a=Glen%20Cook&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No religion I ever encountered made any sense. None are consistent. Most gods are megalomaniacs and ... — Glen Cook</image:title>
      <image:caption>Glen Cook quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mort-river-ankh-quote-meaning-51115</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51115.png?q=And%20so%20Mort%20came%20at%20last%20to%20the%20river%20Ankh%2C%20greatest%20of%20rivers.%20Even%20before%20it%20entered%20the%20city%2C%20it%20was%20slow%20and%20heavy%20with%20the%20silt%20of%20the%20plains%2C%20and%20by%20the%20time%20it%20got%20to%20The%20Shades%20even%20an%20agnostic%20could%20have%20walked%20across%20it.%20It%20was%20hard%20to%20drown%20in%20the%20Ankh%2C%20but%20easy%20to%20suffocate.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>And so Mort came at last to the river Ankh, greatest of rivers. Even before it entered the city, it ... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alan-weisman-quote-meaning-51116</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51116.png?q=Whether%20we%20accept%20it%20or%20not%2C%20this%20will%20likely%20be%20the%20century%20that%20determines%20what%20the%20optimal%20human%20population%20is%20for%20our%20planet.%20It%20will%20come%20about%20in%20one%20of%20two%20ways%3A&amp;a=Alan%20Weisman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Whether we accept it or not, this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human ... — Alan Weisman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alan Weisman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/henrik-ibsen-quote-meaning-51118</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51118.png?q=I%20am%20afraid%2C%20Torvald%2C%20I%20do%20not%20exactly%20know%20what%20religion%20is.%20...%20When%20I%20am%20away%20from%20all%20this%2C%20and%20am%20alone%2C%20I%20will%20look%20into%20that%20matter%20too.%20I%20will%20see%20if%20what%20the%20clergyman%20said%20is%20true%2C%20or%20at%20all%20events%20if%20it%20is%20true%20for%20me.&amp;a=Henrik%20Ibsen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what religion is. ... When I am away from all this, and ... — Henrik Ibsen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Henrik Ibsen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/zeena-schreck-quote-meaning-51121</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51121.png?q=It%20is%20the%20nature%20of%20the%20Kali%20Yuga%20that%20most%20human%20beings%20are%20now%20held%20back%20from%20spiritual%20liberation%20due%20to%20the%20gravity%20of%20inertia%2C%20apathy%20and%20laziness%2C%20(known%20in%20Sankrit%20as%20the%20quality%20of%20tapas)%20that%20overwhelms%20this%20age.%20Despite%20this%20seemingly%20gloomy%20prognosis%2C%20there%20is%20a%20way%20out%20of%20this%20predicament%20for%20those%20with%20the%20will%20and%20stamina%20to%20awaken%20from%20the%20rampant%20lethargy%2C%20within%20and%20outside%20of%20themselves%2C%20to%20take%20action.&amp;a=Zeena%20Schreck&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is the nature of the Kali Yuga that most human beings are now held back from spiritual liberation... — Zeena Schreck</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zeena Schreck quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kelly-quote-meaning-religion-51122</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51122.png?q=They%20did%20indeed%20use%20the%20AM%20in%20religious%20rituals%20and%20AM%20does%20have%20deliriant%20and%20hallucinatory%20effects%20and%20more.%20This%20would%20mean%20not%20only%20is%20it%20linked%20to%20religion%20and%20religious%20social%20structures%20in%20the%20ceremony%2C%20but%20there%20is%20a%20significant%20link%20that%20it%20produced%20these%20experiences%20by%20way%20of%20muscimol%20induced%20hallucinations.%20Since%20its%20consumption%20began%20fifty%20thousand%20years%20ago%2C%20it%20would%20put%20its%20use%20on%20the%20very%20beginning%20of%20religion%20itself.%20The%20idea%20that%20this%20is%20somehow%20a%20fallacy%20is%20far%20from%20the%20truth%20as%20not%20only%20is%20there%20a%20religious%20connection%20but%20the%20connection%20began%20at%20the%20same%20time.&amp;a=Leviak%20B.%20Kelly&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>They did indeed use the AM in religious rituals and AM does have deliriant and hallucinatory effects... — Leviak B. Kelly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leviak B. Kelly quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/upton-sinclair-quote-meaning-51123</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51123.png?q=...the%20priests%20of%20all%20these%20cults%2C%20the%20singers%2C%20shouters%2C%20prayers%20and%20exhorters%20of%20Bootstrap-lifting%20have%20as%20their%20distinguishing%20characteristic%20that%20they%20do%20very%20little%20lifting%20at%20their%20own%20bootstraps%2C%20and%20less%20at%20any%20other%20man's.%20Now%20and%20then%20you%20may%20see%20one%20bend%20and%20give%20a%20delicate%20tug%2C%20of%20a%20purely%20symbolical%20character%3A%20as%20when%20the%20Supreme%20Pontiff%20of%20the%20Roman%20Bootstrap-lifters%20comes%20once%20a%20year%20to%20wash%20the%20feet%20of%20the%20poor%3B%20or%20when%20the%20Sunday-school%20Superintendent%20of%20the%20Baptist%20Bootstrap-lifters%20shakes%20the%20hand%20of%20one%20of%20his%20Colorado%20mine-slaves.%20But%20for%20the%20most%20part%20the%20priests%20and%20preachers%20of%20Bootstrap-lifting%20walk%20haughtily%20erect%2C%20many%20of%20them%20being%20so%20swollen%20with%20prosperity%20that%20they%20could%20not%20reach%20their%20bootstraps%20if%20they%20wanted%20to.%20Their%20role%20in%20life%20is%20to%20exhort%20other%20men%20to%20more%20vigorous%20efforts%20at%20self-elevation%2C%20that%20the%20agents%20of%20the%20Wholesale%20Pickpockets'%20Association%20may%20ply%20their%20immemorial%20role%20with%20less%20chance%20of%20interference.&amp;a=Upton%20Sinclair&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...the priests of all these cults, the singers, shouters, prayers and exhorters of Bootstrap-lifting... — Upton Sinclair</image:title>
      <image:caption>Upton Sinclair quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/neil-stephenson-quote-meaning-51124</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51124.png?q=Juanita%20believes%20that%20nothing%20is%20provably%20true%20or%20provably%20false%20in%20the%20Bible.%20Because%20if%20it's%20provably%20false%2C%20then%20the%20Bible%20is%20a%20lie%2C%20and%20if%20it's%20provably%20true%2C%20then%20the%20existence%20of%20God%20is%20proven%20and%20there's%20no%20room%20for%20faith.&amp;a=Neal%20Stephenson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Juanita believes that nothing is provably true or provably false in the Bible. Because if it's prova... — Neal Stephenson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Neal Stephenson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/caitlin-moran-quote-meaning-51125</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51125.png?q=Heaven.%20The%20biggest%20waste%20of%20our%20time%20we%20ever%20invented%2C%20outside%20jigsaws.&amp;a=Caitlin%20Moran&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Heaven. The biggest waste of our time we ever invented, outside jigsaws. — Caitlin Moran</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caitlin Moran quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-foster-wallace-quote-meaning-51126</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51126.png?q=Fervent%20Christians%20are%20always%20remembering%20themselves%20as%20-%20and%20thus%2C%20by%20extension%2C%20judging%20everyone%20else%20outside%20their%20sect%20to%20be%20-%20lost%20and%20hopeless%20and%20just%20barely%20clinging%20to%20any%20kind%20of%20interior%20sense%20of%20value%20or%20reason%20or%20even%20to%20go%20on%20living%2C%20before%20they%20were%20'saved.&amp;a=David%20Foster%20Wallace&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Fervent Christians are always remembering themselves as - and thus, by extension, judging everyone e... — David Foster Wallace</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Foster Wallace quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ancestors-religion-meaning-quote-51127</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51127.png?q=Our%20Ancestors%20came%20to%20Australia%2C%20foraged%20for%20food%20in%20a%20rain%20forest%20where%20AM%20grew%2C%20ate%20the%20AM%2C%20and%20suffered%20the%20effects%20of%20muscimol%20hallucinations%20in%20a%20cave%20and%20drew%20paintings%20of%20a%20religious%20nature%20and%20these%20paintings%20were%20confirmed%20at%2050%2C000%20years%20ago%2C%20at%20the%20exact%20inception%20of%20religion.%20This%20was%20done%20by%20a%20species%20that%20never%20had%20religion%20before%20that.%20Since%20the%20species%20would%20therefore%20have%20no%20religious%20content%20until%20they%20ate%20the%20hallucinogens%2C%20it%20follows%20that%20these%20AM%20were%20the%20start%20of%20religion.&amp;a=Leviak%20B.%20Kelly&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our Ancestors came to Australia, foraged for food in a rain forest where AM grew, ate the AM, and su... — Leviak B. Kelly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leviak B. Kelly quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-eliot-quote-meaning-51128</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51128.png?q=Religious%20ideas%20have%20the%20fate%20of%20melodies%2C%20which%2C%20once%20set%20afloat%20in%20the%20world%2C%20are%20taken%20up%20by%20all%20sorts%20of%20instruments%2C%20some%20of%20them%20woefully%20coarse%2C%20feeble%2C%20or%20out%20of%20tune%2C%20until%20people%20are%20in%20danger%20of%20crying%20out%20that%20the%20melody%20itself%20is%20detestable.&amp;a=George%20Eliot&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religious ideas have the fate of melodies, which, once set afloat in the world, are taken up by all ... — George Eliot</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Eliot quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/douglas-wilson-education-religion-quote-51131</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51131.png?q=Education%20is%20fundamentally%20religious.%20Consequently%2C%20there%20is%20no%20question%20about%20whether%20a%20morality%20will%20be%20imposed%20in%20that%20education%2C%20but%20rather%20which%20morality%20will%20be%20imposed.&amp;a=Douglas%20Wilson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Education is fundamentally religious. Consequently, there is no question about whether a morality wi... — Douglas Wilson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Douglas Wilson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohammed-ghazali-quote-meaning-51137</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51137.png?q=%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%81%D8%A9%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%20%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9.&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>فالدين عقل وعاطفة، وعلم وأدب، ونظر صائب، وبصيرة نيرة. — محمد الغزالي</image:title>
      <image:caption>محمد الغزالي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/yann-martel-quote-meaning-51138</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51138.png?q=I%20entered%20the%20church%2C%20without%20fear%20this%20time%2C%20for%20it%20was%20now%20my%20house%20too.%20I%20offered%20prayers%20to%20Christ%2C%20who%20is%20alive.%20Then%20I%20raced%20down%20the%20hill%20on%20the%20left%20and%20raced%20up%20the%20hill%20on%20the%20right%E2%80%94to%20offer%20thanks%20to%20Lord%20Krishna%20for%20having%20put%20Jesus%20of%20Nazareth%2C%20whose%20humanity%20I%20found%20so%20compelling%2C%20in%20my%20way.&amp;a=Yann%20Martel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I entered the church, without fear this time, for it was now my house too. I offered prayers to Chri... — Yann Martel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yann Martel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/seyed-hossein-nasr-quote-meaning-51139</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51139.png?q=From%20the%20Renaissance%20until%20today%2C%20Christianity%2C%20and%20also%20to%20some%20extent%20Judaism%2C%20in%20the%20West%20have%20had%20to%20carry%20out%20a%20constant%20battle%20against%20ideologies%2C%20philosophies%2C%20institutions%20and%20practices%20which%20are%20secular%20in%20nature%20and%20which%20challenge%20the%20authority%20of%20religion%20and%20in%20fact%20its%20very%20validity%20and%20legitimacy.%20These%20challenges%20to%20religion%20have%20varied%20from%20political%20ideas%20which%20are%20based%20on%20secularism%20to%20the%20denial%20of%20the%20religious%20foundation%20of%20morality%20and%20the%20philosophical%20denial%20of%20the%20reality%20of%20God%20and%20of%20the%20after%20life%20or%20of%20revelation%20and%20sacred%20scripture.%20The%20history%20of%20the%20West%20has%20been%20marked%20during%20the%20last%20few%20centuries%20by%20a%20constant%20battle%20between%20the%20forces%20of%20religion%20and%20secularism%20and%20in%20fact%20the%20gaining%20of%20the%20upper%20hand%20by%20secularism%20and%20consequently%20the%20denial%20of%20the%20reality%20of%20religion%20and%20its%20pertinence%20to%20various%20domains%20of%20life.&amp;a=Seyyed%20Hossein%20Nasr&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>From the Renaissance until today, Christianity, and also to some extent Judaism, in the West have ha... — Seyyed Hossein Nasr</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seyyed Hossein Nasr quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ralph-waldo-emerson-quote-meaning-51140</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51140.png?q=The%20first%20and%20last%20lesson%20of%20religion%20is%2C%20'The%20things%20that%20are%20seen%20are%20temporal%3B%20the%20things%20that%20are%20not%20seen%20are%20eternal.'%20It%20puts%20an%20affront%20upon%20nature.&amp;a=Ralph%20Waldo%20Emerson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The first and last lesson of religion is, 'The things that are seen are temporal; the things that ar... — Ralph Waldo Emerson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-51141</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51141.png?q=The%20main%20concern%20of%20all%20great%20religions%20has%20been%20to%20fight%20a%20certain%20weariness%20and%20heaviness%20grown%20to%20epidemic%20proportions.&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The main concern of all great religions has been to fight a certain weariness and heaviness grown to... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/susan-elizabeth-phillips-quote-meaning-51148</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51148.png?q=Ironic%2C%20isn't%20it%2C%20what%20religion%20does%20to%20people%3F&amp;a=Susan%20Elizabeth%20Phillips&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ironic, isn't it, what religion does to people? — Susan Elizabeth Phillips</image:title>
      <image:caption>Susan Elizabeth Phillips quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/aaron-sorkin-quote-meaning-51150</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51150.png?q=I%20like%20how%20you%20call%20homosexuality%20an%20abomination.&amp;a=Aaron%20Sorkin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. — Aaron Sorkin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aaron Sorkin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/westboro-baptist-church-jon-stewart-51151</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51151.png?q=The%20Westboro%20Baptist%20Church%20is%20no%20more%20a%20church%20than%20Church's%20Fried%20Chicken%20is%20a%20church.&amp;a=Jon%20Stewart&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Westboro Baptist Church is no more a church than Church's Fried Chicken is a church. — Jon Stewart</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jon Stewart quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/neale-donald-walsch-quote-meaning-51152</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51152.png?q=Must%20you%20know%20that%20yours%20will%20be%20the%20%E2%80%9Cbetter%E2%80%9D%20picture%20before%20you%20pick%20up%20the%20brush%20and%20paint%3F%20Can%20it%20not%20simply%20be%20another%20picture%3F%20Another%20expression%20of%20beauty%3F&amp;a=Neale%20Donald%20Walsch&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Must you know that yours will be the “better” picture before you pick up the brush and paint? Can it... — Neale Donald Walsch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Neale Donald Walsch quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tasaro-gk-quote-meaning-51153</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51153.png?q=Bagiku%2C%20El%2C%20omong%20kosong%20jika%20para%20petinggi%20agama%20mengatakan%20bahwa%20agama%20tidak%20ada%20urusannya%20dengan%20akal.%20Buat%20apa%20manusia%20dianugerahi%20otak%20jika%20untuk%20mengenali%20Pencipta%20Otak%20itu%2C%20dia%20tidak%20boleh%20menggunakan%20otaknya%3F%20Menurutku%2C%20agama%20selalu%20memberi%20kesempatan%20kepada%20para%20pemeluknya%20untuk%20memilah%20mana%20yang%20harus%20dia%20pastikan%20dengan%20akalnya%2C%20mana%20yang%20cukup%20dipercaya%20begitu%20saja.%20(Kashva%20to%20Elyas%2C%20MLPH%3A%20126)&amp;a=Tasaro%20GK&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Bagiku, El, omong kosong jika para petinggi agama mengatakan bahwa agama tidak ada urusannya dengan ... — Tasaro GK</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tasaro GK quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/victor-hugo-quote-meaning-51154</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51154.png?q=Profound%20hearts%2C%20wise%20minds%2C%20take%20life%20as%20God%20makes%20it%3B%20it%20is%20a%20long%20trial%2C%20and%20unintelligible%20preparation%20for%20the%20unknown%20destiny.&amp;a=Victor%20Hugo&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible prepa... — Victor Hugo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Hugo quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-twain-quote-meaning-51155</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51155.png?q=Ours%20is%20a%20terrible%20religion.%20The%20fleets%20of%20the%20world%20could%20swim%20in%20spacious%20comfort%20in%20the%20innocent%20blood%20it%20has%20spilt.&amp;a=Mark%20Twain&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ours is a terrible religion. The fleets of the world could swim in spacious comfort in the innocent ... — Mark Twain</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Twain quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/coluche-quote-meaning-rire-tout-51156</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51156.png?q=On%20peut%20rire%20de%20tout%20mais%20pas%20avec%20n'importe%20qui.&amp;a=Coluche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>On peut rire de tout mais pas avec n'importe qui. — Coluche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Coluche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-thompson-quote-meaning-51157</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51157.png?q=Years%20ago%2C%20when%20I%20was%20working%20on%20my%20master's%20thesis%2C%20I%20went%20to%20New%20York%20for%20a%20semester%20as%20an%20exchange%20student.%20What%20struck%20me%20most%20was%20the%20sky.%20On%20that%20side%20of%20the%20world%2C%20so%20far%20away%20from%20the%20North%20Pole%2C%20the%20sky%20is%20flat%20and%20gray%2C%20a%20one-dimensional%20universe.%20Here%2C%20the%20sky%20is%20arched%2C%20and%20there's%20almost%20no%20pollution.%20In%20spring%20and%20fall%20the%20sky%20is%20dark%20blue%20or%20violet%2C%20and%20sunsets%20last%20for%20hours.%20The%20sun%20turns%20into%20a%20dim%20orange%20ball%20that%20transforms%20clouds%20into%20silver-rimmed%20red%20and%20violet%20towers.%20In%20winter%2C%20twenty-four%20hours%20a%20day%2C%20uncountable%20stars%20outline%20the%20vaulted%20ceiling%20of%20the%20great%20cathedral%20we%20live%20in.%20Finnish%20skies%20are%20the%20reason%20I%20believe%20in%20God.&amp;a=James%20Thompson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Years ago, when I was working on my master's thesis, I went to New York for a semester as an exchang... — James Thompson</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Thompson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-arden-quote-meaning-51160</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51160.png?q=Religion%20is%20a%20light%20bulb%2C%20created%20by%20man%20to%20help%20him%20to%20see%20in%20the%20dark.&amp;a=Paul%20Arden&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark. — Paul Arden</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Arden quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-l-sutter-quote-meaning-51164</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51164.png?q=A%20man%20without%20reason%20is%20no%20better%20than%20a%20mad%20dog%2C%20and%20mad%20dogs%20must%20be%20put%20down%20for%20the%20good%20of%20everyone.&amp;a=James%20L.%20Sutter&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A man without reason is no better than a mad dog, and mad dogs must be put down for the good of ever... — James L. Sutter</image:title>
      <image:caption>James L. Sutter quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/andy-rooney-religion-quote-meaning-51165</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51165.png?q=I%20just%20wish%20this%20social%20institution%20%5Breligion%5D%20wasn't%20based%20on%20what%20appears%20to%20me%20to%20be%20a%20monumental%20hoax%20built%20on%20an%20accumulation%20of%20customs%20and%20myths%20directed%20toward%20proving%20something%20that%20isn't%20true.&amp;a=Andy%20Rooney&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental... — Andy Rooney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andy Rooney quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-frey-religion-quote-meaning-51166</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51166.png?q=...%20There%20is%20a%20publication%20classification%20in%20an%20upper%20corner.%20It%20reads%20Religion.%20I'm%20immediately%20skeptical%20%3C...%3E%20because%20I've%20always%20group%20books%20such%20as%20this%20in%20a%20category%20with%20crap%20like%20Astrology%2C%20Aromatherapy%2C%20Crystalology%2C%20Pyramid%20Power%2C%20Psychic%20Healing%20and%20Feng%20Shui%20%3C...%3E%20that%20anyone%20would%20actually%20believe%20that%20these%20things%20could%20solve%20their%20problems%2C%20really%20solve%20them%2C%20instead%20of%20just%20making%20them%20forget%20about%20them%20for%20a%20while%2C%20is%20asinine%20to%20me...&amp;a=James%20Frey&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>... There is a publication classification in an upper corner. It reads Religion. I'm immediately ske... — James Frey</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Frey quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/heresy-freedom-thought-quote-meaning-51167</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51167.png?q=Heresy%20is%20another%20word%20for%20freedom%20of%20thought.&amp;a=Graham%20Greene&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Heresy is another word for freedom of thought. — Graham Greene</image:title>
      <image:caption>Graham Greene quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orson-scott-card-quote-meaning-51168</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51168.png?q=%5BNo%20single%5D%20explanation%20will%20ever%20contain%20the%20final%20answer%20for%20all%20time%2C%20for%20all%20hearers.%20There%20is%20always%2C%20ALWAYS%20more%20to%20learn.&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[No single] explanation will ever contain the final answer for all time, for all hearers. There is a... — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thornton-wilder-quote-meaning-51169</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51169.png?q=Let%20us%20at%20least%20say%20of%20religion%20that%20it%20means%20that%20every%20part%20of%20the%20body%20is%20infused%20with%20mind%2C%20not%20that%20the%20mind%20is%20overwhelmed%20and%20drowned%20in%20body.%20For%20the%20principal%20attribute%20of%20the%20Gods%2C%20without%20or%20within%20us%2C%20is%20mind.&amp;a=Thornton%20Wilder&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let us at least say of religion that it means that every part of the body is infused with mind, not ... — Thornton Wilder</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thornton Wilder quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stanley-victor-paskavich-quote-meaning-51170</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51170.png?q=I've%20always%20wondered%20how%20much%20can%20you%20do%20for%20your%20fellow%20man%20if%20your%20hands%20are%20constantly%20stuck%20together%20in%20Prayers%20for%20them%3F&amp;a=Stanley%20Victor%20Paskavich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I've always wondered how much can you do for your fellow man if your hands are constantly stuck toge... — Stanley Victor Paskavich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stanley Victor Paskavich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emerson-quote-meaning-51171</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51171.png?q=I%20remember%20an%20answer%20which%20when%20quite%20young%20I%20was%20prompted%20to%20make%20to%20a%20valued%20adviser%20who%20was%20wont%20to%20importune%20me%20with%20the%20dear%20old%20doctrines%20of%20the%20church.%20On%20my%20saying%2C%20What%20have%20I%20to%20do%20with%20the%20sacredness%20of%20traditions%2C%20if%20I%20live%20wholly%20from%20within%3F%20my%20friend%20suggested--'But%20these%20impulses%20may%20be%20from%20below%2C%20not%20from%20above.'%20I%20replied%2C%20'They%20do%20not%20seem%20to%20me%20to%20be%20such%3B%20but%20if%20I%20am%20the%20devil's%20child%2C%20I%20will%20live%20them%20from%20the%20devil.&amp;a=Ralph%20Waldo%20Emerson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont ... — Ralph Waldo Emerson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-51172</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51172.png?q=As%20a%20convinced%20atheist%2C%20I%20ought%20to%20agree%20with%20Voltaire%20that%20Judaism%20is%20not%20just%20one%20more%20religion%2C%20but%20in%20its%20way%20the%20root%20of%20religious%20evil.%20Without%20the%20stern%2C%20joyless%20rabbis%20and%20their%20613%20dour%20prohibitions%2C%20we%20might%20have%20avoided%20the%20whole%20nightmare%20of%20the%20Old%20Testament%2C%20and%20the%20brutal%2C%20crude%20wrenching%20of%20that%20into%20prophecy-derived%20Christianity%2C%20and%20the%20later%20plagiarism%20and%20mutation%20of%20Judaism%20and%20Christianity%20into%20the%20various%20rival%20forms%20of%20Islam.%20Much%20of%20the%20time%2C%20I%20do%20concur%20with%20Voltaire%2C%20but%20not%20without%20acknowledging%20that%20Judaism%20is%20dialectical.%20There%20is%2C%20after%20all%2C%20a%20specifically%20Jewish%20version%20of%20the%20eighteenth-century%20Enlightenment%2C%20with%20a%20specifically%20Jewish%20name%E2%80%94the&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As a convinced atheist, I ought to agree with Voltaire that Judaism is not just one more religion, b... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-wesley-quote-meaning-social-holiness-51173</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51173.png?q=Holy%20solitaries'%20is%20a%20phrase%20no%20more%20consistent%20with%20the%20Gospel%20than%20holy%20adulterers.%20The%20Gospel%20of%20Christ%20knows%20no%20religion%20but%20social%3B%20no%20holiness%2C%20but%20social%20holiness.&amp;a=John%20Wesley&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Holy solitaries' is a phrase no more consistent with the Gospel than holy adulterers. The Gospel of ... — John Wesley</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Wesley quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/albert-einstein-quote-meaning-51174</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51174.png?q=Those%20whose%20acquaintance%20with%20scientific%20research%20is%20derived%20chiefly%20from%20its%20practical%20results%20easily%20develop%20a%20completely%20false%20notion%20of%20the%20mentality%20of%20the%20men%20who%2C%20surrounded%20by%20a%20skeptical%20world%2C%20have%20shown%20the%20way%20to%20kindred%20spirits%20scattered%20wide%20through%20the%20world%20and%20through%20the%20centuries.%20Only%20one%20who%20has%20devoted%20his%20life%20to%20similar%20ends%20can%20have%20a%20vivid%20realization%20of%20what%20has%20inspired%20these%20men%20and%20given%20them%20the%20strength%20to%20remain%20true%20to%20their%20purpose%20in%20spite%20of%20countless%20failures.%20It%20is%20cosmic%20religious%20feeling%20that%20gives%20a%20man%20such%20strength.%20A%20contemporary%20has%20said%2C%20not%20unjustly%2C%20that%20in%20this%20materialistic%20age%20of%20ours%20the%20serious%20scientific%20workers%20are%20the%20only%20profoundly%20religious%20people.&amp;a=Albert%20Einstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easi... — Albert Einstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Einstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/laurence-j-peter-quote-meaning-51175</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51175.png?q=Against%20logic%20there%20is%20no%20armor%20like%20ignorance.&amp;a=Laurence%20J.%20Peter&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Against logic there is no armor like ignorance. — Laurence J. Peter</image:title>
      <image:caption>Laurence J. Peter quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-conservative-thinkers-quote-meaning-51176</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51176.png?q=At%20least%20two%20important%20conservative%20thinkers%2C%20Ayn%20Rand%20and%20Leo%20Strauss%2C%20were%20unbelievers%20or%20nonbelievers%20and%20in%20any%20case%20contemptuous%20of%20Christianity.%20I%20have%20my%20own%20differences%20with%20both%20of%20these%20savants%2C%20but%20is%20the%20Republican%20Party%20really%20prepared%20to%20disown%20such%20modern%20intellectuals%20as%20it%20can%20claim%2C%20in%20favor%20of%20a%20shallow%2C%20demagogic%20and%20above%20all%20sectarian%20religiosity%3F&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>At least two important conservative thinkers, Ayn Rand and Leo Strauss, were unbelievers or nonbelie... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/vimes-quote-meaning-51178</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51178.png?q=Vimes%2C%20listening%20with%20his%20mouth%20open%2C%20wondered%20why%20the%20hell%20it%20was%20that%20dwarfs%20believed%20that%20they%20had%20no%20religion%20and%20no%20priests.%20Being%20a%20dwarf%20was%20a%20religion.%20People%20went%20into%20the%20dark%20for%20the%20good%20of%20the%20clan%2C%20and%20heard%20things%2C%20and%20were%20changed%2C%20and%20came%20back%20to%20tell%E2%80%A6&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Vimes, listening with his mouth open, wondered why the hell it was that dwarfs believed that they ha... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-fry-quote-meaning-51179</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51179.png?q=What%20after%20all%2C%20is%20a%20halo%3F%20It's%20only%20one%20more%20thing%20to%20keep%20clean.&amp;a=Christopher%20Fry&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What after all, is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean. — Christopher Fry</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Fry quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charlotte-bronte-quote-meaning-51181</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51181.png?q=My%20future%20husband%20was%20becoming%20to%20me%20my%20whole%20world%3B%20and%20more%20than%20the%20world%3A%20almost%20my%20hope%20of%20heaven.%20He%20stood%20between%20me%20and%20every%20thought%20of%20religion%2C%20as%20an%20eclipse%20intervenes%20between%20man%20and%20the%20broad%20sun.%20I%20could%20not%2C%20in%20those%20days%2C%20see%20God%20for%20His%20creature%3A%20of%20whom%20I%20had%20made%20an%20idol.&amp;a=Charlotte%20Bront%C3%AB&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My future husband was becoming to me my whole world; and more than the world: almost my hope of heav... — Charlotte Brontë</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charlotte Brontë quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anne-rice-atheism-nihilism-quote-meaning-51182</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51182.png?q=The%20atheism%20and%20nihilism%20of%20my%20earlier%20years%20now%20seems%20shallow%2C%20and%20even%20a%20bit%20cocky.&amp;a=Anne%20Rice&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The atheism and nihilism of my earlier years now seems shallow, and even a bit cocky. — Anne Rice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anne Rice quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ali-alwardi-quote-meaning-51183</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51183.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A8%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%B6%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84.%20%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%87.%20%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AF%20%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%B1%20%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85..&amp;a=%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن الدين لا يردع الإنسان عن عمل يشتهي أن يقوم به الا بمقدار ضئيل. فتعاليم الدين يفسرها الانسان ويتأو... — علي الوردي</image:title>
      <image:caption>علي الوردي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/prayer-and-unknown-elements-51186</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51186.png?q=Prayer%20is%20not%20a%20means%20of%20removing%20the%20unknown%20and%20predictable%20elements%20in%20life%2C%20but%20rather%20a%20way%20of%20including%20the%20unknown%20and%20unpredictable%20in%20the%20outworking%20of%20the%20grace%20of%20God%20in%20our%20lives.&amp;a=Phillip%20Yancey&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Prayer is not a means of removing the unknown and predictable elements in life, but rather a way of ... — Phillip Yancey</image:title>
      <image:caption>Phillip Yancey quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-prothero-quote-meaning-51187</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51187.png?q=One%20of%20history's%20most%20dangerous%20games%20begins%20with%20dividing%20the%20world%20into%20the%20good%20guys%20and%20the%20bad%20guys%20and%20ends%20with%20using%20any%20means%20necessary%20to%20take%20the%20villains%20out.&amp;a=Stephen%20Prothero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One of history's most dangerous games begins with dividing the world into the good guys and the bad ... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Prothero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-prothero-quote-meaning-51189</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51189.png?q=On%20the%20ethics%20of%20war%20the%20Quran%20and%20the%20New%20Testament%20are%20worlds%20apart.%20Whereas%20Jesus%20tells%20us%20to%20turn%20the%20other%20cheek%2C%20the%20Quran%20tells%20us%2C%20'Whoso%20commits%20aggression%20against%20you%2C%20do%20you%20commit%20aggression%20against%20him'%20(2%3A194).%20The%20New%20Testament%20says%20nothing%20about%20how%20to%20wage%20war.%20The%20Quran%2C%20by%20contrast%2C%20is%20filled%20with%20just-war%20precepts.%20Here%20war%20is%20allowed%20in%20self-defense%20(2%3A190%3B%2022%3A39)%2C%20but%20hell%20is%20the%20punishment%20for%20killing%20other%20Muslims%20(4%3A93)%2C%20and%20the%20execution%20of%20prisoners%20of%20war%20is%20explicitly%20condemned%20(47%3A4).%20Whether%20in%20the%20abstract%20is%20is%20better%20to%20rely%20on%20a%20scripture%20that%20regulates%20war%20or%20a%20scripture%20that%20hopes%20war%20away%20is%20an%20open%20question%2C%20but%20no%20Muslim-majority%20country%20has%20yet%20dropped%20an%20atomic%20bomb%20in%20war.&amp;a=Stephen%20Prothero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>On the ethics of war the Quran and the New Testament are worlds apart. Whereas Jesus tells us to tur... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Prothero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jalaludin-rumi-quote-meaning-51190</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51190.png?q=jangan%20tanya%20apa%20agamaku.%20aku%20bukan%20yahudi.%20bukan&amp;a=Jalaludin%20Rumi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>jangan tanya apa agamaku. aku bukan yahudi. bukan — Jalaludin Rumi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jalaludin Rumi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ian-mcdonald-quote-meaning-51191</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51191.png?q=He's%20never%20fought%20with%20religion%3B%20what%20is%20the%20point%20of%20railing%20against%20such%20beauty%2C%20such%20intimate%20theatre%2C%20such%20chime%20of%20eternity%3F%20He%20can%20treasure%20it%20without%20believing%20in%20it.&amp;a=Ian%20McDonald&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He's never fought with religion; what is the point of railing against such beauty, such intimate the... — Ian McDonald</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ian McDonald quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-r-lindensmith-quote-meaning-51193</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51193.png?q=I%20don't%20believe%20in%20ONE%20holy%20book.%20I%20believe%20all%20books%20are%20holy.%20Of%20course%2C%20some%20books%20are%20holy%20shit.&amp;a=John%20R.%20Lindensmith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't believe in ONE holy book. I believe all books are holy. Of course, some books are holy shit. — John R. Lindensmith</image:title>
      <image:caption>John R. Lindensmith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/for-dust-thou-art-quote-meaning-51194</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51194.png?q=for%20dust%20thou%20art%2C%20and%20unto%20dust%20shalt%20thou%20return&amp;a=Torah&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return — Torah</image:title>
      <image:caption>Torah quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/every-religion-should-favor-humankind-51195</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51195.png?q=Every%20religion%20should%20be%20in%20favor%20of%20humankind.&amp;a=Santosh%20Kalwar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every religion should be in favor of humankind. — Santosh Kalwar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Santosh Kalwar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-51196</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51196.png?q=The%20line%20of%20communication%20between%20God%20and%20man%20is%20always%20open%20unless%20broken%20by%20man%20himself.%20We%20are%2C%20as%20it%20were%2C%20always%20in%20the%20presence%20of%20our%20Father%20in%20Heaven.%20Through%20His%20Holy%20Spirit%2C%20God%20is%20with%20us%20always%20and%20everywhere.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The line of communication between God and man is always open unless broken by man himself. We are, a... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-dark-religion-quote-meaning-51197</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51197.png?q=Religion%20isn't%20best%20understood%20primarily%20as%20a%20collection%20of%20beliefs%20held%20by%20backward%20people%20with%20fear%20and%20trembling%20for%20most%20of%20human%20history%20(religion%20as%20brainwash).%20It%20is%20rather%2C%20among%20other%20things%2C%20a%20scriptorium%20of%20beleaguered%20witness%2C%20a%20record%20of%20collated%20information%2C%20both%20fragmentary%20and%20sometimes%20systematic%2C%20with%20which%20we%20may%20feel%20compelled%20to%20reckon%20as%20it%20somehow%2C%20across%20history%2C%20reckons%20with%20us%2C%20an%20inheritance%2C%20if%20you%20like%2C%20of%20difficult%20wisdom.&amp;a=David%20Dark&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion isn't best understood primarily as a collection of beliefs held by backward people with fea... — David Dark</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Dark quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-i-robertson-jr-quote-meaning-51199</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51199.png?q=You%20must%20not%20suppose%20that%20I%20would%20like%20you%20to%20profess%20religion%20without%20possessing%20it.%20A%20hypocrite%20is%20in%20my%20opinion%20one%20of%20the%20most%20detestable%20of%20beings.%20my%20opinion%20is%2C%20that%20every%20one%20should%20honestly%20and%20carefully%20investigate%20the%20Bible%3B%20and%20if%20he%20can%20believe%20it%20to%20be%20the%20word%20of%20God%2C%20to%20follow%20its%20teachings.%22%20-%20Brevet%20Major%20Thomas%20J.%20Jackson%20(1%20March%201851)&amp;a=James%20I.%20Robertson%20Jr.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You must not suppose that I would like you to profess religion without possessing it. A hypocrite is... — James I. Robertson Jr.</image:title>
      <image:caption>James I. Robertson Jr. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carlton-t-brown-quote-meaning-51200</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51200.png?q=I%20am%20accountable.&amp;a=Carlton%20T.%20Brown&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I am accountable. — Carlton T. Brown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carlton T. Brown quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joey-lawsin-quote-meaning-51201</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51201.png?q=The%20bible%20when%20taken%20metaphorically%2C%20provides%20us%20the%20truth%20about%20god%3B%20but%20when%20taken%20literally%2C%20the%20bible%20provides%20as%20the%20truth%20about%20man.&amp;a=Joey%20Lawsin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The bible when taken metaphorically, provides us the truth about god; but when taken literally, the ... — Joey Lawsin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joey Lawsin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/st-augustine-quote-meaning-51203</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51203.png?q=For%20you%20%5BGod%5D%20are%20infinite%20and%20never%20change.%20In%20you%20'today'%20never%20comes%20to%20an%20end%3A%20and%20yet%20our%20'today'%20does%20come%20to%20an%20end%20in%20you%2C%20because%20time%2C%20as%20well%20as%20everything%20else%2C%20exists%20in%20you.%20If%20it%20did%20not%2C%20it%20would%20have%20no%20means%20of%20passing.%20And%20since%20your%20years%20never%20come%20to%20an%20end%2C%20for%20you%20they%20are%20simply%20'today'...But%20you%20yourself%20are%20eternally%20the%20same.%20In%20your%20'today'%20you%20will%20make%20all%20that%20is%20to%20exist%20tomorrow%20and%20thereafter%2C%20and%20in%20your%20'today'%20you%20have%20made%20all%20that%20existed%20yesterday%20and%20for%20ever%20before.&amp;a=St.%20Augustine&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For you [God] are infinite and never change. In you 'today' never comes to an end: and yet our 'toda... — St. Augustine</image:title>
      <image:caption>St. Augustine quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dawson-trotman-quote-meaning-51206</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51206.png?q=Discipline%20imposed%20from%20the%20outside%20eventually%20defeats%20when%20it%20is%20not%20matched%20by%20desire%20from%20within.&amp;a=Dawson%20Trotman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Discipline imposed from the outside eventually defeats when it is not matched by desire from within. — Dawson Trotman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dawson Trotman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-salve-confusion-misdirection-51207</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51207.png?q=Religion%20is%20a%20salve%20for%20confusion%20and%20misdirection.&amp;a=Robert%20F.%20Kennedy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection. — Robert F. Kennedy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert F. Kennedy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/veda-vyasa-quote-meaning-51209</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51209.png?q=Before%20creation%20I%20alone%20was%2C%20there%20was%20no%20other%20existence%20of%20the%20nature%20of%20cause%20and%20effect%20different%20from%20Me.%20After%20the%20creative%20cycle%20ends%20also%2C%20I%20alone%20exist.%20For%2C%20this%20universe%20is%20also%20Myself%2C%20and%20when%20everything%20is%20dissolved%20in%20its%20cause%20in%20Pralaya%2C%20what%20remains%20is%20only%20Myself.&amp;a=Veda%20Vyasa&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Before creation I alone was, there was no other existence of the nature of cause and effect differen... — Veda Vyasa</image:title>
      <image:caption>Veda Vyasa quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/l-ron-hubbard-quote-meaning-51210</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51210.png?q=Scientology%20does%20not%20teach%20you.%20It%20only%20reminds%20you.%20For%20the%20information%20was%20yours%20in%20the%20first%20place.&amp;a=L.%20Ron%20Hubbard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Scientology does not teach you. It only reminds you. For the information was yours in the first plac... — L. Ron Hubbard</image:title>
      <image:caption>L. Ron Hubbard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/peter-watts-quote-meaning-51212</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51212.png?q=Rumors%20had%20their%20own%20classic%20epidemiology.%20Each%20started%20with%20a%20single%20germinating%20event.%20Information%20spread%20from%20that%20point%2C%20mutating%20and%20interbreeding%E2%80%94a%20conical%20mass%20of%20threads%2C%20expanding%20into%20the%20future%20from%20the%20apex%20of%20their%20common%20birthplace.%20Eventually%2C%20of%20course%2C%20they'd%20wither%20and%20die%3B%20the%20cone%20would%20simply%20dissipate%20at%20its%20wide%20end%2C%20its%20permutations%20senescent%20and%20exhausted.&amp;a=Peter%20Watts&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Rumors had their own classic epidemiology. Each started with a single germinating event. Information... — Peter Watts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Peter Watts quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bede-griffiths-quote-meaning-51213</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51213.png?q=It%20is%20no%20longer%20a%20question%20of%20a%20Christian%20going%20about%20to%20convert%20others%20to%20the%20faith%2C%20but%20of%20each%20one%20being%20ready%20to%20listen%20to%20the%20other%20and%20so%20to%20grow%20together%20in%20mutual%20understanding.&amp;a=Bede%20Griffiths&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each on... — Bede Griffiths</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bede Griffiths quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/excommunication-and-religious-history-51214</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51214.png?q=In%201054%2C%20the%20patriarch%20of%20Constantinople%20and%20the%20pope%20excommunicated%20each%20other.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-denver-quote-meaning-51215</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51215.png?q=Thank%20you%20for%20this%20precious%20day%2C&amp;a=John%20Denver&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thank you for this precious day, — John Denver</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Denver quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tom-robbins-quote-meaning-soul-religion-51217</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51217.png?q=Soul%20is%20not%20even%20that%20Crackerjack%20prize%20that%20God%20and%20Satan%20scuffle%20over%20after%20the%20worms%20have%20all%20licked%20our%20bones.%20That's%20why%2C%20when%20we%20ponder--as%20sooner%20or%20later%20each%20of%20us%20must--exactly%20what%20we%20ought%20to%20be%20doing%20about%20our%20soul%2C%20religion%20is%20the%20wrong%2C%20if%20conventional%2C%20place%20to%20turn.%20Religion%20is%20little%20more%20than%20a%20transaction%20in%20which%20troubled%20people%20trade%20their%20souls%20for%20temporary%20and%20wholly%20illusionary%20psychological%20comfort--the%20old%20give-it-up-in-order-to-save-it%20routine.%20Religions%20lead%20us%20to%20believe%20that%20the%20soul%20is%20the%20ultimate%20family%20jewel%20and%20that%20in%20return%20for%20our%20mindless%20obedience%2C%20they%20can%20secure%20it%20for%20us%20in%20their%20vaults%2C%20or%20at%20least%20insure%20it%20against%20fire%20theft.%20They%20are%20mistaken.&amp;a=Tom%20Robbins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Soul is not even that Crackerjack prize that God and Satan scuffle over after the worms have all lic... — Tom Robbins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Robbins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hannah-whitall-smith-quote-meaning-51219</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51219.png?q=Most%20Christians%20are%20like%20a%20man%20who%20was%20toiling%20along%20the%20road%2C%20bending%20under%20a%20heavy%20burden%2C%20when%20a%20wagon%20overtook%20him.%20The%20driver%20kindly%20offered%20to%20help%20him%20on%20his%20journey.%20He%20joyfully%20accepted%20the%20offer%20but%2C%20when%20he%20was%20seated%2C%20continued%20to%20bend%20beneath%20his%20burden%2C%20which%20he%20still%20kept%20on%20his%20shoulders.%20%22Why%20do%20you%20not%20lay%20down%20your%20burden%3F%22%20asked%20the%20kind-hearted%20driver.%20%22Oh!%22%20replied%20the%20man%2C%20%22I%20feel%20that%20it%20is%20almost%20too%20much%20to%20ask%20you%20to%20carry%20me%2C%20and%20I%20could%20not%20think%20of%20letting%20you%20carry%20my%20burden%20too.%22%20And%20so%20Christian%20who%20have%20given%20themselves%20into%20the%20care%20and%20keeping%20of%20the%20Lord%20Jesus%20still%20continue%20to%20bend%20beneath%20the%20weight%20of%20their%20burdens%20and%20often%20go%20weary%20and%20heavy-laden%20throughout%20the%20whole%20length%20of%20their%20journey.&amp;a=Hannah%20Whitall%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Most Christians are like a man who was toiling along the road, bending under a heavy burden, when a ... — Hannah Whitall Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hannah Whitall Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ruth-hurmence-green-quote-meaning-51220</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51220.png?q=Not%20only%20is%20this%20not%20love%3B%20I%20think%20it%20is%20the%20most%20diabolical%20unfairness%20that%20was%20ever%20taught%20or%20devised.&amp;a=Ruth%20Hurmence%20Green&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Not only is this not love; I think it is the most diabolical unfairness that was ever taught or devi... — Ruth Hurmence Green</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ruth Hurmence Green quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-51221</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51221.png?q=She%20is%20standing%20just%20behind%20you.%20Just%20behind%20your%20right%20shoulder.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>She is standing just behind you. Just behind your right shoulder. — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eca-de-queiroz-quote-meaning-51222</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51222.png?q=(Prayer%20is)%20a%20fictitious%20consolation%20invented%20by%20those%20who%20have%20everything%20in%20order%20to%20keep%20those%20who%20have%20nothing%20contented.%20I%20belong%20to%20the%20bourgeoisie%20and%20I%20know%20the%20only%20reason%20my%20class%20bothers%20to%20show%20the%20lower%20classes%20that%20distant%20paradise%20full%20of%20ineffable%20pleasures%20that%20will%20one%20day%20be%20theirs%20is%20to%20divert%20attention%20from%20their%20own%20bulging%20coffers%20and%20from%20the%20abundance%20of%20their%20harvests.&amp;a=Eca%20De%20Queiroz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>(Prayer is) a fictitious consolation invented by those who have everything in order to keep those wh... — Eca De Queiroz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eca De Queiroz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/schaeffer-quote-meaning-51224</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51224.png?q=We%20may%20not%20play%20with%20the%20new%20theology%20even%20if%20we%20may%20think%20we%20can%20turn%20it%20to%20our%20advantage.&amp;a=Francis%20Schaeffer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We may not play with the new theology even if we may think we can turn it to our advantage. — Francis Schaeffer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Francis Schaeffer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/yann-martel-quote-meaning-51227</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51227.png?q=He%20seems%20to%20be%20attracting%20religions%20the%20way%20a%20dog%20attracts%20fleas.&amp;a=Yann%20Martel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He seems to be attracting religions the way a dog attracts fleas. — Yann Martel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yann Martel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/keith-ablow-quote-meaning-51228</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51228.png?q=God%20is%20not%20attracted%20to%20mountaintops%20or%20church%20steeples.%20God%20is%20drawn%20to%20suffering%2C%20and%20the%20dark%20places%20it%20surfaces.&amp;a=Keith%20Ablow&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God is not attracted to mountaintops or church steeples. God is drawn to suffering, and the dark pla... — Keith Ablow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Keith Ablow quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah-quote-meaning-51230</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51230.png?q=I%20had%20become%20a%20devotee%20to%20a%20religion%20of%20my%20own%20creation.%20Its%20most%20integral%20ritual%20was%20maintaining%20a%20precise%20calm%20especially%20when%20angry%2C%20when%20hurt%2C%20when%20terrified.&amp;a=Nana%20Kwame%20Adjei-Brenyah&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I had become a devotee to a religion of my own creation. Its most integral ritual was maintaining a ... — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/euripides-quote-meaning-51231</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51231.png?q=So%20goes%20the%20story%3A%20but%20to%20me&amp;a=Euripides&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>So goes the story: but to me — Euripides</image:title>
      <image:caption>Euripides quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/australian-aboriginal-cave-paintings-meaning-51238</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51238.png?q=The%20Australian%20Aboriginal%20cave%20paintings%2C%20from%20this%20period%2C%20are%20the%20first%20hints%20of%20religion%20that%20humans%20have%20as%20proof%20of%20religious%20behaviour.%20The%20caves%20in%20which%20the%20paintings%20are%20found%20date%20to%2050%2C000%20years%20ago%20through%20forensic%20geology%20and%20carbon%20dating.%20Most%20of%20the%20images%20found%20in%20their%20religious%20stories%20and%20ceremonies%20are%20depicted%20in%20these%20caves.%20We%20also%20have%20confirmation%20from%20the%20aborigines%20themselves%20that%20these%20images%20are%20their%20religious%20images.%20These%20paintings%20also%20are%20likely%20to%20be%20significant%20evidence%20for%20linking%20the%20use%20of%20Amanita%20Muscaria%20to%20its%20use%2050%2C000%20years%20ago.%20This%20is%20because%2050%2C000%20years%20ago%20was%20when%20humanity%20entered%20Australia%20and%20also%20because%20Amanita%20Muscaria%20produces%20religious%20like%20experiences.&amp;a=Leviak%20B.%20Kelly&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Australian Aboriginal cave paintings, from this period, are the first hints of religion that hum... — Leviak B. Kelly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leviak B. Kelly quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/leviak-b-kelly-quote-meaning-51240</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51240.png?q=The%20Ancestors%20were%20from%20Africa%20and%20entered%20into%20Australia%2050%2C000%20years%20ago.%20They%20would%20have%20eaten%20food%20from%20indigenous%20life%20from%20their%20area%20almost%20immediately.%20They%20harvest%20most%20of%20the%20day%2C%20and%20eat%20this%20food.%20The%20AM%20looks%20like%20a%20food%20source%20they%20already%20eat%20in%20Africa.%20It%20is%20highly%20likely%20they%20did%20eat%20it.%20This%20is%20still%20not%20enough%20to%20say%20it%20had%20connection%20to%20religion%2C%20but%20it%20is%20enough%20to%20say%20they%20ate%20it%2C%20in%20all%20probability.%20Forensic%20DNA%20shows%20again%20that%20they%20did%20eat%20it%2C%20as%20the%20retrovirus%20that%20was%20on%20Amanita%20Muscaria%20can%20only%20be%20transferred%20via%20consumption%20by%20humans%20and%20it%20is%20known%20that%20AM%20is%20a%20vector%20for%20this%20virus.%20Since%20they%20forage%20daily%20and%20consume%20what%20they%20forage%20it%20puts%20the%20consumption%20just%20around%20the%20time%20of%2050%2C000%20years%20ago.&amp;a=Leviak%20B.%20Kelly&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Ancestors were from Africa and entered into Australia 50,000 years ago. They would have eaten fo... — Leviak B. Kelly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leviak B. Kelly quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/secret-fellow-church-molestation-51242</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51242.png?q=Let%20me%20get%20this%20straight%2C%E2%80%9D%20countered%20Zack.%20%E2%80%9CYou%E2%80%99re%20telling%20me%20there%20is%20some%20secret%20fellow%20in%20the%20church%20whose%20job%20it%20is%20to%20deal%20with%20molestation%20cases%20when%20they%20occur%3F&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let me get this straight,” countered Zack. “You’re telling me there is some secret fellow in the chu... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-siken-quote-meaning-51243</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51243.png?q=We%20are%20all%20just%20trying%20to%20be%20holy.&amp;a=Richard%20Siken&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are all just trying to be holy. — Richard Siken</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Siken quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orhan-pamuk-quote-meaning-51245</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51245.png?q=In%20our%20household%20doubts%20more%20troubling%20than%20these%20were%20suffered%20in%20silence.%20The%20spiritual%20void%20I%20have%20seen%20in%20so%20many%20of%20Istanbul's%20rich%2C%20Westernised%2C%20secularist%20families%20is%20evident%20in%20these%20silences.%20Everyone%20talks%20openly%20about%20mathematics%2C%20success%20at%20school%2C%20football%20and%20having%20fun%2C%20but%20they%20grapple%20with%20the%20most%20basic%20questions%20of%20existence%20-%20love%2Ccompassion%2C%20religion%2C%20the%20meaning%20of%20life%2C%20jealousy%2C%20hatred%20-%20in%20trembling%20confusion%20and%20painful%20solitude.%20They%20light%20a%20cigarette%2C%20give%20their%20attention%20to%20the%20music%20on%20the%20radio%2C%20return%20wordlessly%20to%20their%20inner%20worlds.&amp;a=Orhan%20Pamuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In our household doubts more troubling than these were suffered in silence. The spiritual void I hav... — Orhan Pamuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orhan Pamuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/octavia-e-butler-quote-meaning-51247</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51247.png?q=Jarret%20supporters%20have%20been%20known%2C%20now%20and%20then%2C%20to%20form%20mobs%20and%20burn%20people%20at%20the%20stake%20for%20being%20witches.%20Witches!%20In%202032!%20A%20witch%2C%20in%20their%20view%2C%20tends%20to%20be%20a%20Moslem%2C%20a%20Jew%2C%20a%20Hindu%2C%20a%20Buddhist%2C%20or%2C%20in%20some%20parts%20of%20the%20country%2C%20a%20Mormon%2C%20a%20Jehovah%E2%80%99s%20Witness%2C%20or%20even%20a%20Catholic.%20A%20witch%20may%20also%20be%20an%20atheist%2C%20a%20%E2%80%9Ccultist%2C%E2%80%9D%20or%20a%20well-to-do%20eccentric.%20Well-to-do%20eccentrics%20often%20have%20no%20protectors%20or%20much%20that%E2%80%99s%20worth%20stealing.%20And%20%E2%80%9Ccultist%E2%80%9D%20is%20a%20great%20catchall%20term%20for%20anyone%20who%20fits%20into%20no%20other%20large%20category%2C%20and%20yet%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20quite%20match%20Jarret%E2%80%99s%20version%20of%20Christianity.%20Jarret%E2%80%99s%20people%20have%20been%20known%20to%20beat%20or%20drive%20out%20Unitarians%2C%20for%20goodness%E2%80%99%20sake.%20Jarret%20condemns%20the%20burnings%2C%20but%20does%20so%20in%20such%20mild%20language%20that%20his%20people%20are%20free%20to%20hear%20what%20they%20want%20to%20hear.%20As%20for%20the%20beatings%2C%20the%20tarring%20and%20feathering%2C%20and%20the%20destruction%20of%20%E2%80%9Cheathen%20houses%20of%20devil-worship%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20has%20a%20simple%20answer%3A%20%E2%80%9CJoin%20us!%20Our%20doors%20are%20open%20to%20every%20nationality%2C%20every%20race!%20Leave%20your%20sinful%20past%20behind%2C%20and%20become%20one%20of%20us.%20Help%20us%20to%20make%20America%20great%20again.%E2%80%9D%20He%E2%80%99s%20had%20notable%20success%20with%20this%20carrot-and-stick%20approach.&amp;a=Octavia%20E.%20Butler&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Jarret supporters have been known, now and then, to form mobs and burn people at the stake for being... — Octavia E. Butler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Octavia E. Butler quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bernardine-evaristo-quote-meaning-51249</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51249.png?q=Waris%20said%20it's%20crazy%20that%20people%20are%20so%20stupid%20to%20think%20over%20one%20and%20a%20half%20billion%20Muslims%20all%20think%20and%20act%20the%20same%20way%2C%20a%20Muslim%20man%20carries%20out%20a%20mass%20shooting%20or%20blows%20people%20up%20and%20he's%20called%20a%20terrorist%2C%20a%20white%20man%20does%20the%20same%20thing%20and%20he's%20called%20a%20mad%20man&amp;a=Bernardine%20Evaristo&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Waris said it's crazy that people are so stupid to think over one and a half billion Muslims all thi... — Bernardine Evaristo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bernardine Evaristo quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kenny-quote-meaning-51250</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51250.png?q=She%E2%80%99ll%20be%20angry%2C%E2%80%9D%20Kenny%20argued.%20%E2%80%9CShe%E2%80%99ll%20be%20mad%20at%20me%20for%20not%20protecting%20Jake.%20That%E2%80%99s%20my%20job.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>She’ll be angry,” Kenny argued. “She’ll be mad at me for not protecting Jake. That’s my job. — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernest-renan-quote-meaning-51252</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51252.png?q=Muslims%20are%20the%20first%20victims%20of%20Islam.%20Many%20times%20I%20have%20observed%20in%20my%20travels%20in%20the%20Orient%2C%20that%20fanaticism%20comes%20from%20a%20small%20number%20of%20dangerous%20men%20who%20maintain%20the%20others%20in%20the%20practice%20of%20religion%20by%20terror.%20To%20liberate%20the%20Muslim%20from%20his%20religion%20is%20the%20best%20service%20that%20one%20can%20render%20him.&amp;a=Ernest%20Renan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient, that... — Ernest Renan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernest Renan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-sacrifice-51253</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51253.png?q=The%20conviction%20reigns%20that%20it%20is%20only%20through%20the%20sacrifices%20and%20accomplishments%20of%20the%20ancestors%20that%20the%20tribe%20exists--and%20that%20one%20has%20to%20pay%20them%20back%20with%20sacrifices%20and%20accomplishments%3B%20one%20thus%20recognizes%20a%20debt%20that%20constantly%20grows%20greater%2C%20since%20these%20forebears%20never%20cease%2C%20in%20their%20continued%20existence%20as%20powerful%20spirits%2C%20to%20accord%20the%20tribe%20new%20advantages%20and%20new%20strength.&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The conviction reigns that it is only through the sacrifices and accomplishments of the ancestors th... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/albert-camus-quote-meaning-51256</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51256.png?q=Moreover%2C%20most%20people%2C%20assuming%20they%20had%20not%20altogether%20abandoned%20religious%20observances%2C%20or%20did%20not%20combine%20them%20naively%20with%20a%20thoroughly%20immoral%20way%20of%20living%2C%20had%20replaced%20normal%20religious%20practice%20by%20more%20or%20less%20extravagant%20superstitions.&amp;a=Albert%20Camus&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Moreover, most people, assuming they had not altogether abandoned religious observances, or did not ... — Albert Camus</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Camus quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/vizi-andrei-quote-meaning-51259</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51259.png?q=If%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20appreciate%20science%20and%20religion%20at%20the%20same%20time%2C%20your%20life%20must%20be%20scary.&amp;a=Vizi%20Andrei&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If you can’t appreciate science and religion at the same time, your life must be scary. — Vizi Andrei</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vizi Andrei quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/virginia-woolf-quote-meaning-51260</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51260.png?q=But%20Proportion%20has%20a%20sister%2C%20less%20smiling%2C%20more%20formidable%2C%20a%20Goddess%20even%20now%20engaged--in%20the%20heat%20and%20sands%20of%20India%2C%20the%20mud%20and%20swamp%20of%20Africa%2C%20the%20purlieus%20of%20London%2C%20wherever%20in%20short%20the%20climate%20or%20the%20devil%20tempts%20men%20to%20fall%20from%20the%20true%20belief%20which%20is%20her%20own--is%20even%20now%20engaged%20in%20dashing%20down%20shrines%2C%20smashing%20idols%2C%20and%20setting%20up%20in%20their%20place%20her%20own%20stern%20countenance.%20Conversion%20is%20her%20name%20and%20she%20feasts%20on%20the%20wills%20of%20the%20weakly%2C%20loving%20to%20impress%2C%20to%20impose%2C%20adoring%20her%20own%20features%20stamped%20on%20the%20face%20of%20the%20populace.%20At%20Hyde%20Park%20Corner%20on%20a%20tub%20she%20stands%20preaching%3B%20shrouds%20herself%20in%20white%20and%20walks%20penitentially%20disguised%20as%20brotherly%20love%20through%20factories%20and%20parliaments%3B%20offers%20help%2C%20but%20desires%20power%3B%20smites%20out%20of%20her%20way%20roughly%20the%20dissentient%2C%20or%20dissatisfied%3B%20bestows%20her%20blessing%20on%20those%20who%2C%20looking%20upward%2C%20catch%20submissively%20from%20her%20eyes%20the%20light%20of%20their%20own.%20%5BShe%5D%20had%20her%20dwelling%20in%20%5Bhis%5D%20heart%2C%20though%20concealed%2C%20as%20she%20mostly%20is%2C%20under%20some%20plausible%20disguise%3B%20some%20venerable%20name%3B%20love%2C%20duty%2C%20self%20sacrifice.%20How%20he%20would%20work--how%20toil%20to%20raise%20funds%2C%20propagate%20reforms%2C%20initiate%20institutions!%20But%20conversion%2C%20fastidious%20Goddess%2C%20loves%20blood%20better%20than%20brick%2C%20and%20feasts%20most%20subtly%20on%20the%20human%20will.&amp;a=Virginia%20Woolf&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But Proportion has a sister, less smiling, more formidable, a Goddess even now engaged--in the heat ... — Virginia Woolf</image:title>
      <image:caption>Virginia Woolf quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ronald-reagan-quote-meaning-51263</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51263.png?q=Our%20government%20needs%20the%20church%2C%20because%20only%20those%20humble%20enough%20to%20admit%20they're%20sinners%20can%20bring%20democracy%20the%20tolerance%20it%20requires%20to%20survive&amp;a=Ronald%20Reagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring... — Ronald Reagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ronald Reagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/maureen-f-mchugh-quote-meaning-51265</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51265.png?q=In%20my%20experience%20ideology%20is%20a%20lot%20like%20religion%3B%20it's%20a%20belief%20system%20and%20most%20people%20cling%20to%20it%20long%20after%20it%20becomes%20clear%20that%20their%20ideology%20doesn't%20describe%20the%20real%20world.&amp;a=Maureen%20F.%20McHugh&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it l... — Maureen F. McHugh</image:title>
      <image:caption>Maureen F. McHugh quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/steve-maraboli-quote-meaning-51268</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51268.png?q=If%20I%20told%20you%20to%20wish%20for%20good%20health%2C%20you%20would%20think%20I'm%20ridiculous%3B%20but%20when%20I%20exchange%20the%20word%20%22wish%22%20for%20the%20word%20%22pray%22%2C%20you%20believe%20it%20can%20work.%20That%20is%20the%20disempowering%20delusion%20religions%20have%20brought%20us.&amp;a=Steve%20Maraboli&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If I told you to wish for good health, you would think I'm ridiculous; but when I exchange the word ... — Steve Maraboli</image:title>
      <image:caption>Steve Maraboli quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-simmons-quote-meaning-51269</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51269.png?q=He%20loved%20the%20darkness%20and%20the%20mystery%20of%20the%20Catholic%20service--the%20tall%20priest%20strutting%20like%20a%20carrion%20crow%20and%20pronouncing%20magic%20in%20a%20dead%20language%2C%20the%20immediate%20magic%20of%20the%20Eucharist%20bringing%20the%20dead%20back%20to%20life%20so%20that%20the%20faithful%20could%20devour%20Him%20and%20become%20of%20Him%2C%20the%20smell%20of%20incense%20and%20the%20mystical%20chanting.&amp;a=Dan%20Simmons&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He loved the darkness and the mystery of the Catholic service--the tall priest strutting like a carr... — Dan Simmons</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Simmons quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emha-ainun-nadjib-quote-meaning-51271</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51271.png?q=Manusia%20Indonesia%20tidak%20jera%20ditangkap%20sebagai%20koruptor%2C%20tetapi%20berpikir%20besok%20harus%20lebih%20matang%20strategi%20korupsinya.%20Mereka%20melakukan%20hal-hal%20melebihi%20saran%20setan%20dan%20ajaran%20iblis%2C%20pada%20saat%20yang%20sama%20bersikap%20melebihi%20Tuhan%20dan%20Nabi&amp;a=Emha%20Ainun%20Nadjib&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Manusia Indonesia tidak jera ditangkap sebagai koruptor, tetapi berpikir besok harus lebih matang st... — Emha Ainun Nadjib</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emha Ainun Nadjib quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/brom-quote-meaning-enlightenment-51272</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51272.png?q=Men-kind%20shared%20this%20world%20for%20but%20a%20blink%2C%20then%2C%20sadly%2C%20they%20became%20enlightened%2C%20found%20science%20and%20religion.%20The%20new%20world%20of%20men%20left%20little%20room%20for%20magic%20or%20the%20magical%20creatures%20of%20old.%20Earth%E2%80%99s%20first%20children%20were%20driven%20into%20the%20shadows%20by%20flame%20and%20cold%20iron%2C%20by%20man%E2%80%99s%20insatiable%20need%20of%20conquest.&amp;a=Brom&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Men-kind shared this world for but a blink, then, sadly, they became enlightened, found science and ... — Brom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brom quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/danarto-quote-meaning-51273</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51273.png?q=Jika%20agama%20kalian%20merupakan%20rahmat%20bagi%20alam%20semesta%2C%20kalian%20bisa%20menggunakannya%20sebagai%20senjata%20untuk%20menyejahterakan%20orang%20lain.%20Jika%20orang%20lain%20selamat%2C%20selamatlah%20alam%20semesta.&amp;a=Danarto&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Jika agama kalian merupakan rahmat bagi alam semesta, kalian bisa menggunakannya sebagai senjata unt... — Danarto</image:title>
      <image:caption>Danarto quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/schopenhauer-religion-two-faces-51274</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51274.png?q=Let%20us%20see%20rather%20that%20like%20Janus%E2%80%94or%20better%2C%20like%20Yama%2C%20the%20Brahmin%20god%20of%20death%E2%80%94religion%20has%20two%20faces%2C%20one%20very%20friendly%2C%20one%20very%20gloomy...&amp;a=Arthur%20Schopenhauer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let us see rather that like Janus—or better, like Yama, the Brahmin god of death—religion has two fa... — Arthur Schopenhauer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur Schopenhauer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-pearce-quote-meaning-51275</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51275.png?q=Having%20a%20religion%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20make%20a%20person%20love%20or%20not%20love%20others.%20It%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20make%20a%20person%20accept%20or%20not%20accept%20others.%20It%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20make%20a%20person%20befriend%20or%20not%20befriend%20others.&amp;a=Dan%20Pearce&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Having a religion doesn’t make a person love or not love others. It doesn’t make a person accept or ... — Dan Pearce</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Pearce quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/teju-cole-quote-meaning-51276</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51276.png?q=He%2C%20too%2C%20was%20in%20the%20grip%20of%20rage%20and%20rhetoric.%20I%20saw%20that%2C%20attractive%20though%20his%20side%20of%20the%20political%20spectrum%20was.%20A%20cancerous%20violence%20had%20eaten%20into%20every%20political%20idea%2C%20had%20taken%20over%20the%20ideas%20themselves%2C%20and%20for%20so%20many%2C%20all%20that%20mattered%20was%20the%20willingness%20to%20do%20something.%20Action%20led%20to%20action%2C%20free%20of%20any%20moorings%2C%20and%20the%20way%20to%20be%20someone%2C%20the%20way%20to%20catch%20the%20attention%20of%20the%20young%20and%20recruit%20them%20to%20one's%20cause%2C%20was%20to%20be%20enraged.%20It%20seemed%20as%20if%20the%20only%20way%20this%20lure%20of%20violence%20could%20be%20avoided%20was%20by%20having%20no%20causes%2C%20by%20being%20magnificiently%20isolated%20from%20loyalties.%20But%20was%20that%20not%20an%20ethical%20lapse%20graver%20than%20rage%20itself%3F&amp;a=Teju%20Cole&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He, too, was in the grip of rage and rhetoric. I saw that, attractive though his side of the politic... — Teju Cole</image:title>
      <image:caption>Teju Cole quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tezuman-empire-quote-meaning-51281</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51281.png?q=The%20Tezuman%20Empire%20in%20the%20jungle%20valleys%20of%20central%20Klatch%20is%20known%20for%20it%20organic%20market%20gardens%2C%20its%20exquisite%20craftsmanship%20in%20obsidian%2C%20feathers%20and%20jade%2C%20and%20its%20mass%20human%20sacrifices%20in%20honor%20of%20Quezovercoatl%2C%20the%20Feathered%20Boa%2C%20god%20of%20mass%20human%20sacrifices.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Tezuman Empire in the jungle valleys of central Klatch is known for it organic market gardens, i... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ingersoll-quote-meaning-51284</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51284.png?q=Let%20us%20account%20for%20all%20we%20see%20by%20the%20facts%20we%20know.%20If%20there%20are%20things%20for%20which%20we%20cannot%20account%2C%20let%20us%20wait%20for%20light.%20To%20account%20for%20anything%20by%20supernatural%20agencies%20is%2C%20in%20fact%20to%20say%20that%20we%20do%20not%20know.%20Theology%20is%20not%20what%20we%20know%20about%20God%2C%20but%20what%20we%20do%20not%20know%20about%20Nature.&amp;a=Robert%20G.%20Ingersoll&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let us account for all we see by the facts we know. If there are things for which we cannot account,... — Robert G. Ingersoll</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert G. Ingersoll quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-hume-quote-meaning-51286</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51286.png?q=Here%20then%20we%20are%20first%20to%20consider%20a%20book%2C%20presented%20to%20us%20by%20a%20barbarous%20and%20ignorant%20people%2C%20written%20in%20an%20age%20when%20they%20were%20still%20more%20barbarous%2C%20and%20in%20all%20probability%20long%20after%20the%20facts%20which%20it%20relates%2C%20corroborated%20by%20no%20concurring%20testimony%2C%20and%20resembling%20those%20fabulous%20accounts%2C%20which%20every%20nation%20gives%20of%20its%20origin.&amp;a=David%20Hume&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Here then we are first to consider a book, presented to us by a barbarous and ignorant people, writt... — David Hume</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Hume quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jeanette-winterson-quote-meaning-51289</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51289.png?q=St.%20Paul%20said%20it%20is%20better%20to%20marry%20than%20to%20burn%2C%20but%20my%20mother%20taught%20me%20it%20is%20better%20to%20burn%20than%20to%20marry.&amp;a=Jeanette%20Winterson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>St. Paul said it is better to marry than to burn, but my mother taught me it is better to burn than ... — Jeanette Winterson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jeanette Winterson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/andy-rooney-religion-kindness-quote-meaning-51297</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51297.png?q=I'd%20be%20more%20willing%20to%20accept%20religion%2C%20even%20if%20I%20didn't%20believe%20it%2C%20if%20I%20thought%20it%20made%20people%20nicer%20to%20each%20other%20but%20I%20don't%20think%20it%20does.&amp;a=Andy%20Rooney&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nic... — Andy Rooney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andy Rooney quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/betty-smith-quote-meaning-51298</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51298.png?q=Everything%2C%20decided%20Francie%20after%20that%20first%20lecture%2C%20was%20vibrant%20with%20life%20and%20there%20was%20no%20death%20in%20chemistry.%20She%20was%20puzzled%20as%20to%20why%20learned%20people%20didn't%20adopt%20chemistry%20as%20a%20religion.&amp;a=Betty%20%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Everything, decided Francie after that first lecture, was vibrant with life and there was no death i... — Betty  Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Betty  Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/erich-fromm-quote-meaning-51302</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51302.png?q=If%20faith%20cannot%20be%20reconciled%20with%20rational%20thinking%2C%20it%20has%20to%20be%20eliminated%20as%20an%20anachronistic%20remnant%20of%20earlier%20stages%20of%20culture%20and%20replaced%20by%20science%20dealing%20with%20facts%20and%20theories%20which%20are%20intelligible%20and%20can%20be%20validated.&amp;a=Erich%20Fromm&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If faith cannot be reconciled with rational thinking, it has to be eliminated as an anachronistic re... — Erich Fromm</image:title>
      <image:caption>Erich Fromm quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-green-quote-meaning-51306</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51306.png?q=I%20was%20not%20religious%2C%20but%20I%20liked%20rituals.%20I%20liked%20the%20idea%20of%20connecting%20an%20action%20with%20remembering.&amp;a=John%20Green&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering. — John Green</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Green quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/g-f-smith-quote-meaning-51307</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51307.png?q=What%20is%20more%20precious%3A%20a%20thousand%20answers%20derived%20from%20one%20question%3F%20Or%2C%20one%20answer%E2%80%A6from%20a%20thousand%20questions%3F&amp;a=G.%20F.%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is more precious: a thousand answers derived from one question? Or, one answer…from a thousand ... — G. F. Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>G. F. Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alain-de-botton-quote-meaning-51308</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51308.png?q=In%20a%20secularising%20world%2C%20art%20has%20replaced%20religion%20as%20a%20touchstone%20of%20our%20reverence%20and%20devotion.&amp;a=Alain%20de%20Botton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion. — Alain de Botton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alain de Botton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/first-class-religion-quote-meaning-51309</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51309.png?q=First-class%20religion%20teaches%20one%20how%20to%20love%20God%20without%20any%20motive.%20If%20I%20serve%20God%20for%20some%20profit%2C%20that%20is%20business-not%20love.&amp;a=A.%20C.%20Bhaktivedanta%20Swami%20Prabhupada&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>First-class religion teaches one how to love God without any motive. If I serve God for some profit,... — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada</image:title>
      <image:caption>A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-m-schulz-quote-meaning-51310</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51310.png?q=There%20is%20a%20thought%20among%20some%20brands%20of%20theology%20that%20souls%20are%20waiting%20up%20in%20heaven%20to%20be%20born.%20Now%20how%20in%20the%20world%20anybody%20comes%20up%20with%20that%20is%20beyond%20me%2C%20and%20how%20you%20can%20be%20so%20sure%20of%20that%20is%20also%20beyond%20me.%20I%20always%20like%20to%20go%20back%20to%20Snoopy's%20theological%20writings%2C%20which%20he%20called%2C%20%22Has%20It%20Ever%20Occurred%20to%20You%20That%20You%20Might%20Be%20Wrong.%22%20And%20that's%20the%20way%20I%20feel.%20These%20things%20fascinate%20me%2C%20and%20I%20like%20to%20talk%20about%20them%20with%20other%20people%2C%20and%20hear%20what%20they%20think.%20But%20I'm%20always%20a%20little%20bit%20leery%20of%20people%20who%20are%20sure%20that%20they're%20right%20about%20things%20that%20nobody's%20ever%20been%20able%20to%20prove%2C%20and%20never%20will%20be%20able%20to%20prove.&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a thought among some brands of theology that souls are waiting up in heaven to be born. Now... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/church-organization-quote-meaning-51312</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51312.png?q=I%20do%20not%20like%20a%20high-organized%20church.%20I%20think%20that%20as%20soon%20as%20the%20congregation%20reaches%20a%20level%20of%20one%20hundred%20or%20so%20people%2C%20it%20is%20time%20to%20build%20a%20new%20church.%20As%20soon%20as%20the%20congregation%20gets%20to%20the%20point%20where%20you%20are%20not%20on%20fairly%20intimate%20terms%20with%20every%20other%20person%20in%20that%20church%2C%20then%20you%20have%20become%20a%20theater%20where%20people%20can%20attend%20services.%20I%20do%20not%20think%20you%20can%20attend%20a%20church%20service.%20Service%20is%20not%20something%20which%20is%20there%20to%20be%20viewed%20as%20if%20it%20were%20a%20play%20or%20a%20movie.&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I do not like a high-organized church. I think that as soon as the congregation reaches a level of o... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jose-saramago-quote-meaning-51313</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51313.png?q=%C3%80%20igreja%20nunca%20se%20lhe%20pediu%20que%20explicasse%20fosse%20o%20que%20fosse%2C%20a%20nossa%20outra%20especialidade%2C%20al%C3%A9m%20da%20bal%C3%ADstica%2C%20tem%20sido%20neutralizar%2C%20pela%20f%C3%A9%2C%20o%20esp%C3%ADrito%20curioso.&amp;a=Jos%C3%A9%20Saramago&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>À igreja nunca se lhe pediu que explicasse fosse o que fosse, a nossa outra especialidade, além da b... — José Saramago</image:title>
      <image:caption>José Saramago quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/toba-beta-quote-meaning-51314</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51314.png?q=Strange%20to%20hear%20atheists%20say%20'god'%20when%20having%20great%20sex.&amp;a=Toba%20Beta&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Strange to hear atheists say 'god' when having great sex. — Toba Beta</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toba Beta quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/school-prayer-controversy-meaning-51316</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51316.png?q=I%20don't%20believe%20in%20school%20prayer.%20I%20think%20it's%20total%20nonsense...who%20is%20the%20teacher%20there%20that%20is%20going%20to%20have%20them%20pray%3F%20And%20is%20the%20teacher%20going%20to%20be%20Catholic%20or%20Mormon%20or%20Episcopalian%20or%20what%3F%20It%20just%20causes%20all%20sorts%20of%20problems.%20And%20what%20are%20the%20kids%20praying%20about%20anyway%3F%20Does%20it%20really%20matter%2C%20does%20praying%20in%20school...what%20are%20you%20doing%20it%20for%3F%20The%20whole%20thing%20just%20opens%20up%20all%20sorts%20of%20elements%20of%20discussion.%20I%20think%20it's%20crazy.&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't believe in school prayer. I think it's total nonsense...who is the teacher there that is goi... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/c-joybell-c-quote-meaning-51317</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51317.png?q=If%20you%20ask%20the%20religious%20person%20%22What%20do%20you%20believe%20in%3F%22%20he%20will%20tell%20you%20about%20one%20thing.%20But%20if%20you%20ask%20him%20%22What%20do%20you%20not%20believe%20in%3F%22%20he%20will%20tell%20you%20about%20many%2C%20many%20things!%20And%20if%20you%20ask%20an%20atheist%20%22What%20do%20you%20believe%20in%3F%22%20he%20will%20say%20%22Nothing.%22%20The%20only%20difference%20between%20an%20atheist%20and%20a%20religious%20person%2C%20is%20one%20thing.%20If%20one%20thing%20isn't%20there%2C%20there%20would%20be%20no%20difference%20at%20all!%20When%20I%20say%20I%20am%20losing%20my%20religion%2C%20I%20am%20not%20saying%20that%20I'm%20losing%20my%20belief%3B%20but%20I%20am%20saying%20that%20I'm%20losing%20my%20disbeliefs.&amp;a=C.%20JoyBell%20C.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If you ask the religious person "What do you believe in?" he will tell you about one thing. But if y... — C. JoyBell C.</image:title>
      <image:caption>C. JoyBell C. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kentetsu-takamori-quote-meaning-51318</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51318.png?q=Bliss%20and%20suffering%2C%20it%20seems%2C%20always%20go%20hand%20in%20hand.&amp;a=Kentetsu%20Takamori&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Bliss and suffering, it seems, always go hand in hand. — Kentetsu Takamori</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kentetsu Takamori quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wonderful-world-christians-practice-51319</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51319.png?q=What%20a%20wonderful%20world%20it%20would%20be%20if%20christians%20practiced%20Christianity.&amp;a=Brad%20Walsh&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What a wonderful world it would be if christians practiced Christianity. — Brad Walsh</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brad Walsh quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/leo-tolstoy-quote-meaning-judgment-51325</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51325.png?q=Well%2C%20pray%20if%20you%20like%2C%20only%20you'd%20do%20better%20to%20use%20your%20judgment.&amp;a=Leo%20Tolstoy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Well, pray if you like, only you'd do better to use your judgment. — Leo Tolstoy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leo Tolstoy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-herbert-quote-meaning-51326</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51326.png?q=Scientists%20seek%20the%20lawfulness%20of%20events.%20It%20is%20the%20task%20of%20Religion%20to%20fit%20man%20into%20this%20lawfulness.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness... — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anne-rice-quote-meaning-51330</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51330.png?q=Maybe%20a%20new%20religion%20will%20rise%20now.%20Maybe%20without%20it%2C%20man%20will%20crumble%20in%20cynicism%20and%20selfishness%20because%20he%20really%20needs%20his%20gods.&amp;a=Anne%20Rice&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Maybe a new religion will rise now. Maybe without it, man will crumble in cynicism and selfishness b... — Anne Rice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anne Rice quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gk-chesterton-quote-meaning-51331</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51331.png?q=Morality%20did%20not%20begin%20by%20one%20man%20saying%20to%20another%2C%20%22I%20will%20not%20hit%20you%20if%20you%20do%20not%20hit%20me%22%3B%20there%20is%20no%20trace%20of%20such%20a%20transaction.%20There%20IS%20a%20trace%20of%20both%20men%20having%20said%2C%20%22We%20must%20not%20hit%20each%20other%20in%20the%20holy%20place.&amp;a=G.K.%20Chesterton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, "I will not hit you if you do not hit me"; ther... — G.K. Chesterton</image:title>
      <image:caption>G.K. Chesterton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alice-cooper-quote-meaning-51332</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51332.png?q=It%20doesn't%20matter%20how%20many%20drugs%20I%20take%2C%20I'm%20not%20fulfilled.%20This%20isn't%20satisfying.%20There's%20a%20spiritual%20hunger%20going%20on.%20Everybody%20feels%20it.%20If%20you%20don't%20feel%20it%20now%2C%20you%20will.%20Trust%20me.%20You%20will...&amp;a=Alice%20Cooper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It doesn't matter how many drugs I take, I'm not fulfilled. This isn't satisfying. There's a spiritu... — Alice Cooper</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alice Cooper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dawkins-quote-meaning-skepticism-51334</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51334.png?q=My%20main%20reason%20for%20scepticism%20about%20the%20Huxley%2FSagan%20theory%20is%20that%20the%20human%20brain%20is%20demonstrably%20eager%20to%20see%20faces%20in%20random%20patterns%2C%20as%20we%20know%20from%20scientific%20evidence%2C%20on%20top%20of%20the%20numerous%20legends%20about%20faces%20of%20Jesus%2C%20or%20the%20Virgin%20Mary%2C%20or%20Mother%20Teresa%2C%20being%20seen%20on%20slices%20of%20toast%2C%20or%20pizzas%2C%20or%20patches%20of%20damp%20on%20a%20wall.%20This%20eagerness%20is%20enhanced%20if%20the%20pattern%20departs%20from%20randomness%20in%20the%20specific%20direction%20of%20being%20symmetrical.&amp;a=Richard%20Dawkins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My main reason for scepticism about the Huxley/Sagan theory is that the human brain is demonstrably ... — Richard Dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gospel-blues-relation-quote-51336</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51336.png?q=....Charles%20laughingly%20observed%2C'Gospel%20and%20the%20blues%20are%20really%2C%20if%20you%20break%20it%20down%2C%20almost%20the%20same%20thing.%20It's%20just%20a%20question%20of%20whether%20you're%20talkin'%20about%20a%20woman%20or%20God.&amp;a=Craig%20Werner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>....Charles laughingly observed,'Gospel and the blues are really, if you break it down, almost the s... — Craig Werner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Craig Werner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cameron-conaway-quote-meaning-51339</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51339.png?q=It%E2%80%99s%20cool%20when%20fashion%20recycles%20itself%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20cool%20when%20sustainable%20living%20does%20because%20it%20means%20there%20was%20(and%20is%20as%20I%20write)%20a%20period%20of%20absolute%20and%20possibly%20irreversible%20destruction.&amp;a=Cameron%20Conaway&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It’s cool when fashion recycles itself, it’s not cool when sustainable living does because it means ... — Cameron Conaway</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cameron Conaway quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kate-atkinson-quote-meaning-51340</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51340.png?q=Mum%20had%20a%20Charles-and-Diana%20wedding%20mug%20that%20had%20survived%20longer%20than%20the%20marriage%20itself.%20Mum%20had%20worshipped%20Princess%20Di%20and%20frequently%20lamented%20her%20passing.%20%22Gone%2C%22%20she%20would%20say%2C%20shaking%20her%20head%20in%20disbelief.%20%22Just%20like%20that.%20All%20that%20exercise%20for%20nothing.%22%20Diana-worship%20was%20the%20nearest%20thing%20Mum%20had%20to%20a%20religion.&amp;a=Kate%20Atkinson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mum had a Charles-and-Diana wedding mug that had survived longer than the marriage itself. Mum had w... — Kate Atkinson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kate Atkinson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-bowles-quote-meaning-51344</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51344.png?q=It%20was%20not%20enough%20that%20food%20aplenty%20was%20within%20Man%E2%80%99s%20grasp%3A%20he%20wanted%20more.&amp;a=David%20%20Bowles&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It was not enough that food aplenty was within Man’s grasp: he wanted more. — David  Bowles</image:title>
      <image:caption>David  Bowles quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bruce-weinstein-religion-quote-meaning-51345</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51345.png?q=Religion%20isn't%20the%20problem%3B%20ignorance%20and%20hatred%20are.&amp;a=Bruce%20Weinstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion isn't the problem; ignorance and hatred are. — Bruce Weinstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bruce Weinstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ouida-quote-meaning-51347</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51347.png?q=There%20are%20wrongs%20for%20which%20religion%20makes%20no%20provision%2C%20and%20of%20which%20it%20has%20no%20comprehension.&amp;a=Ouida&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There are wrongs for which religion makes no provision, and of which it has no comprehension. — Ouida</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ouida quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bonnie-raitt-religion-spirituality-meaning-51348</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51348.png?q=Religion%20is%20for%20those%20who%20are%20scared%20of%20hell%2C%20and%20spirituality%20is%20for%20those%20who%20have%20been%20there.&amp;a=Bonnie%20Raitt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there. — Bonnie Raitt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bonnie Raitt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-51350</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51350.png?q=Other%20people%20say%3A%20hold%20on%2C%20if%20he's%20carrying%20the%20entire%20universe%20in%20a%20sack%2C%20right%2C%20that%20means%20he's%20carrying%20himself%20and%20the%20sack&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Other people say: hold on, if he's carrying the entire universe in a sack, right, that means he's ca... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wes-moore-quote-meaning-51351</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51351.png?q=When%20our%20passion%20for%20the%20Great%20Commission%2C%20becomes%20our%20search%20for%20the%20Great%20Politician%2C%20we%20know%20we're%20lost.&amp;a=Wes%20Moore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When our passion for the Great Commission, becomes our search for the Great Politician, we know we'r... — Wes Moore</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wes Moore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carlyle-quote-meaning-muhammad-51352</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51352.png?q=The%20lies%20(Western%20slander)%20which%20well-meaning%20zeal%20has%20heaped%20round%20this%20man%20(Muhammad)%20are%20disgraceful%20to%20ourselves%20only.&amp;a=Thomas%20Carlyle&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgrace... — Thomas Carlyle</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Carlyle quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anonymous-quote-seeking-knowledge-51353</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51353.png?q=Whoever%20treads%20a%20path%20seeking%20knowledge%2C%20Allah%20will%20make%20easy%20for%20him%20the%20path%20to%20Paradise.&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Whoever treads a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Paradise. — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hermann-hesse-quote-meaning-51354</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51354.png?q=Novelists%20when%20they%20write%20novels%20tend%20to%20take%20an%20almost%20godlike%20attitude%20toward%20their%20subject%2C%20pretending%20to%20a%20total%20comprehension%20of%20the%20story%2C%20a%20man's%20life%2C%20which%20they%20can%20therefore%20recount%20as%20God%20Himself%20might%2C%20nothing%20standing%20between%20them%20and%20the%20naked%20truth%2C%20the%20entire%20story%20meaningful%20in%20every%20detail.%20I%20am%20as%20little%20able%20to%20do%20this%20as%20the%20novelist%20is%2C%20even%20though%20my%20story%20is%20more%20important%20to%20me%20than%20any%20novelist's%20is%20to%20him%20-%20for%20this%20is%20my%20story%3B%20it%20is%20the%20story%20of%20a%20man%2C%20not%20of%20an%20invented%2C%20or%20possible%2C%20or%20idealized%2C%20or%20otherwise%20absent%20figure%2C%20but%20of%20a%20unique%20being%20of%20flesh%20and%20blood%2C%20Yet%2C%20what%20a%20real%20living%20human%20being%20is%20made%20of%20seems%20to%20be%20less%20understood%20today%20than%20at%20any%20time%20before%2C%20and%20men%20-%20each%20one%20of%20whom%20represents%20a%20unique%20and%20valuable%20experiment%20on%20the%20part%20of%20nature%20-%20are%20therefore%20shot%20wholesale%20nowadays.%20If%20we%20were%20not%20something%20more%20than%20unique%20human%20beings%2C%20if%20each%20one%20of%20us%20could%20really%20be%20done%20away%20with%20once%20and%20for%20all%20by%20a%20single%20bullet%2C%20storytelling%20would%20lose%20all%20purpose.%20But%20every%20man%20is%20more%20than%20just%20himself%3B%20he%20also%20represents%20the%20unique%2C%20the%20very%20special%20and%20always%20significant%20and%20remarkable%20point%20at%20which%20the%20world's%20phenomena%20intersect%2C%20only%20once%20in%20this%20way%20and%20never%20again.%20That%20is%20why%20every%20man's%20story%20is%20important%2C%20eternal%2C%20sacred%3B%20that%20is%20why%20every%20man%2C%20as%20long%20as%20he%20lives%20and%20fulfills%20the%20will%20of%20nature%2C%20is%20wondrous%2C%20and%20worthy%20of%20every%20consideration.%20In%20each%20individual%20the%20spirit%20has%20become%20flesh%2C%20in%20each%20man%20the%20creation%20suffers%2C%20within%20each%20one%20a%20redeemer%20is%20nailed%20to%20the%20cross.&amp;a=Hermann%20Hesse&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Novelists when they write novels tend to take an almost godlike attitude toward their subject, prete... — Hermann Hesse</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hermann Hesse quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-arguing-reason-51355</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51355.png?q=By%20the%20very%20act%20of%20arguing%2C%20you%20awake%20the%20patient's%20reason%3B%20and%20once%20it%20is%20awake%2C%20who%20can%20foresee%20the%20result%3F&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee th... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-natural-catastrophes-51356</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51356.png?q=You%20might%20think%20that%2C%20by%20now%2C%20people%20would%20have%20become%20accustomed%20to%20the%20idea%20of%20natural%20catastrophes.%20We%20live%20on%20a%20planet%20that%20is%20still%20cooling%20and%20which%20has%20fissures%20and%20faults%20in%20its%20crust%3B%20this%20much%20is%20accepted%20even%20by%20those%20who%20think%20that%20the%20globe%20is%20only%20six%20thousand%20years%20old%2C%20as%20well%20as%20by%20those%20who%20believe%20that%20the%20earth%20was%20%22designed%22%20to%20be%20this%20way.%20Even%20in%20such%20a%20case%2C%20it%20is%20to%20be%20expected%20that%20earthquakes%20will%20occur%20and%20that%2C%20if%20they%20occur%20under%20the%20seabed%2C%20tidal%20waves%20will%20occur%20also.%20Yet%20two%20sorts%20of%20error%20are%20still%20absolutely%20commonplace.%20The%20first%20of%20these%20is%20the%20idiotic%20belief%20that%20seismic%20events%20are%20somehow%20%22timed%22%20to%20express%20the%20will%20of%20God.%20Thus%2C%20reasoning%20back%20from%20the%20effect%2C%20people%20will%20seriously%20attempt%20to%20guess%20what%20sin%20or%20which%20profanity%20led%20to%20the%20verdict%20of%20the%20tectonic%20plates.%20The%20second%20error%2C%20common%20even%20among%20humanists%2C%20is%20to%20borrow%20the%20same%20fallacy%20for%20satirical%20purposes%20and%20to%20employ%20it%20to%20disprove%20a%20benign%20deity.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You might think that, by now, people would have become accustomed to the idea of natural catastrophe... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/camus-quote-meaning-death-belief-51357</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51357.png?q=since%20the%20order%20of%20the%20world%20is%20shaped%20by%20death%2C%20mightn't%20it%20be%20better%20for%20God%20if%20we%20refuse%20to%20believe%20in%20Him%20and%20struggle%20with%20all%20our%20might%20against%20death%2C%20without%20raising%20our%20eyes%20towards%20the%20heaven%20where%20He%20sits%20in%20silence%3F&amp;a=Albert%20Camus&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for God if we refuse to belie... — Albert Camus</image:title>
      <image:caption>Albert Camus quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dinesh-dsouza-quote-meaning-51359</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51359.png?q=Christianity%20enhanced%20the%20notion%20of%20political%20and%20social%20accountability%20by%20providing%20a%20new%20model%3A%20that%20of%20servant%20leadership.%20In%20ancient%20Greece%20and%20Rome%20no%20one%20would%20have%20dreamed%20of%20considering%20political%20leaders%20anyone's%20servants.%20The%20job%20of%20the%20leader%20was%20to%20lead.%20But%20Christ%20invented%20the%20notion%20that%20the%20way%20to%20lead%20is%20by%20serving%20the%20needs%20of%20others%2C%20especially%20those%20who%20are%20the%20most%20needy.&amp;a=Dinesh%20D'Souza&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: th... — Dinesh D'Souza</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dinesh D'Souza quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/arthur-symons-quote-meaning-51361</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51361.png?q=Vaguely%20conscious%20of%20that%20great%20suspense%20in%20which%20we%20live%2C%20we%20find%20our%20escape%20from%20its%20sterile%2C%20annihilating%20reality%20in%20many%20dreams%2C%20in%20religion%2C%20passion%2C%20art.&amp;a=Arthur%20Symons&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, anni... — Arthur Symons</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arthur Symons quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eastern-religion-quote-meaning-51362</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51362.png?q=A%20wide%20and%20vague%20impression%20exists%20that%20so-called%20Eastern%20religion%20is%20more%20contemplative%2C%20innocuous%2C%20and%20humane%20than%20the%20proselytizing%20monotheisms%20of%20the%20West.%20Don't%20believe%20a%20word%20of%20this%3A%20try%20asking%20the%20children%20of%20Indochina%20who%20were%20dumped%20by%20their%20parents%20for%20inherited%20deformities%20that%20were%20attributed%20to%20sins%20in%20a%20previous%20'life.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous,... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-mitchell-quote-meaning-51363</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51363.png?q=Faith%2C%20the%20least%20exclusive%20club%20on%20Earth%2C%20has%20the%20craftiest%20doorman.&amp;a=David%20Mitchell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman. — David Mitchell</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Mitchell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/barbara-ehrenreich-quote-meaning-51364</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51364.png?q=But%20Jesus%20makes%20his%20appearance%20here%20only%20as%20a%20corpse%3B%20the%20living%20man%2C%20the%20wine-guzzling%20vagrant%20and%20precocious%20socialist%2C%20is%20never%20once%20mentioned%2C%20nor%20anything%20he%20ever%20had%20to%20say.%20Christ%20crucified%20rules%2C%20and%20it%20may%20be%20that%20the%20true%20business%20of%20modern%20Christianity%20is%20to%20crucify%20him%20again%20and%20again%20so%20that%20he%20can%20never%20get%20a%20word%20out%20of%20his%20mouth.&amp;a=Barbara%20Ehrenreich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But Jesus makes his appearance here only as a corpse; the living man, the wine-guzzling vagrant and ... — Barbara Ehrenreich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Barbara Ehrenreich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bahaullah-quote-meaning-51366</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51366.png?q=The%20earth%20is%20but%20one%20country%20and%20Mankind%20its%20citizens.&amp;a=Baha'u'llah&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens. — Baha'u'llah</image:title>
      <image:caption>Baha'u'llah quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/edward-abbey-quote-meaning-51367</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51367.png?q=Perhaps%20I%20shouldn't%20call%20it%20shit.%20That's%20a%20bit%20crude.%20I%20don't%20really%20despise%20Christianity%20or%20even%20the%20Roman%20Church%2C%20and%20certainly%20not%20the%20incontrovertible%20glory%20of%20the%20Middle%20Ages.%20What%20I%20do%20despise%20is%20the%20contemporary%20inclination%20to%20flop%20to%20the%20knees%20and%20crawl%20back%20into%20the%20past%2C%20to%20shy%20from%20what%20seem%20like%20impossible%20problems%20in%20order%20to%20bury%20the%20head%2C%20asshole%20aloft%20and%20twitching%2C%20in%20the%20Sands%20of%20Time.%20Cowardice%2C%20I%20calls%20it.%20Illusion-seeking.%20Womb-crawling.%20And%20treason.%20Desertion%20in%20the%20face%20of%20the%20enemy.&amp;a=Edward%20Abbey&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Perhaps I shouldn't call it shit. That's a bit crude. I don't really despise Christianity or even th... — Edward Abbey</image:title>
      <image:caption>Edward Abbey quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gerry-spence-quote-meaning-51368</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51368.png?q=The%20most%20formidable%20chains%20are%20forged%20from%20beliefs.%20Ah%2C%20beliefs!%20Beliefs%20tear%20out%20the%20eyes%20and%20leave%20us%20blind%20and%20groping%20in%20the%20dark.%20If%20I%20believe%20in%20one%20proposition%2C%20I%20have%20become%20locked%20behind%20the%20door%20of%20that%20belief%2C%20and%20all%20other%20doors%20to%20learning%20and%20freedom%2C%20although%20standing%20open%20and%20waiting%20for%20me%20to%20enter%2C%20are%20now%20closed%20to%20me.%20If%20I%20believe%20in%20one%20God%2C%20one%20religion%2C%20yes%2C%20if%20I%20believe%20in%20God%20at%20all%2C%20if%20I%20have%20closed%20my%20mind%20to%20magic%2C%20to%20spirit%2C%20to%20salvation%2C%20to%20the%20unknown%20dimension%20that%20exist%20in%20the%20firmament%2C%20I%20have%20plunged%20my%20mind%20into%20slavery.%20Test%20all%20beliefs.%20Distrust%20all%20beliefs.&amp;a=Gerry%20Spence&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The most formidable chains are forged from beliefs. Ah, beliefs! Beliefs tear out the eyes and leave... — Gerry Spence</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gerry Spence quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/valerie-tarico-quote-meaning-51369</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51369.png?q=It%20is%20difficult%20to%20describe%20the%20peace%20that%20comes%20with%20giving%20yourself%20permission%20to%20know%20what%20you%20know.%20To%20have%20hard%2C%20complicated%20realities%20staring%20at%20you%20and%20be%20able%20to%20raise%20your%20head%20and%20look%20back%20at%20them%20with%20a%20steady%20gaze%2C%20scared%20maybe%2C%20grieved%20perhaps%2C%20but%20straight%20on%20and%20unwavering&amp;a=Valerie%20Tarico%20Ph.D.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is difficult to describe the peace that comes with giving yourself permission to know what you kn... — Valerie Tarico Ph.D.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Valerie Tarico Ph.D. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-prothero-quote-meaning-51370</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51370.png?q=Almost%20all%20religions%20provide%20opportunities%20for%20human%20beings%20to%20convince%20themselves%20of%20their%20own%20righteousness%2C%20to%20speak%20in%20the%20name%20of%20God%2C%20and%20even%20to%20go%20to%20war%20on%20God's%20behalf.%20This%20'blasphemy%20of%20certainty'%20is%20also%20rife%20among%20secularists%20who%20in%20their%20case%20have%20not%20God%20but%20science%20or%20the%20proletariat%20on%20their%20side.&amp;a=Stephen%20Prothero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Almost all religions provide opportunities for human beings to convince themselves of their own righ... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Prothero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-arditti-quote-meaning-51371</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51371.png?q=For%20myself%20I%20couldn't%20care%20less%2C%20but%20I%20have%20a%20lover.%20Not%20a%20partner%2C%20Susannah%2C%20or%20a%20friend%20or%20a%20significant%20euphemism%2C%20but%20the%20love%20of%20my%20life.%20And%20he%20believes.%20And%20I've%20watched%20him%20tie%20himself%20in%20knots%2C%20as%20he%20struggles%20to%20find%20a%20place%20for%20himself%20in%20texts%20that%20were%20written%20thousands%20of%20years%20ago%2C%20with%20the%20deliberate%20aim%20of%20excluding%20him.&amp;a=Michael%20Arditti&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For myself I couldn't care less, but I have a lover. Not a partner, Susannah, or a friend or a signi... — Michael Arditti</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Arditti quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dean-koontz-quote-meaning-51372</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51372.png?q=the%20divine%20has%20taken%20a%20few%20steps%20back%20from%20humankind%2C%20perhaps%20in%20revulsion%2C%20perhaps%20because%20we%20don't%20deserve%20to%20look%20directly%20upon%20holy%20beings%20anymore....%20When%20the%20divine%20enters%20the%20world%20these%20days%20from%20outside%20of%20time%2C%20it%20manifests%20discreetly%20through%20children%20and%20animals.&amp;a=Dean%20Koontz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>the divine has taken a few steps back from humankind, perhaps in revulsion, perhaps because we don't... — Dean Koontz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dean Koontz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hans-kung-quote-meaning-51374</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51374.png?q=The%20Pope%20would%20have%20an%20easier%20job%20than%20the%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States%20in%20adopting%20a%20change%20of%20course.%20He%20has%20no%20Congress%20alongside%20him%20as%20a%20legislative%20body%20nor%20a%20Supreme%20Court%20as%20a%20judiciary.%20He%20is%20absolute%20head%20of%20government%2C%20legislator%20and%20supreme%20judge%20in%20the%20church.%20If%20he%20wanted%20to%2C%20he%20could%20authorize%20contraception%20over%20night%2C%20permit%20the%20marriage%20of%20priests%2C%20make%20possible%20the%20ordination%20of%20women%20and%20allow%20eucharistic%20fellowship%20with%20this%20Protestant%20churches.%20What%20would%20a%20Pope%20do%20who%20acted%20in%20the%20spirit%20of%20Obama%3F&amp;a=Hans%20K%C3%BCng&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Pope would have an easier job than the President of the United States in adopting a change of co... — Hans Küng</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hans Küng quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/iris-murdoch-quote-meaning-51376</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51376.png?q=Dora%20was%20stunned%20by%20this%20information.%20She%20stopped.%20'Do%20you%20mean'%20she%20said%2C%20'that%20they're%20completely%20imprisoned%20in%20there%3F'&amp;a=Iris%20Murdoch&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dora was stunned by this information. She stopped. 'Do you mean' she said, 'that they're completely ... — Iris Murdoch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Iris Murdoch quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/helmut-schmidt-quote-meaning-51378</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51378.png?q=Im%20Verlaufe%20nicht%20nur%20der%20%C3%B6konomischen%2C%20sondern%20auch%20der%20politischen%20Globalisierung%20kann%20das%20kardinale%20v%C3%B6lkerrechtliche%20Prinzip%20der%20Nichteinmischung%20in%20Gefahr%20geraten.%20Besonders%20gilt%20dies%20f%C3%BCr%20dasVerh%C3%A4ltnis%20des%20Westens%20zur%20islamischen%20Kultur.%20Vornehmlich%20von%20meinem%20toten%20muslimischen%20Freunde%20Anwar%20as-Sadat%20habe%20ich%20den%20Respekt%20gegen%C3%BCber%20anderen%20Religionen%20gelernt.%20Ich%20habe%20von%20ihm%20gelernt%20die%20gleichen%20Wurzeln%20von%20Judentum%20und%20Christentum%20und%20Islam.%20Und%20inzwischen%20habe%20ich%20ausserdem%20gelernt%2C%20dass%20Konfuzius%2C%20Sokrates%20oder%20Lao%20Tse%20und%20ebenso%20Zarathustra%20und%20Gautama%20Buddha%20ein%20halbes%20Jahrtausend%2C%20Moses%20oder%20Echnaton%20ein%20ganzes%20Jahrtausend%20vor%20Jesus%20von%20Nazareth%20gelebt%20haben%20-%20und%20dass%20sie%20wahrscheinlich%20deswegen%20doch%20nicht%20ungl%C3%BCcklicher%20gewesen%20sind%20als%20wir%20Heutigen.%20Unter%20den%20globalisierten%20Umst%C3%A4nden%20der%20heutigen%20Menschheit%20geziemt%20jedermann%20Respekt%20und%20Toleranz%20gegen%C3%BCber%20den%20Kulturen%20der%20anderen.&amp;a=Helmut%20Schmidt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Im Verlaufe nicht nur der ökonomischen, sondern auch der politischen Globalisierung kann das kardina... — Helmut Schmidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helmut Schmidt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/danny-scheinmann-quote-meaning-51379</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51379.png?q=What%20if%20we%20changed%20the%20story%20that%20has%20been%20peddled%20to%20us%20over%20thousands%20of%20years%20by%20those%20religions%20that%20want%20to%20control%20us%2C%20that%20this%20life%20is%20merely%20a%20stepping%20stone%20to%20something%20better%20or%20something%20worse%2C%20and%20that%20we%20can%20only%20achieve%20the%20better%20by%20passing%20through%20the%20doors%20of%20their%20institutions%20and%20following%20their%20rules%3F%20What%20if%20we%20trash%20this%20arcane%20story%20which%20has%20caused%20so%20much%20suffering%20and%20hostility%2C%20and%20accept%20that%20we%20have%20already%20arrived%20in%20heaven%20and%20that%20there%20is%20nothing%20more%20gorgeous%20than%20here%20and%20now%3F&amp;a=Danny%20Scheinmann&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What if we changed the story that has been peddled to us over thousands of years by those religions ... — Danny Scheinmann</image:title>
      <image:caption>Danny Scheinmann quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mawlana-jalal-al-din-rumi-quote-meaning-51380</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51380.png?q=Peygamber%20dedi%3A%20'Kad%C4%B1n%20ak%C4%B1ll%C4%B1lara%20ve%20g%C3%B6n%C3%BCl%20sahiplerine%20tam%20galip%20gelir.%20Cahillerse%20kad%C4%B1na%20%C3%BCst%C3%BCn%20olur%2C%20%C3%A7%C3%BCnk%C3%BC%20onlar%20sert%20ve%20serke%C5%9F%20davran%C4%B1r.'%20%C4%B0ncelik%2C%20letafet%20ve%20insaf%20onlarda%20az%20bulunur%2C%20%C3%A7%C3%BCnk%C3%BC%20tabiatlar%C4%B1nda%20hayvanl%C4%B1k%20galiptir.%20Sevgi%20ve%20incelik%2C%20insanl%C4%B1k%20vasf%C4%B1d%C4%B1r.%20%C3%96fke%20ve%20%C5%9Fehvet%2C%20hayvanl%C4%B1k%20vasf%C4%B1d%C4%B1r.%20O%2C%20Hakk'%C4%B1n%20%C4%B1%C5%9F%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1d%C4%B1r%3B%20sevgili%20de%C4%9Fil.%20O%2C%20sanki%20yarat%C4%B1c%C4%B1d%C4%B1r%3B%20yarat%C4%B1lm%C4%B1%C5%9F%20de%C4%9Fildir.&amp;a=Mawlana%20Jalal-al-Din%20Rumi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Peygamber dedi: 'Kadın akıllılara ve gönül sahiplerine tam galip gelir. Cahillerse kadına üstün olur... — Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/toba-beta-quote-meaning-51381</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51381.png?q=The%20existence%20of%20guilty%20sense%20is%20so&amp;a=Toba%20Beta&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The existence of guilty sense is so — Toba Beta</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toba Beta quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/julia-gregson-quote-meaning-51382</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51382.png?q=when%20we%20look%20up%2C%20it%20widens%20our%20horizons.%20we%20see%20what%20a%20little%20speck%20we%20are%20in%20the%20universe%2C%20so%20insignificant%2C%20and%20we%20all%20take%20ourselves%20so%20seriously%2C%20but%20in%20the%20sky%2C%20there%20are%20no%20boundaries.%20No%20differences%20of%20caste%20or%20religion%20or%20race.&amp;a=Julia%20Gregson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>when we look up, it widens our horizons. we see what a little speck we are in the universe, so insig... — Julia Gregson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Julia Gregson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-51383</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51383.png?q=I%20regard%20anti-Semitism%20as%20ineradicable%20and%20as%20one%20element%20of%20the%20toxin%20with%20which%20religion%20has%20infected%20us.%20Perhaps%20partly%20for%20this%20reason%2C%20I%20have%20never%20been%20able%20to%20see%20Zionism%20as%20a%20cure%20for%20it.%20American%20and%20British%20and%20French%20Jews%20have%20told%20me%20with%20perfect%20sincerity%20that%20they%20are%20always%20prepared%20for%20the%20day%20when%20'it%20happens%20again'%20and%20the%20Jew-baiters%20take%20over.%20(And%20I%20don't%20pretend%20not%20to%20know%20what%20they%20are%20talking%20about%3A%20I%20have%20actually%20seen%20the%20rabid%20phenomenon%20at%20work%20in%20modern%20and%20sunny%20Argentina%20and%20am%20unable%20to%20forget%20it.)%20So%20then%2C%20they%20seem%20to%20think%2C%20they%20will%20take%20refuge%20in%20the%20Law%20of%20Return%2C%20and%20in%20Haifa%2C%20or%20for%20all%20I%20know%20in%20Hebron.%20Never%20mind%20for%20now%20that%20if%20all%20of%20world%20Jewry&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I regard anti-Semitism as ineradicable and as one element of the toxin with which religion has infec... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-tillich-quote-meaning-51384</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51384.png?q=Religion%20is%20the%20state%20of%20being%20grasped%20by%20an%20ultimate%20concern%2C%20a%20concern%20which%20qualifies%20all%20other%20concerns%20as%20preliminary%20and%20which%20itself%20contains%20the%20answer%20to%20the%20question%20of%20a%20meaning%20of%20our%20life.%22%20Paul%20Tillich&amp;a=Paul%20Tillich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other c... — Paul Tillich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Tillich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-lust-51385</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51385.png?q=The%20false%20religion%20of%20lust%20is%20baser%20than%20the%20false%20religion%20of%20mother-love%20or%20patriotism%20or%20art%3A%20but%20lust%20is%20less%20likely%20to%20be%20made%20into%20a%20religion.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/don-delillo-quote-meaning-51386</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51386.png?q=Those%20who%20have%20abandoned%20belief%20must%20still%20believe%20in%20us.%20They%20are%20sure%20that%20they%20are%20right%20not%20to%20believe%20but%20they%20know%20belief%20must%20not%20fade%20completely.%20Hell%20is%20when%20no%20one%20believes.%20There%20must%20always%20be%20believers.%20Fools%2C%20idiots%2C%20those%20who%20hear%20voices%2C%20those%20who%20speak%20in%20tongues.%20We%20are%20your%20lunatics.%20We%20surrender%20our%20lives%20to%20make%20your%20nonbelief%20possible.%20You%20are%20sure%20that%20you%20are%20right%20but%20you%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20everyone%20to%20think%20as%20you%20do.%20There%20is%20no%20truth%20without%20fools.%20We%20are%20your%20fools%2C%20your%20madwomen%2C%20rising%20at%20dawn%20to%20pray%2C%20lighting%20candles%2C%20asking%20statues%20for%20good%20health%2C%20long%20life.&amp;a=Don%20DeLillo&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Those who have abandoned belief must still believe in us. They are sure that they are right not to b... — Don DeLillo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Don DeLillo quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-king-quote-meaning-51387</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51387.png?q=Every%20man%20or%20woman%20who%20loves%20Him%2C%20they%20hate%20Him%20too%2C%20because%20He's%20a%20hard%20God%2C%20a%20jealous%20God.&amp;a=Stephen%20King&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every man or woman who loves Him, they hate Him too, because He's a hard God, a jealous God. — Stephen King</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen King quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ingersoll-quote-meaning-truth-miracles-51388</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51388.png?q=No%20one%2C%20in%20the%20world's%20whole%20history%2C%20ever%20attempted%20to%20substantiate%20a%20truth%20by%20a%20miracle.%20Truth%20scorns%20the%20assistance%20of%20miracle.%20Nothing%20but%20falsehood%20ever%20attested%20itself%20by%20signs%20and%20wonders.%20No%20miracle%20ever%20was%20performed%2C%20and%20no%20sane%20man%20ever%20thought%20he%20had%20performed%20one%2C%20and%20until%20one%20is%20performed%2C%20there%20can%20be%20no%20evidence%20of%20the%20existence%20of%20any%20power%20superior%20to%2C%20and%20independent%20of%20nature.&amp;a=Robert%20G.%20Ingersoll&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No one, in the world's whole history, ever attempted to substantiate a truth by a miracle. Truth sco... — Robert G. Ingersoll</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert G. Ingersoll quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alfred-de-musset-quote-meaning-51391</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51391.png?q=Nothing%20is%20a%20sin%20when%20you%20obey%20the%20orders%20of%20a%20priest&amp;a=Alfred%20De%20Musset&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest — Alfred De Musset</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alfred De Musset quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-51394</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51394.png?q=Human%20beings%2C%20all%20over%20the%20earth%2C%20have%20this%20curious%20idea%20that%20they%20ought%20to%20believe%20in%20a%20certain%20way%2C%20and%20can't%20really%20get%20rid%20of%20it.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-freedoms-51396</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51396.png?q=We%20inherited%20these%20principles%20and%20these%20freedoms%20and%20we%20here%20highly%20resolve%20that%20we%20shall%20pass%20them%20on%2C%20as%20we%20will%20pass%20on%20an%20undivided%20Republic%20purged%20of%20racism%20and%20slavery%2C%20to%20our%20descendants.%20The%20popgun%20discharges%20of%20a%20few%20pathetic%20sectarians%20and%20crackpot%20revisionists%20are%20negligible%2C%20and%20will%20be%20drowned%20by%20the%20mounting%20chorus%20that%20demands%3A%20'Mr%20Jefferson!%20BUILD%20UP%20THAT%20WALL'.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We inherited these principles and these freedoms and we here highly resolve that we shall pass them ... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kedar-joshi-quote-meaning-51400</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51400.png?q=Ask%20a%20true%20scientist%20a%20very%20profound%20question%20on%20his%20science%2C%20and%20he%20will%20be&amp;a=Kedar%20Joshi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ask a true scientist a very profound question on his science, and he will be — Kedar Joshi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kedar Joshi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/madariaga-quote-meaning-51402</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51402.png?q=Sermons%20seldom%20convert%20sinners%3B%20they%20sometimes%20goad%20them%20into%20more%20sin.&amp;a=Salvador%20de%20Madariaga&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin. — Salvador de Madariaga</image:title>
      <image:caption>Salvador de Madariaga quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/santosh-kalwar-quote-meaning-51403</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51403.png?q=Every%20day%20and%20every%20night%2C%20I%20dance%20with%20Jesus%20Christ%2C%20Prophet%20Mohammad%20%26%20all%20personal%20Gods%3A%20Krishna%2C%20Shiva%20%26%20Buddha.%20You%20are%20welcome%20too%20!&amp;a=Santosh%20Kalwar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every day and every night, I dance with Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammad &amp; all personal Gods: Krishna,... — Santosh Kalwar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Santosh Kalwar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-kendrick-quote-meaning-51405</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51405.png?q=When%20I%20encountered%20these%20haunting%20words%20from%20Franz%20Kafka%2C%20I%20realized%20exactly%20why%20this%20light%20sermon%20about%20the%20search%20for%20God%20had%20struck%20such%20a%20nerve%3A%20%22Everyday%20life%20is%20the%20greatest%20detective%20story%20ever%20written.%20Every%20second%2C%20without%20noticing%2C%20we%20pass%20by%20thousands%20of%20corpses%20and%20crimes.%20That's%20the%20routine%20of%20our%20lives.&amp;a=Stephen%20Kendrick&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When I encountered these haunting words from Franz Kafka, I realized exactly why this light sermon a... — Stephen Kendrick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Kendrick quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/santosh-kalwar-quote-meaning-51406</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51406.png?q=I%20am%20not%20protecting%20myself%20or%20preaching%20you%20my%20story%2C%20Reasons%20will%20be%20many%20but%20life%20will%20move%20on%20even%20in%20painful%20journey.&amp;a=Santosh%20Kalwar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I am not protecting myself or preaching you my story, Reasons will be many but life will move on eve... — Santosh Kalwar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Santosh Kalwar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/one-mans-superstition-another-mans-religion-51407</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51407.png?q=The%20problem%20is%20that%20one%20man's%20superstition%20is%20another%20man's%20religion%2C%20and%20vice%20versa.%20Many%20Protestants%20today%20still%20see%20Catholicism%20as%20being%20rife%20with%20superstition%2C%20...%20while%20atheists%20and%20agnostics%20would%20see%20bien-pensant%20Protestants%20as%20worshiping%20an%20equally%20absurd%20form%20of%20the%20supernatural.&amp;a=David%20Gibson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The problem is that one man's superstition is another man's religion, and vice versa. Many Protestan... — David Gibson</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Gibson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/faith-moves-mountains-life-lesson-51409</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51409.png?q=Faith%20moves%20mountains.&amp;a=J.M.%20Williams&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Faith moves mountains. — J.M. Williams</image:title>
      <image:caption>J.M. Williams quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/a-whitney-brown-quote-meaning-51410</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51410.png?q=I%20never%20joined%2C%20but%20I%20used%20to%20go%20to%20church%20now%20and%20then.%20I%20liked%20it%2C%20because%20they%20always%20passed%20out%20plates%20of%20money%20at%20the%20end.&amp;a=A.%20Whitney%20Brown&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I never joined, but I used to go to church now and then. I liked it, because they always passed out ... — A. Whitney Brown</image:title>
      <image:caption>A. Whitney Brown quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-kendrick-quote-meaning-51411</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51411.png?q=He%20wrote%3A%20%22A%20religion%20to%20be%20true%20must%20include%20everything%20from%20the%20amoeba%20to%20the%20milky%20way.%22%20Nothing%20must%20be%20excluded%20from%20our%20view%20and%20purview%20for%20any%20faith%20to%20be%20true.&amp;a=Stephen%20Kendrick&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He wrote: "A religion to be true must include everything from the amoeba to the milky way." Nothing ... — Stephen Kendrick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Kendrick quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marguerite-porete-quote-meaning-51412</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51412.png?q=Theologians%20and%20other%20clerks%2C&amp;a=Marguerite%20Porete&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Theologians and other clerks, — Marguerite Porete</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marguerite Porete quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/patrick-henry-quote-meaning-51413</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51413.png?q=It%20is%20the%20business%20of%20a%20virtuous%20clergy%20to%20censure%20vice%20in%20every%20appearance%20of%20it.&amp;a=Patrick%20Henry&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it. — Patrick Henry</image:title>
      <image:caption>Patrick Henry quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/em-forster-quote-meaning-51416</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51416.png?q=Yet%20he%20was%20doing%20a%20fine%20thing%20%E2%80%94%20proving%20on%20how%20little%20a%20soul%20can%20exist.%20Fed%20neither%20by%20Heaven%20nor%20by%20Earth%20he%20was%20going%20forward%2C%20a%20lamp%20that%20would%20have%20blown%20out%2C%20were%20materialism%20true.%20He%20hadn't%20a%20God%2C%20he%20hadn't%20a%20lover%20%E2%80%94%20the%20two%20usual%20incentives%20to%20virtue.%20But%20on%20he%20struggled%20with%20his%20back%20to%20ease%2C%20because%20dignity%20demanded%20it.%20There%20was%20no%20one%20to%20watch%20him%2C%20nor%20did%20he%20watch%20himself%2C%20but%20struggles%20like%20his%20are%20the%20supreme%20achievements%20of%20humanity%2C%20and%20suppress%20any%20legends%20about%20Heaven.&amp;a=E.M.%20Forster&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Yet he was doing a fine thing — proving on how little a soul can exist. Fed neither by Heaven nor by... — E.M. Forster</image:title>
      <image:caption>E.M. Forster quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-steinbeck-quote-meaning-51417</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51417.png?q=She%20used%20religion%20as%20a%20therapy%20for%20the%20ills%20of%20the%20world%20and%20herself%2C%20and%20she%20changed%20the%20religion%20to%20fit%20the%20ill.%20When%20she%20found%20that%20the%20theosophy%20she%20had%20developed%20for%20communication%20with%20a%20dead%20husband%20was%20not%20necessary%2C%20she%20cast%20about%20for%20some%20new%20unhappiness.&amp;a=John%20Steinbeck&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>She used religion as a therapy for the ills of the world and herself, and she changed the religion t... — John Steinbeck</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Steinbeck quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51418</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51418.png?q=But%2C%20is%20this%20right%20for%20my%20family%3F%C2%A0The%20plan%20was%20centered%20on%20publicity.%C2%A0Would%20the%20boys%20have%20to%20testify%3F%20Newspaper%C2%A0reporters%20would%20hound%20them.%20What%20would%20things%20be%20like%20at%20school%3F%20Kids%C2%A0could%20be%20so%20cruel.%20Would%20the%20boys%20be%20subjected%20to%20cruel%20jokes%20about%20sexual%C2%A0desires%20and%20preferences%3F%C2%A0Was%20her%20imagination%20carrying%20her%20away%2C%20or%20were%20these%20realistic%20fears%3F&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But, is this right for my family? The plan was centered on publicity. Would the boys have to testify... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/isabel-allende-quote-meaning-51419</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51419.png?q=Catholics%20form%20a%20majority%20in%20Chile%2C%20although%20there%20are%20more%20and%20more%20Evangelicals%20and%20Pentacostals%20who%20irritate%20everyone%20because%20they%20have%20a%20direct%20understanding%20with%20God%20while%20everyone%20else%20must%20pass%20through%20the%20priestly%20bureaucracy.&amp;a=Isabel%20Allende&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Catholics form a majority in Chile, although there are more and more Evangelicals and Pentacostals w... — Isabel Allende</image:title>
      <image:caption>Isabel Allende quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of- Lao-Tse-quote-51420</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51420.png?q=Ist%20eine%20Lehre%20zur%20Satzung%20erstarrt%2C%20hat%20sie%20geendet.&amp;a=Lao%20Tse&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ist eine Lehre zur Satzung erstarrt, hat sie geendet. — Lao Tse</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lao Tse quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51421</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51421.png?q=She%20was%20right%20to%20be%20angry.%20He%20did%20violate%20every%20condition%20she%20placed%C2%A0on%20the%20resolution%20of%20the%20case.%20He%20never%20thought%20she%20was%20serious.%20But%20she%C2%A0was%2C%20and%20his%20blunder%20was%20going%20to%20cost%20him%20the%20case%20of%20a%20lifetime.%C2%A0I%20can%20do%C2%A0this%20her%20way!%20If%20she%20wants%20the%20case%20to%20be%20public%2C%20then%20public%20it%20shall%20be!%20If%20she%20wants%20to%20turn%20down%20%241.1%20million%2C%20I'll%20get%20her%20%242%20million%E2%80%94whatever%20she%C2%A0wants!%20I%20have%20to%20convince%20her!&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>She was right to be angry. He did violate every condition she placed on the resolution of the case. ... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51422</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51422.png?q=Focus%2C%20Blake!%20Everything%20will%20fall%20into%20place.%20What%20would%20I%20have%20if%20I%20lost%20this%20case%3F%20I'd%20have%20nothing%2C%C2%A0no%20one%E2%80%94same%20as%20before.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Focus, Blake! Everything will fall into place. What would I have if I lost this case? I'd have nothi... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pope-john-paul-ii-quote-meaning-51424</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51424.png?q=Science%20can%20purify%20religion%20from%20error%20and%20superstition%3B%20religion%20can%20purify%20science%20from%20idolatry%20and%20false%20absolutes.%20Each%20can%20draw%20the%20other%20into%20a%20wider%20world%2C%20a%20world%20in%20which%20both%20can%20flourish.&amp;a=Pope%20John%20Paul%20II&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry a... — Pope John Paul II</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pope John Paul II quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-rayner-quote-meaning-51426</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51426.png?q=He%20saw%20a%20cross%20on%20a%20wall%20with%20another%20cross%20behind%20it%2C%20a%20shadow%20cross%2C%20the%20shadow%20of%20what%20God%20left%20behind%20when%20God%20was%20gone%2C%20the%20continued%20need%20for%20joy%20and%20beauty%2C%20a%20commitment%20to%20hope%20where%20there%20appeared%20to%20be%20none%2C%20and%20to%20grace%20in%20spite%20of%20everything.&amp;a=Richard%20Rayner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He saw a cross on a wall with another cross behind it, a shadow cross, the shadow of what God left b... — Richard Rayner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Rayner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-strategy-stephanie-oakes-51427</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51427.png?q=That%E2%80%99s%20all%20religion%20is.%20Strategy.&amp;a=Stephanie%20Oakes&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>That’s all religion is. Strategy. — Stephanie Oakes</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephanie Oakes quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/colson-whitehead-quote-meaning-51428</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51428.png?q=The%20encyclopedias%20are%20empty.%20There%20are%20people%20who%20trick%20you%20and%20deliver%20emptiness%20with%20a%20smile%2C%20while%20others%20rob%20you%20of%20your%20self-respect.%20You%20need%20to%20remember%20who%20you%20are.&amp;a=Colson%20Whitehead&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The encyclopedias are empty. There are people who trick you and deliver emptiness with a smile, whil... — Colson Whitehead</image:title>
      <image:caption>Colson Whitehead quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/erik-banks-quote-meaning-51429</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51429.png?q=Imagination%20is%20evidence%20of%20the%20divine%2C%20and%20the%20divine%20is%20the%20imagination%20of%20evidence.&amp;a=Erik%20Banks&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Imagination is evidence of the divine, and the divine is the imagination of evidence. — Erik Banks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Erik Banks quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-shakespeare-quote-meaning-51431</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51431.png?q=%D0%92%20%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F%20%D0%BB%D1%8C%20%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%2C&amp;a=William%20Shakespeare&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>В религии найдется ль хоть одно, — William Shakespeare</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Shakespeare quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jensen-quote-meaning-religion-51432</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51432.png?q=According%20to%20%5BDr.%20Erich%5D%20Fromm%2C%20what%20motivates%20so%20many%20Believers%2C%20regardless%20of%20religious%20affiliation%2C%20is%20the%20image%20of%20the%20Divine%2C%20an%20image%20that%20many%20Believers%20try%20to%20emulate%20(e.g.%20Imitatio%20Christi).%20Fromm%20states%20that%20within%20a%20humanistic%20religion%2C%20%E2%80%9CGod%20is%20the%20image%20of%20man%E2%80%99s%20%5Band%2For%20woman%E2%80%99s%5D%20higher%20self%2C%20a%20symbol%20of%20what%20man%20%5Bor%20woman%5D%20potentially%20is%20or%20ought%20to%20become%E2%80%9D%20but%20%E2%80%9Cin%20an%20authoritarian%20religion%2C%20God%20becomes%20the%20sole%20possessor%E2%80%9D%20of%20human%E2%80%99s%20reason%20and%20love.&amp;a=Walter%20A.%20Jensen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>According to [Dr. Erich] Fromm, what motivates so many Believers, regardless of religious affiliatio... — Walter A. Jensen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walter A. Jensen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/yuval-noah-harari-quote-meaning-51433</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51433.png?q=He%20encapsulated%20his%20teachings%20in%20a%20single%20law%3A%20suffering%20arises%20from%20craving%3B%20the%20only%20way%20to%20be%20fully%20liberated%20from%20suffering%20is%20to%20be%20fully%20liberated%20from%20craving%3B%20and%20the%20only%20way%20to%20be%20liberated%20from%20craving%20is%20to%20train%20the%20mind%20to%20experience%20reality%20as%20it%20is.&amp;a=Yuval%20Noah%20Harari&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He encapsulated his teachings in a single law: suffering arises from craving; the only way to be ful... — Yuval Noah Harari</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yuval Noah Harari quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carolyne-larrington-quote-meaning-51434</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51434.png?q=It%20is%20probable%2C%20as%20Anthony%20Faulkes%20suggests%2C%20that%20the%20pagan%20religion%20was%20never%20systematically%20understood%20by%20those%20who%20practiced%20it.%20Different%20areas%20of%20Scandinavia%20worshipped%20different%20gods%20at%20different%20times%20in%20the%20pre-Christian%20era%3B%20the%20localized%20nature%20of%20cults%20and%20rituals%20produced%20neither%20dogma%20nor%20sacred%20texts%2C%20as%20far%20as%20we%20know.%20Rather%20pre-Christian%20religion%20was%20'a%20disorganized%20body%20of%20conflicting%20traditions%20that%20was%20probably%20never%20reduced%20in%20heathen%20times%20to%20a%20consistent%20orthodoxy%20such%20as%20Snorri%20attempts%20to%20present'.&amp;a=Carolyne%20Larrington&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is probable, as Anthony Faulkes suggests, that the pagan religion was never systematically unders... — Carolyne Larrington</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carolyne Larrington quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-religion-51437</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51437.png?q=When%20we%20hear%20the%20old%20bells%20ringing%20out%20on%20a%20Sunday%20morning%2C%20we%20ask%20ourselves%3A%20can%20it%20be%20possible%3F%20This%20for%20a%20Jew%2C%20crucified%20two%20thousand%20years%20ago%2C%20who%20said%20he%20was%20the%20son%20of%20God.%20The%20proof%20of%20such%20a%20claim%20is%20wanting.%20Within%20our%20times%20the%20Christian%20religion%20is%20surely%20an%20antiquity%20jutting%20out%20from%20a%20far-distant%20olden%20time%3B%20and%20the%20fact%20that%20people%20believe%20such%20a%20claim...is%20perhaps%20the%20oldest%20part%20of%20this%20heritage.%20A%20god%20who%20conceives%20children%20with%20a%20mortal%20woman%3B%20a%20wise%20man%20who%20calls%20us%20to%20work%20no%20more%3B%20to%20judge%20no%20more%3B%20but%20to%20heed%20the%20signs%20of%20the%20imminent%20apocalypse%3B%20a%20justice%20that%20accepts%20the%20innocent%20man%20as%20a%20proxy%20sacrifice%3B%20someone%20who%20has%20his%20disciplines%20drink%20his%20blood%3B%20prayers%20for%20miraculous%20interventions%3B%20sins%20against%20a%20god%2C%20atoned%20for%20by%20a%20god%3B%20fear%20of%20the%20afterlife%2C%20to%20which%20death%20is%20the%20gate%3B%20the%20figure%20of%20the%20cross%20as%20a%20symbol%2C%20in%20a%20time%20that%20no%20longer%20knows%20the%20purpose%20and%20shame%20of%20the%20cross%20-%20how%20horribly%20all%20this%20wafts%20over%20us%2C%20as%20from%20the%20grave%20of%20the%20ancient%20past!%20Are%20we%20to%20believe%20that%20such%20things%20are%20still%20believed%3F&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When we hear the old bells ringing out on a Sunday morning, we ask ourselves: can it be possible? Th... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lale-gul-quote-meaning-51438</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51438.png?q=Het%20huwelijk%20tussen%20links%20Nederland%20en%20lichtgetint-orthodox-Nederland%20is%20er%20een%20dat%20barst%20van%20de%20ongerijmdheden%20en%20dat%20niet%20te%20doorgronden%20valt.%20Een%20gemeenschap%20die%20voor%20het%20leeuwendeel%20een%20ge%C3%AFmporteerd%20Staphorst%20is%2C%20een%20soort%20ori%C3%ABntaalse%20SGP%2C%20met%20gesluierde%20vrouwen%2C%20vrouwen%20die%20achter%20de%20mannen%20bidden%20in%20de%20moskee%2C%20tegen%20abortus%2C%20tegen%20homo's%20en%20transgenders%2C%20tegen%20genderneutraliteit%2C%20tegen%20vrijheid%20van%20meningsuiting%20in%20de%20vorm%20van%20satire%2C%20tegen%20godslastering%2C%20v%C3%B3%C3%B3r%20besnijdenis%2C%20v%C3%B3%C3%B3r%20nationalisme%20en%20een%20eigen-volk-en-geloof-eerst-mentaliteit%2C%20met%20duidelijke%20rollen%20voor%20de%20geslachten%2C%20waarbij%20de%20vrouwen%20de%20piepers%20schillen%20en%20de%20mannen%20brood%20op%20de%20plank%20brengen%2C%20moderniteit-sceptisch%20en%20anti-feministisch%2C%20wat%20had%20die%20gemeenschap%20in%20godesnaam%20te%20zoeken%20bij%20het%20inclusieve%20links%20met%20de%20geheven%20regenboogvlaggen%3F%20Wie%20stemt%20er%20nu%20Erdo%C4%9Fan%20in%20het%20ene%20land%20en%20PvdA%20in%20het%20andere%3F&amp;a=Lale%20G%C3%BCl&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Het huwelijk tussen links Nederland en lichtgetint-orthodox-Nederland is er een dat barst van de ong... — Lale Gül</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lale Gül quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/arif-azad-quote-meaning-51439</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>যে বিজ্ঞান স্রষ্টার তৈরি প্রকৃতির সব রহস্য ভেদ করতে অক্ষম, তাকে বাটখারা বানিয়ে সেই প্রকৃতির স্রষ্টাক... — Arif Azad</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arif Azad quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/will-durant-quote-meaning-51440</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>To the Hindu mind there was no real gap between animals and men; animals as well as men had souls, a... — Will Durant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Will Durant quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hamka-quote-meaning-work-life-51441</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51441.png?q=Bekerjalah%2C%20karena%20manusia%20dikirim%20ke%20dunia%20buat%20bekerja%2C%20tetapi%20tenangkan%20hati%2C%20yakinlah%20bahwa%20di%20dalam%20pekerjaan%20itu%20ada%20kalah%20dan%20menang.&amp;a=Hamka&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Bekerjalah, karena manusia dikirim ke dunia buat bekerja, tetapi tenangkan hati, yakinlah bahwa di d... — Hamka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hamka quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cory-booker-quote-meaning-51443</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51443.png?q=Before%20you%20speak%20to%20me%20about%20your%20religion%2C%20first%20show%20it%20to%20me%20in%20how%20you%20treat%20other%20people%3B%20before%20you%20tell%20me%20how%20much%20you%20love%20your%20God%2C%20show%20me%20in%20how%20much%20you%20love%20all%20His%20children%3B%20before%20you%20preach%20to%20me%20of%20your%20passion%20for%20your%20faith%2C%20teach%20me%20about%20it%20through%20your%20compassion%20for%20your%20neighbors.%20In%20the%20end%2C%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20as%20interested%20in%20what%20you%20have%20to%20tell%20or%20sell%20as%20I%20am%20in%20how%20you%20choose%20to%20live%20and%20give.&amp;a=Cory%20Booker&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people; befor... — Cory Booker</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cory Booker quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/zora-neale-hurston-quote-meaning-51445</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51445.png?q=Gods%20always%20behave%20like%20the%20people%20who%20make%20them.&amp;a=Zora%20Neale%20Hurston&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Gods always behave like the people who make them. — Zora Neale Hurston</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zora Neale Hurston quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/suzy-kassem-quote-meaning-51447</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51447.png?q=Much%20of%20human%20behavior%20can%20be%20explained%20by%20watching%20the%20wild%20beasts%20around%20us.%20They%20are%20constantly%20teaching%20us%20things%20about%20ourselves%20and%20the%20way%20of%20the%20universe%2C%20but%20most%20people%20are%20too%20blind%20to%20watch%20and%20listen.&amp;a=Suzy%20Kassem&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Much of human behavior can be explained by watching the wild beasts around us. They are constantly t... — Suzy Kassem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Suzy Kassem quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/max-weber-quote-meaning-51448</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51448.png?q=It's%20the%20intellectual%20who%20transforms%20the%20concept%20of%20the%20world%20into%20the%20problem%20of%20meaning.&amp;a=Max%20Weber&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It's the intellectual who transforms the concept of the world into the problem of meaning. — Max Weber</image:title>
      <image:caption>Max Weber quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-steinbeck-quote-meaning-51452</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51452.png?q=A%20new%20country%20seems%20to%20follow%20a%20pattern.%20First%20come%20the%20openers%2C%20strong%20and%20brave%20and%20rather%20childlike.%20They%20can%20take%20care%20of%20themselves%20in%20a%20wilderness%2C%20but%20they%20are%20naive%20and%20helpless%20against%20men%2C%20and%20perhaps%20that%20is%20why%20they%20went%20out%20in%20the%20first%20place.%20When%20the%20rough%20edges%20are%20worn%20off%20the%20new%20land%2C%20businessmen%20and%20lawyers%20come%20in%20to%20help%20with%20the%20development---to%20solve%20problems%20of%20ownership%2C%20usually%20by%20removing%20the%20temptations%20to%20themselves.%20And%20finally%20comes%20culture%2C%20which%20is%20entertainment%2C%20relaxation%2C%20transport%20out%20of%20the%20pain%20of%20living.%20And%20culture%20can%20be%20on%20any%20level%2C%20and%20is.&amp;a=John%20Steinbeck&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A new country seems to follow a pattern. First come the openers, strong and brave and rather childli... — John Steinbeck</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Steinbeck quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/saint-ambrose-quote-meaning-51455</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51455.png?q=Let%20your%20door%20stand%20open%20to%20receive%20Him%2C%20unlock%20your%20soul%20to%20Him%2C%20offer%20Him%20a%20welcome%20in%20your%20mind%2C%20and%20then%20you%20will%20see%20the%20riches%20of%20simplicity%2C%20the%20treasures%20of%20peace%2C%20the%20joy%20of%20grace.%20Throw%20wide%20the%20gate%20of%20your%20heart%2C%20stand%20before%20the%20sun%20of%20the%20everlasting%20light...&amp;a=Saint%20Ambrose%20(Bishop%20of%20Milan)&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let your door stand open to receive Him, unlock your soul to Him, offer Him a welcome in your mind, ... — Saint Ambrose (Bishop of Milan)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Saint Ambrose (Bishop of Milan) quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/madeleine-albright-quote-meaning-51459</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51459.png?q=History%20would%20be%20far%20different&amp;a=Madeleine%20Albright&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>History would be far different — Madeleine Albright</image:title>
      <image:caption>Madeleine Albright quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nishant-dutt-religion-quote-meaning-51461</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51461.png?q=RELIGION%20is%20like%20a%20rocket.%20Use%20it%20to%20raise%20your%20consciousness%20only.%20Drop%20it%20when%20you%20are%20in%20your%20ORBIT.&amp;a=Nishant%20Dutt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>RELIGION is like a rocket. Use it to raise your consciousness only. Drop it when you are in your ORB... — Nishant Dutt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nishant Dutt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freud-quote-meaning-guilt-religion-51462</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51462.png?q=Hence%2C%20it%20is%20quite%20conceivable%20that%20even%20the%20sense%20of%20guilt%20engendered%20by%20civilization%20is%20not%20recognized%20as%20such%2C%20but%20remains%20for%20the%20most%20part%20unconscious%2C%20or%20manifests%20itself%20as%20an%20unease%2C%20a%20discontent%2C%20for%20which%20other%20motivations%20are%20sought.%20The%20religions%2C%20at%20least%2C%20have%20never%20ignored%20the%20part%20that%20a%20sense%20of%20guilt%20plays%20in%20civilization.%20Moreover%20-%20a%20point%20I%20failed%20to%20appreciate%20earlier%20-%20they%20claim%20to%20redeem%20humanity%20from%20this%20sense%20of%20guilt%2C%20which%20they%20call%20sin.%20From%20the%20way%20in%20which%20this%20redemption%20is%20achieved%20in%20Christianity%20-%20through%20the%20sacrificial%20death%20of%20one%20man%2C%20who%20thereby%20takes%20upon%20himself%20the%20guilt%20shared%20by%20all%20-%20we%20drew%20an%20inference%20as%20to%20what%20may%20have%20been%20the%20original%20occasion%20for%20our%20acquiring%20this%20primordial%20guilt%2C%20which%20also%20marked%20the%20beginning%20of%20civilization.&amp;a=Sigmund%20Freud&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hence, it is quite conceivable that even the sense of guilt engendered by civilization is not recogn... — Sigmund Freud</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sigmund Freud quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/martin-luther-king-jr-quote-meaning-51463</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51463.png?q=Only%20a%20%22dry%20as%20dust%22%20religion%20prompts%20a%20minister%20to%20extol%20the%20glories%20of%20Heaven%20while%20ignoring%20the%20social%20conditions%20that%20cause%20men%20an%20Earthly%20hell.&amp;a=Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Only a "dry as dust" religion prompts a minister to extol the glories of Heaven while ignoring the s... — Martin Luther King Jr.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Martin Luther King Jr. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freud-quote-meaning-ethics-religion-51465</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51465.png?q=In%20this%20situation%2C%20what%20we%20call%20natural%20ethics%20has%20nothing%20to%20offer%20but%20the%20narcissistic%20satisfaction%20of%20being%20able%20to%20think%20one%20is%20better%20than%20others.%20This%20is%20where%20ethics%20based%20on%20religion%20enters%20the%20scene%20with%20its%20promises%20of%20a%20better%20life%20hereafter.%20I%20am%20inclined%20to%20think%20that%2C%20for%20as%20long%20as%20virtue%20goes%20unrewarded%20here%20below%2C%20ethics%20will%20preach%20in%20vain.&amp;a=Sigmund%20Freud&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In this situation, what we call natural ethics has nothing to offer but the narcissistic satisfactio... — Sigmund Freud</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sigmund Freud quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-vito-tosto-quote-meaning-51467</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51467.png?q=Christianity%20voids%20any%20significance%20that%20would%20otherwise%20be%20attributed%20to%20a%20human%20life.%20It%20reduces%20all%20the%20good%20things%20you%E2%80%99ve%20done%20and%20all%20the%20bad%20things%20you%E2%80%99ve%20done%20to%2C%20well%2C%20nothing.%20All%20the%20good%20you%E2%80%99ve%20done%20won%E2%80%99t%20matter%20if%20you%20don%E2%80%99t%20have%20Jesus.%20All%20the%20bad%20you%E2%80%99ve%20done%20won%E2%80%99t%20matter%20if%20you%20do%20have%20Jesus.%20In%20either%20case%2C%20what%20you%20do%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20matter.&amp;a=Michael%20Vito%20Tosto&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christianity voids any significance that would otherwise be attributed to a human life. It reduces a... — Michael Vito Tosto</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Vito Tosto quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alan-brennert-quote-meaning-51468</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51468.png?q=There%20might%20be%20more%20to%20the%20universe%20than%20any%20one%20religion%20could%20explain.&amp;a=Alan%20Brennert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There might be more to the universe than any one religion could explain. — Alan Brennert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alan Brennert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/shravasti-dhammika-quote-meaning-51469</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Imagine an Englishman, a Frenchman, a Chinese and an Indonesian all looking at a cup. The Englishman... — Shravasti Dhammika</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shravasti Dhammika quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/akaki-bakradze-quote-meaning-51470</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>მე მომხრე ვარ, რომ სკოლაში ისწავლებოდეს რელიგიის ისტორია საერთოდ. მაგრამ არა ქრისტიანობის ისტორია გა... — Akaki Bakradze</image:title>
      <image:caption>Akaki Bakradze quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/casey-renee-kiser-quote-meaning-51471</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51471.png?q=I%20shoplifted%20from%20your%20height&amp;a=Casey%20Renee%20Kiser&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I shoplifted from your height — Casey Renee Kiser</image:title>
      <image:caption>Casey Renee Kiser quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kahlil-gibran-quote-meaning-51472</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51472.png?q=I%20love%20you%2C%20my%20brother%2C%20whoever%20you%20are%20-%20whether%20you%20worship%20in%20a%20church%2C%20kneel%20in%20your%20temple%2C%20or%20pray%20in%20your%20mosque.%20You%20and%20I%20are%20children%20of%20one%20faith%2C%20for%20the%20diverse%20paths%20of%20religion%20are%20fingers%20of%20the%20loving%20hand%20of%20the%20one%20supreme%20being%2C%20a%20hand%20extended%20to%20all%2C%20offering%20completeness%20of%20spirit%20to%20all%2C%20eager%20to%20receive%20all.&amp;a=Kahlil%20Gibran&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I love you, my brother, whoever you are - whether you worship in a church, kneel in your temple, or ... — Kahlil Gibran</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kahlil Gibran quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-herbert-quote-meaning-51474</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51474.png?q=Some%20say%2C%22%20Scytale%20said%2C%20%22that%20people%20cling%20to%20Imperial%20leadership%20because%20space%20is%20infinite.%20They%20feel%20lonely%20without%20a%20unifying%20symbol.%20For%20a%20lonely%20people%2C%20the%20Emperor%20is%20a%20definite%20place.%20They%20can%20turn%20toward%20him%20and%20say%3A%20'See%2C%20there%20He%20is.%20He%20makes%20us%20one.'%20Perhaps%20religion%20serves%20the%20same%20purpose%2C%20m'Lord.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Some say," Scytale said, "that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They f... — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/if-only-religion-quote-meaning-51477</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51477.png?q=If%20only%20religion&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If only religion — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dan-pearce-quote-meaning-51480</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51480.png?q=I%20promise%20you%20it%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20matter%20what%20you%20believe%2C%20how%20strongly%20you%20live%20your%20beliefs%2C%20or%20how%20true%20your%20beliefs%20are.%20Somebody%20else%2C%20somewhere%2C%20thinks%20you%20are%20in%20the%20wrong.%20Somebody%20else%2C%20somewhere%2C%20thinks%20your%20beliefs%20are%20senseless%20or%20illogical.%20Somebody%20else%2C%20somewhere%2C%20thinks%20you%20have%20it%20all%20wrong.%20In%20fact%2C%20there%20are%20a%20lot%20of%20people%20in%20this%20world%20who%20do.&amp;a=Dan%20Pearce&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I promise you it doesn’t matter what you believe, how strongly you live your beliefs, or how true yo... — Dan Pearce</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dan Pearce quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/barack-obama-quote-meaning-51481</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51481.png?q=At%20some%20fundamental%20level%2C%20religion%20does%20not%20allow%20for%20compromise.%20It%20insists%20on%20the%20impossible.%20If%20God%20has%20spoken%2C%20then%20followers%20are%20expected%20to%20live%20up%20to%20God's%20edicts%2C%20regardless%20of%20the%20consequences.%20To%20base%20one's%20life%20on%20such%20uncompromising%20commitments%20may%20be%20sublime%3B%20to%20base%20our%20policy%20making%20on%20such%20commitments%20would%20be%20a%20dangerous%20thing.&amp;a=Barack%20Obama&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If ... — Barack Obama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Barack Obama quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/c-s-lewis-quote-meaning-51482</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51482.png?q=The%20gods%2C%20not%20out%20of%20mercy%2C%20have%20made%20me%20strong.&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The gods, not out of mercy, have made me strong. — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/leo-tolstoy-quote-meaning-51483</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51483.png?q=You%20are%20all%20misleading%20one%20another%2C%20and%20are%20yourselves%20deceived.%20The%20sun%20does%20not%20go%20round%20the&amp;a=Leo%20Tolstoy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You are all misleading one another, and are yourselves deceived. The sun does not go round the — Leo Tolstoy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leo Tolstoy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mikhail-naimah-quote-meaning-51484</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51484.png?q=%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8D%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%20%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%90%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86.&amp;a=%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>وما تعدد الاديان غير شاهدٍ على أَن الناس ليسوا في مستوى واحد من الإِ يمان. — ميخائيل نعيمة</image:title>
      <image:caption>ميخائيل نعيمة quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kathy-griffin-quote-meaning-51485</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51485.png?q=A%20lot%20of%20people%20come%20up%20here%20and%20they%20thank%20Jesus%20for%20this%20award.%20I%20want%20you%20to%20know%20that%20no%20one%20had%20less%20to%20do%20with%20this%20award%20than%20Jesus.%20He%20didn't%20help%20me%20a%20bit.%20If%20it%20was%20up%20to%20him%2C%20Cesar%20Millan%20would%20be%20up%20here%20with%20that%20damn%20dog.%20So%20all%20I%20can%20say%20is%2C%20'suck%20it%2C%20Jesus!%20This%20award%20is%20my%20God%20now'!&amp;a=Kathy%20Griffin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A lot of people come up here and they thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had... — Kathy Griffin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kathy Griffin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mustafa-mahmoud-quote-meaning-51487</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51487.png?q=%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%AD%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%20..%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86.%20%D8%A5%D8%B0%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B9%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%AB%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AF%20..%20%D9%88%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86.&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>ولا يصح أن نسأل .. من الذي خلق الكون. إذ أن السؤال سيتتبع أن الكون كان معدوماً في البداية ثم وجد .. ... — مصطفى محمود</image:title>
      <image:caption>مصطفى محمود quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bonhoeffer-quote-meaning-51489</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51489.png?q=Principles%20are%20only%20tools%20in%20the%20hands%20of%20God%3B%20they%20will%20soon%20be%20thrown%20away%20when%20they%20are%20no%20longer%20useful.&amp;a=Dietrich%20Bonhoeffer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer... — Dietrich Bonhoeffer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thomm-quackenbush-quote-meaning-51490</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51490.png?q=If%20superstition%20could%20contradict%20science%2C%20the%20world%20may%20as%20well%20be%20on%20the%20back%20of%20a%20turtle.%20But%20giving%20into%20turtle%20worship%20was%20a%20bridge%20too%20far.&amp;a=Thomm%20Quackenbush&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If superstition could contradict science, the world may as well be on the back of a turtle. But givi... — Thomm Quackenbush</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomm Quackenbush quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/m-f-moonzajer-quote-meaning-51491</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51491.png?q=I%20am%20an%20atheist%20and%20your%20cunts%20cannot%20change%20my%20mind.&amp;a=M.F.%20Moonzajer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I am an atheist and your cunts cannot change my mind. — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ali-izet-begovic-quote-meaning-51493</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51493.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B3%20%D8%8C%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%B7%D8%AF%D9%85%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85.%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AD%20-%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%B3%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7%20-%20%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%20%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%82%20%D9%85%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85.%20%D9%88%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%20%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9.%20%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%8C%20%D9%81%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%86%D8%AE%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF.&amp;a=%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%AA%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن الدين الذي يريد أن يستبدل التفكير الحر بأسرار صوفية ، وأن يستبدل الحقيقة العلمية بعقائد جامدة ، و... — علي عزت بيجوفيتش</image:title>
      <image:caption>علي عزت بيجوفيتش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ali-izet-begovic-quote-meaning-51494</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51494.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8B%D8%8C%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86%D9%87%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86.&amp;a=%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%AA%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن التقدم العلمي مهما كان واضحاً بارزاً، لا يمكنه أن يجعل الأخلاق والدين غير ضروريين. — علي عزت بيجوفيتش</image:title>
      <image:caption>علي عزت بيجوفيتش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/daniel-patterson-quote-meaning-51495</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51495.png?q=Dear%20Lord%2C%22%20she%20prayed%2C%20%22please%20help%20me%20to%20handle%20all%20the%20work%20You've%20set%20before%20me.%20I%20can%20only%20do%20this%20with%20You%20at%20my%20side.%20Amen.&amp;a=Daniel%20%20Patterson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dear Lord," she prayed, "please help me to handle all the work You've set before me. I can only do t... — Daniel  Patterson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daniel  Patterson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/m-f-moonzajer-quote-meaning-51496</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51496.png?q=I%20do%20not%20want%20to%20be%20labeled%20as%20an%20atheist%3B%20I%20do%20hate%20religions%E2%80%99%20stupidity%20and%20insanity%2C%20but%20there%20is%20nothing%20else%20I%20can%20be%20called.&amp;a=M.F.%20Moonzajer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I do not want to be labeled as an atheist; I do hate religions’ stupidity and insanity, but there is... — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alina-baker-religion-quote-meaning-51497</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51497.png?q=Religion%20has%20always%20been%20an%20irrelevant%20aspect%20if%20my%20life.%20The%20people%20here%20are%20either%20pissed%20of%20atheists%2C%20or%20religious%20freaks%20waiting%20for%20God%20to%20save%20them.&amp;a=Alina%20Baker%20from%20%22The%20Boy%20With%20the%20Long%20Face%20and%20The%20Girl%20Who%20Needed%20to%20Please%20Everyone%22&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion has always been an irrelevant aspect if my life. The people here are either pissed of athei... — Alina Baker from "The Boy With the Long Face and The Girl Who Needed to Please Everyone"</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alina Baker from "The Boy With the Long Face and The Girl Who Needed to Please Everyone" quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-morpurgo-quote-meaning-51498</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51498.png?q=If%20there's%20one%20thing%20I%20can't%20abide%20it's%20fanatics%20of%20any%20kind%2C%20and%20religious%20ones%20are%20the%20worst%20of%20all.&amp;a=Michael%20Morpurgo&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If there's one thing I can't abide it's fanatics of any kind, and religious ones are the worst of al... — Michael Morpurgo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Morpurgo quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-human-reaction-mortality-51499</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51499.png?q=Religion%20does%20not%20belong%20to%20God%3B%20it%20belongs%20to%20the%20human%20reaction%20against%20mortality!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion does not belong to God; it belongs to the human reaction against mortality! — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/web-du-bois-quote-meaning-51500</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51500.png?q=%5BWe%20need%20reforms%5D%20to%20make%20the%20Negro%20church%20a%20place%20where%20colored%20men%20and%20women%20of%20education%20and%20energy%20can%20work%20for%20the%20best%20things%20regardless%20of%20their%20belief%20or%20disbelief%20in%20unimportant%20dogmas%20and%20ancient%20and%20outworn%20creeds.&amp;a=W.E.B.%20Du%20Bois&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[We need reforms] to make the Negro church a place where colored men and women of education and ener... — W.E.B. Du Bois</image:title>
      <image:caption>W.E.B. Du Bois quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/terry-pratchett-quote-meaning-51504</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51504.png?q=But%E2%80%A6but%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20treat%20religion%20as%20a%20sort%20of%20buffet%2C%20can%20you%3F%20I%20mean%2C%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20say%20yes%20please%2C%20I%E2%80%99ll%20have%20some%20of%20the%20Celestial%20Paradise%20and%20a%20helping%20of%20the%20Divine%20Plan%20but%20go%20easy%20on%20the%20kneeling%20and%20none%20of%20the%20Prohibition%20of%20Images%2C%20they%20give%20me%20wind.%20Its%20table%20d%C2%B4h%C3%B4te%20or%20nothing%2C%20otherwise%E2%80%A6well%2C%20it%20would%20be%20silly.&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But…but you can’t treat religion as a sort of buffet, can you? I mean, you can’t say yes please, I’l... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/andy-rooney-quote-meaning-51505</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51505.png?q=Christians%20talk%20as%20though%20goodness%20was%20their%20idea%20but%20good%20behavior%20doesn't%20have%20any%20religious%20origin.%20Our%20prisons%20are%20filled%20with%20the%20devout.&amp;a=Andy%20Rooney&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origi... — Andy Rooney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andy Rooney quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sam-harris-quote-meaning-51506</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51506.png?q=120%20million%20of%20us%20place%20the%20big%20bang%202%2C500%20years%20after%20the%20Babylonians%20and%20Sumerians%20learned%20to%20brew%20beer.&amp;a=Sam%20Harris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>120 million of us place the big bang 2,500 years after the Babylonians and Sumerians learned to brew... — Sam Harris</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sam Harris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/niebuhr-quote-meaning-51507</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51507.png?q=Religion%2C%20declares%20the%20modern%20man%2C%20is%20consciousness%20of%20our%20highest%20social%20values.%20Nothing%20could%20be%20further%20from%20the%20truth.%20True%20religion%20is%20a%20profound%20uneasiness%20about%20our%20highest%20social%20values.&amp;a=Reinhold%20Niebuhr&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be f... — Reinhold Niebuhr</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reinhold Niebuhr quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jose-rizal-quote-meaning-51509</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51509.png?q=For%20myself%20I%20think%20that%20one%20wrong%20does%20not%20right%20the%20other%2C%20and%20forgiveness%20cannot%20be%20won%20with%20useless%20tears%20or%20alms%20to%20the%20Church.&amp;a=Jos%C3%A9%20Rizal&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with usele... — José Rizal</image:title>
      <image:caption>José Rizal quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-crane-quote-meaning-51511</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51511.png?q=A%20serious%20prophet%20upon%20predicting%20a%20flood%20should%20be%20the%20first%20man%20to%20climb%20a%20tree.%20This%20would%20demonstrate%20that%20he%20was%20indeed%20a%20seer.&amp;a=Stephen%20Crane&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demons... — Stephen Crane</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Crane quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-abdul-aziz-jawish-quote-51512</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51512.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%8A%D8%B0%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%B9%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%20%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85%20%D9%81%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D9%81%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%B7%20%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A%20%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84&amp;a=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن القرآن لم يذر وسيلة موصلة إلى إنعاش العقل وتحرير الفكر إلا وتذرع بها، فهو إذا تحاكم فإلى العقل، و... — عبد العزيز جاويش</image:title>
      <image:caption>عبد العزيز جاويش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jim-al-khalili-quote-meaning-51513</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51513.png?q=Arabic%20science%20throughout%20its%20golden%20age%20was%20inextricably%20linked%20to%20religion%3B%20indeed%2C%20it%20was%20driven%20by%20the%20need%20of%20early%20scholars%20to%20interpret%20the%20Qur'an.&amp;a=Jim%20Al-Khalili&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Arabic science throughout its golden age was inextricably linked to religion; indeed, it was driven ... — Jim Al-Khalili</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jim Al-Khalili quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nt-wright-quote-meaning-51514</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51514.png?q=Unless%20a%20person%20can%20give%20reasons%2C%20there%20is%2C%20literally%2C%20no%20reason%20why%20anyone%20else%20should%20take%20that%20person%20seriously.%20But%20without%20reasons%2C%20all%20we%20are%20left%20with%20is%20emotional%20blackmail.%20We%20sometimes%20call%20it%20'moral%20blackmail%2C'%20but%20it%20has%20nothing%20to%20do%20with%20morals%2C%20only%20with%20the%20implied%20juvenile%20threat%20of%20having%20a%20tantrum%20unless%20everyone%20else%20gives%20in.&amp;a=N.T.%20Wright&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Unless a person can give reasons, there is, literally, no reason why anyone else should take that pe... — N.T. Wright</image:title>
      <image:caption>N.T. Wright quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marina-warner-quote-meaning-51515</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51515.png?q=The%20price%20the%20Virgin%20demanded%20was%20purity%2C%20and%20the%20way%20the%20educators%20of%20Catholic%20children%20have%20interpreted%20this%20for%20nearly%20two%20thousand%20years%20is%20sexual%20chastity.%20Impurity%2C%20we%20were%20taught%2C%20follows%20from%20many%20sins%2C%20but%20all%20are%20secondary%20to%20the%20principal%20impulse%20of%20the%20devil%20in%20the%20soul--lust.&amp;a=Marina%20Warner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The price the Virgin demanded was purity, and the way the educators of Catholic children have interp... — Marina Warner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marina Warner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/socrates-perfect-society-quote-51517</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51517.png?q=Socrates%20said%20the%20perfect%20society%20would%20be%20based%20on%20a%20great%20lie.%20People%20would%20be%20told%20that%20lie%20from%20the%20cradle%2C%20and%20they%20would%20believe%20it%2C%20because%20human%20beings%20need%20to%20make%20order%20out%20of%20chaos.&amp;a=Anne%20Frasier&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Socrates said the perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from ... — Anne Frasier</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anne Frasier quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jonathan-haidt-quote-meaning-51519</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51519.png?q=The%20president%20is%20the%20high%20priest%20of%20what%20sociologist%20Robert%20Bellah%20calls%20the%20'American%20civil%20religion.'%20The%20president%20must%20invoke%20the%20name%20of%20God%20(though%20not%20Jesus)%2C%20glorify%20America's%20heroes%20and%20history%2Cquote%20its%20sacred%20texts%20(the%20Declaration%20of%20Independence%20and%20the%20Constitution)%2C%20and%20perform%20the%20transubstantiation%20of%20pluribus%20unum.&amp;a=Jonathan%20Haidt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the 'American civil religio... — Jonathan Haidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Haidt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-card-quote-meaning-51520</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51520.png?q=People%20who%20demand%20signs%20never%20believe%20them%20when%20they%20come.&amp;a=Michael%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>People who demand signs never believe them when they come. — Michael Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ellis-peters-quote-meaning-51521</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51521.png?q=I%20have%20always%20known%20that%20the%20best%20of%20the%20Saracens%20could%20out-Christian%20many%20of%20us%20Christians.&amp;a=Ellis%20Peters&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians. — Ellis Peters</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ellis Peters quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joe-iacovino-quote-meaning-51522</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51522.png?q=The%20supernatural%20is%20not%20as%20it%20claims%2C%20for%20it%20is%20inherently%20unnatural%3B%20it%20seeks%20to%20separate%20us%20from%20our%20natural%20world.&amp;a=Joe%20Iacovino&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The supernatural is not as it claims, for it is inherently unnatural; it seeks to separate us from o... — Joe Iacovino</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joe Iacovino quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/little_adam-quote-meaning-51523</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51523.png?q=The%20only%20relationship%20where%20you%E2%80%99ll%20never%20have%20your%20heart%20broken%20is%20the%20relationship%20between%20you%20and%20Allah.&amp;a=little_adam&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The only relationship where you’ll never have your heart broken is the relationship between you and ... — little_adam</image:title>
      <image:caption>little_adam quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohammed-ali-muhiyaddin-quote-meaning-51524</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51524.png?q=The%20only%20way%20of%20life%20satisfying%20the%20need%20of%20all%20times%20must%20be%20motivated%20by%20incentives%20and%20rewards%20%E2%80%93%20materially%2C%20morally%20and%20spiritually%20because%20motivation%20for%20work%20is%20produced%20by%20incentives%20and%20rewards%20only%2C%20an%20aspect%20built%20into%20the%20fundamental%20specification%20of%20human%20nature%20itself.%20Any%20prescription%20not%20recognising%20this%20important%20aspect%20of%20life%20is%20bound%20to%20fail%20in%20the%20life-styles%20of%20human%20beings.&amp;a=Mohammed%20Ali%20Muhiyaddin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The only way of life satisfying the need of all times must be motivated by incentives and rewards – ... — Mohammed Ali Muhiyaddin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mohammed Ali Muhiyaddin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lynn-viehl-quote-meaning-51525</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51525.png?q=That%20was%20rather%20interesting%2C'%20Mercer%20said%20as%20he%20filled%20his%20coffee%20mug%20and%20passed%20the%20thermal%20carafe%20to%20John.%20'What%20do%20you%20say%20for%20dinner%3F%20%22Blessed%20be%20the%20serial%20killers%2C%20or%20else%20the%20devil%20would%20have%20no%20one%20to%20torment.&amp;a=Lynn%20Viehl&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>That was rather interesting,' Mercer said as he filled his coffee mug and passed the thermal carafe ... — Lynn Viehl</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lynn Viehl quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rosemary-west-quote-meaning-51526</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51526.png?q=God%20does%20not%20bring%20two%20people%20together%20for%20the%20benefit%20of%20just%20one&amp;a=Rosemary%20%20West&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God does not bring two people together for the benefit of just one — Rosemary  West</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rosemary  West quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/teju-cole-quote-meaning-51527</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51527.png?q=As%20he%20drank%20more%20and%20more%2C%20he%20became%20inebriated%2C%20and%20began%20to%20fashion%20damaged%20human%20beings.&amp;a=Teju%20Cole&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As he drank more and more, he became inebriated, and began to fashion damaged human beings. — Teju Cole</image:title>
      <image:caption>Teju Cole quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fletcher-wortmann-quote-meaning-51528</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51528.png?q=An%20institution%20is%20right%20or%20it%20is%20wrong.%20One%20that%20cannot%20accept%20dinosaur%20bones%20is%20one%20that%20cannot%20be%20trusted%20on%20more%20important%20matters.&amp;a=Fletcher%20Wortmann&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>An institution is right or it is wrong. One that cannot accept dinosaur bones is one that cannot be ... — Fletcher Wortmann</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fletcher Wortmann quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religiosity-development-quote-meaning-51529</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51529.png?q=Religiosity%20developed%20because%20successful%20religions%20made%20groups%20more%20efficient%20at%20turning%20resources%20into%20offspring.%22%20(including%20art%2C%20cathedrals%2C%20cities%2C%20earthworks%2C%20etc%3F)&amp;a=Jonathan%20Haidt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religiosity developed because successful religions made groups more efficient at turning resources i... — Jonathan Haidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Haidt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-bradshaw-religion-quote-meaning-51533</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51533.png?q=The%20feeling%20of%20righteousness%20is%20the%20core%20mood%20alteration%20among%20religious%20addicts.%20Religious%20addiction%20is%20a%20massive%20problem%20in%20our%20society.%20It%20may%20be%20the%20most%20pernicious%20of%20all%20addictions%20because%20it%E2%80%99s%20so%20hard%20for%20a%20person%20to%20break%20his%20delusion%20and%20denial.%20How%20can%20anything%20be%20wrong%20with%20loving%20God%20and%20giving%20your%20life%20for%20good%20works%20and%20service%20to%20mankind%3F&amp;a=John%20Bradshaw&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addictio... — John Bradshaw</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Bradshaw quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/susan-b-anthony-quote-meaning-51534</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51534.png?q=I%20pray%20every%20single%20moment%20of%20my%20life%3B%20not%20on%20my%20knees%20but%20with%20my%20work.%20My%20prayer%20is%20to%20lift%20women%20to%20equality%20with%20men.%20Work%20and%20worship%20are%20one%20with%20me.&amp;a=Susan%20B.%20Anthony&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I pray every single moment of my life; not on my knees but with my work. My prayer is to lift women ... — Susan B. Anthony</image:title>
      <image:caption>Susan B. Anthony quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-dickens-quote-meaning-51535</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51535.png?q=Mrs%20Joe%20was%20a%20very%20clean%20housekeeper%2C%20but%20had%20an%20exquisite%20art%20of%20making%20her%20clenliness%20more%20umcomfortable%20and%20unacceptable%20than%20dirt%20itself.%20Cleanliness%20is%20next%20to%20godliness%2C%20and%20some%20people%20do%20the%20same%20by%20their%20religion.&amp;a=Charles%20Dickens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfo... — Charles Dickens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Dickens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wilson-quote-meaning-51536</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51536.png?q=Whenever%20people%20are%20certain%20they%20understand%20our%20peculiar%20situation%20here%20on%20this%20planet%2C%20it%20is%20because%20they%20have%20accepted%20a%20religious%20Faith%20or%20a%20secular%20Ideology%20(Ideologies%20are%20the%20modern%20form%20of%20Faiths)%20and%20just%20stopped%20thinking.&amp;a=Robert%20Anton%20Wilson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Whenever people are certain they understand our peculiar situation here on this planet, it is becaus... — Robert Anton Wilson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert Anton Wilson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-stross-quote-meaning-51539</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51539.png?q=I%20was%20raised%20thinking%20that%20moral%20and%20ethical%20standards%20are%20universals%20that%20apply%20equally%20to%20everyone.%20And%20these%20values%20aren't%20easily%20compatible%20with%20the%20kind%20of%20religion%20that%20posits%20a%20Creator.%20To%20my%20way%20of%20thinking%2C%20an%20omnipotent%20being%20who%20sets%20up%20a%20universe%20in%20which%20thinking%20beings%20proliferate%2C%20grow%20old%2C%20and%20die%20(usually%20in%20agony%2C%20alone%2C%20and%20in%20fear)%20is%20a%20cosmic%20sadist.&amp;a=Charles%20Stross&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone... — Charles Stross</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Stross quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/feyerabend-quote-meaning-51543</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51543.png?q=All%20religions%20are%20good%20'in%20principle'%20-%20but%20unfortunately%20this%20abstract%20Good%20has%20only%20rarely%20prevented%20their%20practitioners%20from%20behaving%20like%20bastards.&amp;a=Paul%20Karl%20Feyerabend&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All religions are good 'in principle' - but unfortunately this abstract Good has only rarely prevent... — Paul Karl Feyerabend</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Karl Feyerabend quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-winter-quote-meaning-51544</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51544.png?q=A%20lost%20person%20or%20article%20is%20still%20what%20it%20is%2C%20still%20valuable%20in%20itself%2C%20but%20in%20the%20wrong%20place%2C%20disconnected%20from%20its%20purpose%20and%20unable%20to%20be%20or%20do%20whatever%20it%20is%20intended%20to%20be%20or%20do.&amp;a=David%20Winter&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A lost person or article is still what it is, still valuable in itself, but in the wrong place, disc... — David Winter</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Winter quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/love-god-not-ask-necessities-51545</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51545.png?q=Our%20only%20business%20is%20to%20love%20God%2C%20not%20to%20ask%20God%20for%20our%20necessities.&amp;a=A.%20C.%20Bhaktivedanta%20Swami%20Prabhupada&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our only business is to love God, not to ask God for our necessities. — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada</image:title>
      <image:caption>A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/reinhold-niebuhr-quote-meaning-51546</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51546.png?q=Religion%20is%20so%20frequently%20a%20source%20of%20confusion%20in%20political%20life%2C%20and%20so%20frequently%20dangerous%20to%20democracy%2C%20precisely%20because%20it%20introduces%20absolutes%20into%20the%20realm%20of%20relative%20values.&amp;a=Reinhold%20Niebuhr&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to de... — Reinhold Niebuhr</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reinhold Niebuhr quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/norman-g-finkelstein-quote-meaning-51547</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51547.png?q=Conversion%20and%20zealotry%2C%20just%20like%20revelation%20and%20apostasy%2C%20are%20flip%20sides%20of%20the%20same%20coin%2C%20the%20currency%20of%20a%20political%20culture%20having%20more%20in%20common%20with%20religion%20than%20rational%20discourse.&amp;a=Norman%20G.%20Finkelstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the cur... — Norman G. Finkelstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Norman G. Finkelstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rob-bell-quote-meaning-51549</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51549.png?q=You%20turn%20the%20light%20on%2C%20you%20get%20all%20kinds%20of%20bugs.&amp;a=Rob%20Bell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs. — Rob Bell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rob Bell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-madison-quote-meaning-51550</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51550.png?q=Every%20new%20and%20successful%20example%2C%20therefore%2C%20of%20a%20perfect%20separation%20between%20the%20ecclesiastical%20and%20civil%20matters%2C%20is%20of%20importance%3B%20and%20I%20have%20no%20doubt%20that%20every%20new%20example%20will%20succeed%2C%20as%20every%20past%20one%20has%20done%2C%20in%20showing%20that%20religion%20and%20government%20will%20both%20exist%20in%20greater%20purity%20the%20less%20they%20are%20mixed%20together.&amp;a=James%20Madison&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every new and successful example, therefore, of a perfect separation between the ecclesiastical and ... — James Madison</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Madison quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/catherine-anderson-quote-meaning-51551</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51551.png?q=When%20God%20saw%20fit%20to%20bestow%20such%20a%20gift%2C%20a%20man%20with%20any%20sense%20didn%E2%80%99t%20ask%20questions.&amp;a=Catherine%20Anderson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When God saw fit to bestow such a gift, a man with any sense didn’t ask questions. — Catherine Anderson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Catherine Anderson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-51553</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51553.png?q=You%20can%20see%20the%20same%20immorality%20or%20amorality%20in%20the%20Christian%20view%20of%20guilt%20and%20punishment.%20There%20are%20only%20two%20texts%2C%20both%20of%20them%20extreme%20and%20mutually%20contradictory.%20The%20Old%20Testament%20injunction%20is%20the%20one%20to%20exact%20an%20eye%20for%20an%20eye%20and%20a%20tooth%20for%20a%20tooth%20(it%20occurs%20in%20a%20passage%20of%20perfectly%20demented%20detail%20about%20the%20exact%20rules%20governing%20mutual%20ox-goring%3B%20you%20should%20look%20it%20up%20in%20its%20context%20(Exodus%2021).%20The%20second%20is%20from%20the%20Gospels%20and%20says%20that%20only%20those%20without%20sin%20should%20cast%20the%20first%20stone.%20The%20first%20is%20a%20moral%20basis%20for%20capital%20punishment%20and%20other%20barbarities%3B%20the%20second%20is%20so%20relativistic%20and%20%22nonjudgmental%22%20that%20it%20would%20not%20allow%20the%20prosecution%20of%20Charles%20Manson.%20Our%20few%20notions%20of%20justice%20have%20had%20to%20evolve%20despite%20these%20absurd%20codes%20of%20ultra%20vindictiveness%20and%20ultracompassion.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You can see the same immorality or amorality in the Christian view of guilt and punishment. There ar... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/accumulating-orthodoxy-christianity-meaning-51555</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51555.png?q=Accumulating%20orthodoxy%20makes%20it%20harder%20year-by-year%20to%20be%20a%20Christian%20than%20it%20was%20in%20Jesus'%20day.&amp;a=Brian%20D.%20McLaren&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Accumulating orthodoxy makes it harder year-by-year to be a Christian than it was in Jesus' day. — Brian D. McLaren</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brian D. McLaren quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-tournier-quote-meaning-51556</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51556.png?q=Disgusted%20by%20the%20abuses%20to%20which%20it%20led%2C%20humanity%20repressed%20Christianity%20by%20which%20it%20had%20so%20long%20been%20dominated.%20Repressed%2C%20but%20not%20eliminated.%20Herein%20lies%2C%20I%20believe%2C%20the%20essence%20of%20the%20tragedy%20of%20modern%20times.%20The%20modern%20man%20lives%20as%20if%20Christianity%20were%20a%20negligible%20hypothesis%20with%20no%20relation%20to%20the%20concrete%20realities%20of%20the%20world%20and%20society.%20And%20yet%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20his%20heart%20this%20man%20remains%20impregnated%20with%20Christianity%2C%20so%20that%20he%20lives%20in%20a%20state%20of%20perpetual%20ambivalence%20with%20regard%20to%20it.&amp;a=Paul%20Tournier&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Disgusted by the abuses to which it led, humanity repressed Christianity by which it had so long bee... — Paul Tournier</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Tournier quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sayyid-quthb-quote-meaning-51557</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51557.png?q=Penegakan%20sistem%20Islam%20dan%20pemberlakuan%20syariat%20Islam%20tidak%20dapat%20dilakukan%20dengan%20cara%20merebut%20kekuasaan%20yang%20datang%20dari%20lapisan%20atas.%20Akan%20tetapi%2C%20melalui%20perubahan%20masyarakat%20secara%20keseluruhan%E2%80%94atau%20pemahaman%20beberapa%20kelompok%20masyarakat%20dalam%20jumlah%20yang%20mencukupi%20untuk%20mengarahkan%20seluruh%20masyarakat%E2%80%94pada%20pemikirannya%2C%20nilai-nilainya%2C%20akhlaknya%2C%20dan%20komitmennya%20dengan%20Islam.%20Sehingga%20tumbuh%20kesadaran%20dalam%20jiwa%20mereka%2C%20bahwa%20menegakkan%20sistem%20dan%20syariat%20Islam%20itu%20merupakan%20sebuah%20kewajiban%20yang%20harus%20dilaksanakan.&amp;a=Sayyid%20Quthb&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Penegakan sistem Islam dan pemberlakuan syariat Islam tidak dapat dilakukan dengan cara merebut keku... — Sayyid Quthb</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sayyid Quthb quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/coffin-quote-meaning-51558</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51558.png?q=Christ%20came%20to%20take%20away%20our%20sins%2C%20not%20our%20minds.&amp;a=William%20Sloane%20Coffin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christ came to take away our sins, not our minds. — William Sloane Coffin</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Sloane Coffin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/saramago-quote-meaning-religion-51561</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51561.png?q=Assim%20%C3%A9%2C%20mas%20a%20vantagem%20da%20igreja%20%C3%A9%20que%2C%20embora%20%C3%A0s%20vezes%20o%20n%C3%A3o%20pare%C3%A7a%2C%20ao%20gerir%20o%20que%20est%C3%A1%20no%20alto%2C%20governa%20o%20que%20est%C3%A1%20em%20baixo.&amp;a=Jos%C3%A9%20Saramago&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Assim é, mas a vantagem da igreja é que, embora às vezes o não pareça, ao gerir o que está no alto, ... — José Saramago</image:title>
      <image:caption>José Saramago quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/self-absorbed-religion-meaning-51562</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51562.png?q=There%20is%20nothing%20more%20irreligious%20than%20self-absorbed%20religion.&amp;a=J.I.%20Packer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is nothing more irreligious than self-absorbed religion. — J.I. Packer</image:title>
      <image:caption>J.I. Packer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gene-roddenberry-quote-meaning-51563</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51563.png?q=For%20most%20people%2C%20religion%20is%20nothing%20more%20than%20a%20substitute%20for%20a%20malfunctioning%20brain.%20If%20people%20need%20religion%2C%20ignore%20them%20and%20maybe%20they%20will%20ignore%20you%2C%20and%20you%20can%20go%20on%20with%20your%20life.%20It%20wasn't%20until%20I%20was%20beginning%20to%20do%20Star%20Trek%20that%20the%20subject%20of%20religion%20arose.%20What%20brought%20it%20up%20was%20that%20people%20were%20saying%20that%20I%20would%20have%20a%20chaplain%20on%20board%20the%20Enterprise.%20I%20replied%2C%20%22No%2C%20we%20don't.&amp;a=Gene%20Roddenberry&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people ne... — Gene Roddenberry</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gene Roddenberry quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/patti-smith-quote-meaning-51564</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51564.png?q=In%20the%20war%20of%20magic%20and%20religion%2C%20is%20magic%20ultimately%20the%20victor%3F%20Perhaps%20priest%20and%20magician%20were%20once%20one%2C%20but%20the%20priest%2C%20learning%20humility%20in%20the%20face%20of%20God%2C%20discarded%20the%20spell%20for%20prayer.&amp;a=Patti%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In the war of magic and religion, is magic ultimately the victor? Perhaps priest and magician were o... — Patti Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Patti Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bart-ehrman-quote-meaning-51565</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51565.png?q=%5BP%5Deople%20need%20to%20use%20their%20intelligence%20to%20evaluate%20what%20they%20find%20to%20be%20true%20and%20untrue%20in%20the%20Bible.%20This%20is%20how%20we%20need%20to%20live%20life%20generally.%20Everything%20we%20hear%20and%20see%20we%20need%20to%20evaluate%E2%80%94whether%20the%20inspiring%20writings%20of%20the%20Bible%20or%20the%20inspiring%20writings%20of%20Shakespeare%2C%20Dostoevsky%2C%20or%20George%20Eliot%2C%20of%20Ghandi%2C%20Desmond%20Tutu%2C%20or%20the%20Dalai%20Lama.&amp;a=Bart%20D.%20Ehrman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[P]eople need to use their intelligence to evaluate what they find to be true and untrue in the Bibl... — Bart D. Ehrman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bart D. Ehrman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/erich-von-daniken-quote-meaning-51566</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51566.png?q=If%20we%20want%20to%20set%20out%20on%20the%20aruous%20search%20for%20the%20truth%2C%20we%20must%20all%20summon%20up%20the%20courage%20to%20leave%20the%20lines%20along%20which%20we%20have%20thought%20until%20now%20and%20as%20the%20first%20step%20begin%20to%20doubt%20everything%20that%20we%20previously%20accepted%20as%20correct%20and%20true.%20Can%20we%20still%20afford%20to%20close%20our%20eyes%20and%20stop%20up%20our%20ears%20because%20new%20ideas%20are%20supposed%20to%20be%20heretical%20and%20absurd%3F&amp;a=Erich%20von%20D%C3%A4niken&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If we want to set out on the aruous search for the truth, we must all summon up the courage to leave... — Erich von Däniken</image:title>
      <image:caption>Erich von Däniken quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/josephs-monogamy-issues-51567</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51567.png?q=Neither%20Emma's%20tears%20nor%20her%20rage%20were%20enough%20to%20make%20Joseph%20monogamous%2C%20however%3B%20nor%20were%20the%20prevailing%20mores%20of%20the%20day.%20He%20kept%20falling%20rapturously%20in%20love%20with%20women%20not%20his%20wife.%20And%20because%20that%20rapture%20was%20so%20wholly%20consuming%2C%20and%20felt%20so%20good%2C%20it%20struck%20him%20as%20impossible%20that%20God%20might%20possibly%20frown%20on%20such%20a%20thing.&amp;a=Jon%20Krakauer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Neither Emma's tears nor her rage were enough to make Joseph monogamous, however; nor were the preva... — Jon Krakauer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jon Krakauer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mental-treason-quote-meaning-51568</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51568.png?q=There%20is%20a%20sort%20of%20mental%20treason&amp;a=Mike%20Corbett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a sort of mental treason — Mike Corbett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mike Corbett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/annie-dillard-quote-meaning-51569</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51569.png?q=If%20I%20did%20not%20know%20about%20God%20and%20sin%2C%20would%20I%20go%20to%20hell%3F&amp;a=Annie%20Dillard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell? — Annie Dillard</image:title>
      <image:caption>Annie Dillard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-king-quote-meaning-51570</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51570.png?q=Oh%20no%2C%20praying%20is%20great%2C%20without%20it%20the%20thumbscrews%20and%20the%20Iron%20Maiden%20probably%20never%20would%20have%20been%20invented.&amp;a=Stephen%20King&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Oh no, praying is great, without it the thumbscrews and the Iron Maiden probably never would have be... — Stephen King</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen King quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-macdonald-fraser-quote-meaning-51572</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51572.png?q=I'm%20as%20religious%20as%20the%20next%20man%20-%20which%20is%20to%20say%20I'll%20keep%20in%20with%20the%20local%20parson%20for%20form's%20sake%20and%20read%20the%20lessons%20on%20feast-days%20because%20my%20tenants%20expect%20it%2C%20but%20I've%20never%20been%20fool%20enough%20to%20confuse%20religion%20with%20belief%20in%20God.%20That's%20where%20so%20many%20clergymen...%20go%20wrong&amp;a=George%20MacDonald%20Fraser&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I'm as religious as the next man - which is to say I'll keep in with the local parson for form's sak... — George MacDonald Fraser</image:title>
      <image:caption>George MacDonald Fraser quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/c-joybell-c-quote-meaning-51573</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51573.png?q=We%20are%20all%20tricked.%20We%20think%20that%20religion%20tells%20us%20what%20to%20believe%3B%20but%20it%20doesn't%2C%20it%20is%20telling%20us%20what%20not%20to%20believe.%20Atheism%20is%20not%20the%20absence%20of%20religion%3B%20atheism%20is%20the%20most%20undiluted%20form%20of%20religion%3A%20it%20tells%20us%20not%20to%20believe%20in%20anything%20at%20all.%20Atheists%20hate%20the%20religious%20and%20the%20religious%20hate%20atheists%2C%20but%20this%20is%20only%20a%20deception!%20We%20are%20all%20deceived!%20There%20is%20only%20one%20boat%20and%20we%20are%20all%20in%20it!%20All%20at%20the%20same%20time!&amp;a=C.%20JoyBell%20C.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are all tricked. We think that religion tells us what to believe; but it doesn't, it is telling u... — C. JoyBell C.</image:title>
      <image:caption>C. JoyBell C. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jeanette-winterson-quote-meaning-51574</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51574.png?q=I%20can't%20be%20a%20priest%20because%20although%20my%20heart%20is%20as%20loud%20as%20hers%20I%20can%20pretend%20no%20answering%20riot.%20I%20have%20shouted%20to%20God%20and%20the%20Virgin%2C%20but%20they%20have%20not%20shouted%20back%20and%20I'm%20not%20interested%20in%20the%20still%20small%20voice.%20Surely%20a%20god%20can%20meet%20passion%20with%20passion%3F%20She%20says%20he%20can.%20Then%20he%20should.&amp;a=Jeanette%20Winterson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I can't be a priest because although my heart is as loud as hers I can pretend no answering riot. I ... — Jeanette Winterson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jeanette Winterson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-h-magid-quote-meaning-51575</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51575.png?q=I%20learned%20that%20one%20person%20hurting%20another%20really%20is%20like%20a%20hand%20curling%20into%20a%20fist%20to%20smash%20the%20foot.%20And%20that%20all%20that%20really%20matters%20is%20family%20and%20other%20people.%20And%20that%20the%20purpose%20of%20life%20is%20to%20find%20the%20Light%20of%20God%2C%20but%20not%20the%20light%20from%20some%20old%20guy%20with%20a%20beard%20sitting%20up%20there%20judging%20us.%20The%20light%20is%20the%20love%20we%20give%20each%20other%20on%20our%20way%20back%20home.%20And%20that%20God%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20mind%20if%20we%20spent%20a%20little%20less%20time%20telling%20him%20how%20great%20he%20is%20and%20a%20little%20more%20time%20loving%20each%20other%2C%20and%20not%20just%20the%20people%20we%E2%80%99re%20supposed%20to%20love%2C%20but%20everyone.&amp;a=Paul%20H.%20Magid&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I learned that one person hurting another really is like a hand curling into a fist to smash the foo... — Paul H. Magid</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul H. Magid quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/umberto-eco-quote-meaning-51576</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51576.png?q=El%20diablo%20no%20es%20el%20pr%C3%ADncipe%20de%20la%20materia%2C%20el%20diablo%20es%20la%20arrogancia%20del%20esp%C3%ADritu%2C%20la%20fe%20sin%20sonrisa%2C%20la%20verdad%20jam%C3%A1s%20tocada%20por%20la%20duda.&amp;a=Umberto%20Eco&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>El diablo no es el príncipe de la materia, el diablo es la arrogancia del espíritu, la fe sin sonris... — Umberto Eco</image:title>
      <image:caption>Umberto Eco quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/haruki-murakami-quote-meaning-51578</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51578.png?q=Or%20maybe%20that%E2%80%99s%20what%20it%E2%80%99s%20all%20about%3A%20this%20religion%E2%80%99s%20substance%20is%20its%20lack%20of%20substance.&amp;a=Haruki%20Murakami&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Or maybe that’s what it’s all about: this religion’s substance is its lack of substance. — Haruki Murakami</image:title>
      <image:caption>Haruki Murakami quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freud-quote-meaning-religion-51581</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51581.png?q=It%20would%20be%20an%20undoubted%20advantage%20if%20we%20were%20to%20leave%20God%20out%20altogether%20and%20honestly%20admit%20the%20purely%20human%20origin%20of%20all%20the%20regulations%20and%20precepts%20of%20civilization.%20Along%20with%20their%20pretended%20sanctity%2C%20these%20commandments%20and%20laws%20would%20lose%20their%20rigidity%20and%20unchangeableness%20as%20well.%20People%20could%20understand%20that%20they%20are%20made%2C%20not%20so%20much%20to%20rule%20them%20as%2C%20on%20the%20contrary%2C%20to%20serve%20their%20interests%3B%20and%20they%20would%20adopt%20a%20more%20friendly%20attitude%20to%20them%2C%20and%20instead%20of%20aiming%20at%20their%20abolition%2C%20would%20aim%20only%20at%20their%20improvement.&amp;a=Sigmund%20Freud&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It would be an undoubted advantage if we were to leave God out altogether and honestly admit the pur... — Sigmund Freud</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sigmund Freud quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-m-schulz-quote-meaning-51583</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51583.png?q=I%20think%20we%20place%20the%20wrong%20emphasis%20upon%20examples%2C%20that%20we're%20treading%20on%20very%20weak%20ground%20when%20we%20set%20ourselves%20up%20as%20examples%20for%20others%20to%20become%20religious.%20If%20people%20are%20going%20to%20look%20at%20me%20for%20religious%20guidance%2C%20then%20I%20think%20they're%20looking%20in%20the%20wrong%20place.&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I think we place the wrong emphasis upon examples, that we're treading on very weak ground when we s... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/beth-mcmullen-religion-quote-meaning-51584</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51584.png?q=In%20fact%2C%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20understand%20religion%20at%20all%20and%20as%20far%20as%20I%20can%20see%20the%20only%20thing%20it%20does%20is%20hasten%20the%20slaughter%20of%20people%20who%20generally%20seem%20to%20be%20minding%20their%20own%20business.&amp;a=Beth%20McMullen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In fact, I don’t understand religion at all and as far as I can see the only thing it does is hasten... — Beth McMullen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beth McMullen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darwin-quote-meaning-51586</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51586.png?q=When%20Charles%20Darwin%20published%20On%20the%20Origin%20of%20Species%20in%201859%2C%20he%20exposed%20the%20world%20to%20a%20momentous%20discovery%20.%20For%20the%20first%20time%20in%20history%2C%20human%20beings%20were%20seen%20not%20as%20creatures%20of%20divine%20origin%2C%20but%20instead%2C%20as%20a%20product%20of%20nature%2C%20an%20animal%20like%20every%20other%20on%20the%20planet.%20Imagine%20yourself%20back%20in%20that%20amazing%20year.%20The%20day%20before%20Darwin%E2%80%99s%20book%20was%20published%2C%20you%20wake%20up%20thinking%20yourself%20the%20image%20of%20God%3B%20the%20next%20morning%20you%20realize%20you%20have%20the%20face%20of%20a%20monkey.%20Not%20everybody%20immediately%20embraced%20this%20rude%20demotion%20from%20god%20to%20goat.&amp;a=Jeff%20Schweitzer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, he exposed the world to a momentous ... — Jeff Schweitzer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jeff Schweitzer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/autumn-christian-quote-meaning-51587</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51587.png?q=if%20you%20truly%20want%20to%20know%20why%20I'm%20helping%20you%2C%20you%20won't%20get%20any%20easy%20answers.%20It's%20not%20because%20I%20believe%20in%20the%20goodness%20of%20humankind.%20It's%20not%20because%20I%20believe%20God%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20monsters%20are%20evil.%20I%20only%20wish%20to%20have%20the%20capacity%20to%20change.%20To%20know%20that%20we%20have%20the%20ability%20to%20take%20a%20different%20direction%20than%20the%20one%20presented%20to%20us.%20That%20is%20more%20important%20than%20good%20and%20evil.%20Than%20life%20or%20death.&amp;a=Autumn%20Christian&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>if you truly want to know why I'm helping you, you won't get any easy answers. It's not because I be... — Autumn Christian</image:title>
      <image:caption>Autumn Christian quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/douglas-phillips-quote-meaning-51588</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51588.png?q=Culture%20is%20religion%20externalized.&amp;a=Douglas%20Phillips&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Culture is religion externalized. — Douglas Phillips</image:title>
      <image:caption>Douglas Phillips quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/do-you-order-righteousness-quote-meaning-51589</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51589.png?q=Do%20you%20order%20righteousness%20of%20the%20people%20and%20forget%20yourselves%20while%20you%20recite%20the%20Scripture%3F%20Then%20will%20you%20not%20reason%3F&amp;a=Qur'an&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then ... — Qur'an</image:title>
      <image:caption>Qur'an quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/colin-tegerdine-quote-meaning-51590</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51590.png?q=In%20BANKSY%20we%20trust.&amp;a=Colin%20Tegerdine&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In BANKSY we trust. — Colin Tegerdine</image:title>
      <image:caption>Colin Tegerdine quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mary-favored-by-god-meaning-51591</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51591.png?q=Mary%20had%20been%20chosen%2C%20%E2%80%9Cfavored%E2%80%9D%20by%20God.%20But%20what%20a%20strange%20blessing.%20It%20brought%20with%20it%20none%20of%20the%20ideals%20or%20goals%20that%20so%20consume%20our%20daily%20striving.%20Today%20many%20assume%20that%20those%20whom%20God%20favors%20will%20enjoy%20the%20things%20we%20equate%20with%20a%20good%20life%3A%20social%20standing%2C%20wealth%20and%20good%20health.%20Yet%20Mary%2C%20God%E2%80%99s%20favored%20one%2C%20was%20blessed%20with%20having%20a%20child%20out%20of%20wedlock%20who%20would%20later%20be%20executed%20as%20a%20criminal.%20Acceptability%2C%20prosperity%2C%20and%20comfort%20have%20never%20been%20the%20essence%20of%20God%E2%80%99s%20blessing&amp;a=R.%20Alan%20Culpepper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mary had been chosen, “favored” by God. But what a strange blessing. It brought with it none of the ... — R. Alan Culpepper</image:title>
      <image:caption>R. Alan Culpepper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/aldous-huxley-quote-meaning-51592</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51592.png?q=Given%20the%20nature%20of%20spiders%2C%20webs%20are%20inevitable.%20And%20given%20the%20nature%20of%20human%20beings%2C%20so%20are%20religions.%20Spiders%20can't%20help%20making%20fly-traps%2C%20and%20men%20can't%20help%20making%20symbols.%20That's%20what%20the%20human%20brain%20is%20there%20for%20-%20the%20turn%20the%20chaos%20of%20given%20experience%20into%20a%20set%20of%20manageable%20symbols.&amp;a=Aldous%20Huxley&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Given the nature of spiders, webs are inevitable. And given the nature of human beings, so are relig... — Aldous Huxley</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aldous Huxley quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anne-rice-quote-meaning-51593</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51593.png?q=As%20the%20Roman%20Empire%20came%20to%20its%20close%2C%20all%20the%20old%20gods%20of%20the%20pagan%20world%20were%20seen%20as%20demons%20by%20the%20Christians%20who%20rose.%20It%20was%20useless%20to%20tell%20them%20as%20the%20centuries%20passed%20that%20their%20Christ%20was%20but%20another%20God%20of%20the%20Wood%2C%20dying%20and%20rising%2C%20as%20Dionysus%20or%20Osiris%20had%20done%20before%20him%2C%20and%20that%20the%20Virgin%20Mary%20was%20in%20fact%20the%20Good%20Mother%20again%20enshrined.%20Theirs%20was%20a%20new%20age%20of%20belief%20and%20conviction%2C%20and%20in%20it%20we%20became%20devils%2C%20detached%20from%20what%20they%20believed%2C%20as%20old%20knowledge%20was%20forgotten%20or%20misunderstood.&amp;a=Anne%20Rice&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As the Roman Empire came to its close, all the old gods of the pagan world were seen as demons by th... — Anne Rice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anne Rice quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hp-lovecraft-quote-meaning-51594</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51594.png?q=I%20am%2C%20indeed%2C%20an%20absolute%20materialist%20so%20far%20as%20actual%20belief%20goes%3B%20with%20not%20a%20shred%20of%20credence%20in%20any%20form%20of%20supernaturalism%E2%80%94religion%2C%20spiritualism%2C%20transcendentalism%2C%20metempsychosis%2C%20or%20immortality.&amp;a=H.P.%20Lovecraft&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I am, indeed, an absolute materialist so far as actual belief goes; with not a shred of credence in ... — H.P. Lovecraft</image:title>
      <image:caption>H.P. Lovecraft quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/st-ephraim-quote-meaning-51595</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51595.png?q=Let%20books%20be%20your%20dining%20table%2C%20%2F%20And%20you%20shall%20be%20full%20of%20delights.%20%2F%20Let%20them%20be%20your%20mattress%2C%2FAnd%20you%20shall%20sleep%20restful%20nights&amp;a=St.%20Ephraim%20the%20Syrian&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/An... — St. Ephraim the Syrian</image:title>
      <image:caption>St. Ephraim the Syrian quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/martin-amis-quote-meaning-51596</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51596.png?q=Religious%20belief%20is%20without%20reason%20and%20without%20dignity%2C%20and%20its%20record%20is%20near-universally%20dreadful.&amp;a=Martin%20Amis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful. — Martin Amis</image:title>
      <image:caption>Martin Amis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/greg-mortenson-quote-meaning-51597</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51597.png?q=Just%20as%20the%20Torah%20and%20Bible%20teach%20concern%20for%20those%20in%20distress%2C%20the%20Koran%20instructs%20all%20Muslims%20to%20make%20caring%20for%20widows%2C%20orphans%2C%20and%20refugees%20a%20priority.&amp;a=Greg%20Mortenson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern for those in distress, the Koran instructs all Muslims to ... — Greg Mortenson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Greg Mortenson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-discomfort-sacrifice-51598</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51598.png?q=We%20can%20always%20be%20sure%20of%20one%20thing%E2%80%94that%20the%20messengers%20of%20discomfort%20and%20sacrifice%20will%20be%20stoned%20and%20pelted%20by%20those%20who%20wish%20to%20preserve%20at%20all%20costs%20their%20own%20contentment.%20This%20is%20not%20a%20lesson%20that%20is%20confined%20to%20the%20Testaments.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We can always be sure of one thing—that the messengers of discomfort and sacrifice will be stoned an... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/loraine-boettner-quote-meaning-51599</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51599.png?q=This%20doctrine%20of%20total%20inability%20which%20declares%20that%20men%20are%20dead%20in%20sin%20does%20not%20mean%20that%20all%20men%20are%20equally%20bad%2C%20nor%20that%20any%20man%20is%20as%20bad%20as%20he%20could%20be%2C%20nor%20that%20anyone%20is%20entirely%20destitute%20of%20virtue%2C%20nor%20that%20human%20nature%20is%20equal%20in%20itself%2C%20nor%20that%20man%E2%80%99s%20spirit%20in%20inactive%2C%20and%20much%20less%20does%20it%20mean%20that%20the%20body%20is%20dead.%20What%20is%20does%20mean%20is%20that%20since%20the%20fall%2C%20man%20rests%20under%20the%20curse%20of%20sin%2C%20that%20he%20is%20actuated%20by%20wrong%20principles%2C%20and%20that%20he%20is%20wholly%20unable%20to%20love%20God%2C%20or%20to%20do%20anything%20meriting%20salvation.%20His%20corruption%20is%20extensive%2C%20but%20not%20necessarily%20intensive.%20It%20is%20in%20this%20sense%20that%20man%2C%20since%20the%20fall%2C%20is%20utterly%20indisposed%2C%20disabled%2C%20and%20made%20opposite%20to%20all%20good%2C%20wholly%20inclined%20to%20all%20evil.%20He%20possesses%20a%20fixed%20bias%20of%20the%20will%20against%20God%2C%20and%20instinctively%20and%20willingly%20and%20turns%20to%20evil.%20He%20is%20an%20alien%20by%20birth%2C%20and%20a%20sinner%20by%20choice.%20The%20inability%20under%20which%20he%20labors%20is%20not%20an%20inability%20to%20exercise%20volition%2C%20but%20an%20inability%20to%20be%20willing%20to%20exercise%20holy%20volitions.%20And%20it%20is%20this%20phase%20of%20it%20which%20led%20Luther%20to%20declare%20that%20%E2%80%98free%20will%E2%80%99%20is%20an%20empty%20term%2C%20whose%20reality%20is%20lost%3B%20and%20a%20lost%20liberty%2C%20according%20to%20my%20grammar%2C%20is%20no%20liberty%20at%20all.&amp;a=Loraine%20Boettner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>This doctrine of total inability which declares that men are dead in sin does not mean that all men ... — Loraine Boettner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Loraine Boettner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/martin-amis-quote-meaning-51600</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51600.png?q=Belief%20is%20otiose%3B%20reality%20is%20sufficiently%20awesome%20as%20it%20stands.&amp;a=Martin%20Amis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands. — Martin Amis</image:title>
      <image:caption>Martin Amis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-m-schulz-quote-meaning-51602</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51602.png?q=I%20see%20no%20reason%20why%20church%20services%20have%20to%20be%20standard.%20I've%20discussed%20this%20with%20the%20man%20who%20used%20to%20be%20a%20pastor%20here%20at%20the%20Methodist%20Church%20in%20Sebastopol.%20I%20told%20him%20I%20saw%20no%20reason%20why%2C%20on%20a%20certain%20Sunday%20morning%2C%20if%20a%20minister%20has%20felt%20during%20the%20week%20the%20burden%20of%20a%20topic%20upon%20his%20heart%20and%20he%20knows%20that%20it%20is%20going%20to%20take%20more%20than%20the%20standard%20twenty%20minutes%20to%20discuss%20this%20thing%2C%20why%20he%20can't%20rise%20at%20the%20beginning%20of%20the%20service%20and%20say%20'I%20have%20something%20of%20special%20importance%20this%20morning%20so%20let's%20sing%20just%20one%20song%2C%20and%20if%20you'll%20forgive%20me%2C%20I%20think%20I'm%20going%20to%20need%20about%20an%20hour%20to%20explain%20it%20to%20you.'%20I%20think%20the%20congregation%20would%20appreciate%20his%20candor%20and%20give%20him%20their%20attention.%20If%2C%20on%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20he%20does%20not%20feel%20that%20a%20definite%20message%20has%20been%20given%20him%2C%20why%20not%20admit%20it%20from%20the%20pulpit%20and%20say%2C%20'This%20morning%2C%20I'm%20not%20going%20to%20try%20to%20make%20up%20something%20to%20fill%20the%20time.%20We'll%20sing%20a%20few%20extra%20hymns%20and%20go%20home!'%20Why%20do%20the%20services%20have%20to%20begin%20and%20end%20at%20the%20same%20time%2C%20and%20why%20does%20everything%20have%20to%20be%20so%20rigid%3F&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I see no reason why church services have to be standard. I've discussed this with the man who used t... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/walter-m-miller-jr-quote-meaning-51604</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51604.png?q=But%20you've%20always%20used%20words%20so%20wordily%20in%20crafty%20defense%20of%20your%20Trinity%2C%20although%20He%20never%20needed%20such%20defense%20before%20you%20got%20Him%20from%20me%20as%20a%20Unity.&amp;a=Walter%20M.%20Miller%20Jr.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But you've always used words so wordily in crafty defense of your Trinity, although He never needed ... — Walter M. Miller Jr.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walter M. Miller Jr. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/borges-quote-meaning-intimidate-speech-51608</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51608.png?q=I%20prayed%20aloud%2C%20less%20to%20plead%20for%20divine%20favor%20than%20to%20intimidate%20the%20tribe%20with%20articulate%20speech.&amp;a=Jorge%20Luis%20Borges&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to intimidate the tribe with articulate speech. — Jorge Luis Borges</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jorge Luis Borges quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/adebowale-babatunde-ojowuro-quote-meaning-51609</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51609.png?q=The%20terrible%20error%20in%20the%20course%20of%20human%20civilization%20is%20undoubtedly%20the%20defective%20judgment%20that%20allowed%20religious%20authorities%20usurp%20the%20foundation%20of%20societal%20morality%2C%20in%20which%20all%20collective%20ethics%20of%20humankind%20must%20take%20a%20cause.%20This%20appalling%20blunder%20is%20comparable%20only%20to%20assigning%20the%20leper%20exclusive%20franchise%20to%20run%20beauty%20clinics%20in%20the%20society%3B%20this%20can%20only%20lead%20to%20cycles%20upon%20cycles%20of%20common%20infection%20syndrome.&amp;a=Adebowale%20Babatunde%20Ojowuro&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The terrible error in the course of human civilization is undoubtedly the defective judgment that al... — Adebowale Babatunde Ojowuro</image:title>
      <image:caption>Adebowale Babatunde Ojowuro quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/penn-jillette-quote-meaning-51611</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51611.png?q=But%20%5Bhe%5D%20had%20lost%20god%2C%20and%20all%20his%20family%20and%20friends%20were%20staying%20behind%20with%20his%20imaginary%20friend.%20A%20silly%20dream%20goes%20away%20and%20takes%20with%20it%20your%20whole%20real%20life.&amp;a=Penn%20Jillette&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But [he] had lost god, and all his family and friends were staying behind with his imaginary friend.... — Penn Jillette</image:title>
      <image:caption>Penn Jillette quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-wilmot-quote-meaning-51612</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51612.png?q=For%20Hell%20and%20the%20foul%20fiend%20that%20rules&amp;a=John%20Wilmot&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For Hell and the foul fiend that rules — John Wilmot</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Wilmot quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michela-wrong-quote-meaning-51614</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51614.png?q=Spirituality%20can%20go%20hand-in-hand%20with%20ruthless%20single-mindedness%20when%20the%20individual%20is%20convinced%20his%20cause%20is%20just&amp;a=Michela%20Wrong&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced hi... — Michela Wrong</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michela Wrong quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/crystal-flanagan-quote-meaning-51616</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51616.png?q=As%20long%20as%20we%20were%20living%20in%20the%20spirit%20we%20would%20continue%20to%20be%20blessed&amp;a=Crystal%20Flanagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As long as we were living in the spirit we would continue to be blessed — Crystal Flanagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Crystal Flanagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-dickens-quote-meaning-51617</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51617.png?q=Mrs.%20Joe%20war%20eine%20sehr%20reinliche%20Hausfrau%2C%20doch%20sie%20verstand%20sich%20ausnehmend%20gut%20darauf%2C%20ihre%20Reinlichkeit%20bequemer%20und%20unertr%C3%A4glicher%20zu%20machen%2C%20als%20jeder%20Schmutz%20gewesen%20w%C3%A4re.%20Die%20Reinlichkeit%20ist%20der%20Gottesfurcht%20verwandt%2C%20und%20manche%20verfahren%20mit%20ihrer%20Religion%20ganz%20genauso.&amp;a=Charles%20Dickens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mrs. Joe war eine sehr reinliche Hausfrau, doch sie verstand sich ausnehmend gut darauf, ihre Reinli... — Charles Dickens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Dickens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ronnie-shakes-quote-meaning-51618</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51618.png?q=I%20fear%20one%20day%20I'll%20meet%20God%2C%20he'll%20sneeze%20and%20I%20won't%20know%20what%20to%20say&amp;a=Ronnie%20Shakes&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say — Ronnie Shakes</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ronnie Shakes quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marc-acito-quote-meaning-51619</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51619.png?q=I%20shouldn't%20be%20surprised.%20Catholicism%20is%20the%20ultimate%20loophole%20religion%20(sin%2C%20confess%2C%20repeat)%2C%20so%20it%20makes%20sense%20that%20a%20priest%20would%20know%20better%20than%20anyone%20how%20to%20work%20the%20angles.%20Still%2C%20when%20you%20go%20to%20confession%20and%20say%2C%20%22Forgive%20me%2C%20Father%2C%20for%20I%20have%20sinned%2C%22%20you%20don't%20expect%20him%20to%20say%2C%20%22So%2C%20who%20hasn't%3F&amp;a=Marc%20Acito&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I shouldn't be surprised. Catholicism is the ultimate loophole religion (sin, confess, repeat), so i... — Marc Acito</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marc Acito quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/umberto-eco-quote-meaning-51621</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51621.png?q=Die%20Menschen%20tun%20das%20B%C3%B6se%20nie%20so%20vollst%C3%A4ndig%20und%20begeistert%2C%20wie%20wenn%20sie%20es%20aus%20religi%C3%B6ser%20%C3%9Cberzeugung%20tun.&amp;a=Umberto%20Eco&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Die Menschen tun das Böse nie so vollständig und begeistert, wie wenn sie es aus religiöser Überzeug... — Umberto Eco</image:title>
      <image:caption>Umberto Eco quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/anonymous-quote-meaning-51622</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51622.png?q=In%20the%20Name%20of%20Allah%2C%20the%20Most%20Beneficent%2C%20the%20Most%20Merciful.&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/susan-sontag-religion-quote-meaning-51623</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51623.png?q=Religion%20is%20probably%2C%20after%20sex%2C%20the%20second%20oldest%20resource%20which%20human%20beings%20have%20available%20to%20them%20for%20blowing%20their%20mind.&amp;a=Susan%20Sontag&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to the... — Susan Sontag</image:title>
      <image:caption>Susan Sontag quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/r-bosworth-smith-quote-meaning-51624</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51624.png?q=He%20was%20Caesar%20and%20Pope%20in%20one%3B%20but%20he%20was%20Pope%20without%20Pope's%20pretensions%2C%20Caesar%20without%20the%20legions%20of%20Caesar%3A%20without%20a%20standing%20army%2C%20without%20a%20bodyguard%2C%20without%20a%20palace%2C%20without%20a%20fixed%20revenue%3B%20if%20ever%20any%20man%20had%20the%20right%20to%20say%20that%20he%20ruled%20by%20the%20right%20divine%2C%20it%20was%20Mohammed%2C%20for%20he%20had%20all%20the%20power%20without%20its%20instruments%20and%20without%20its%20supports.%20He%20cared%20not%20for%20the%20dressings%20of%20power.%20The%20simplicity%20of%20his%20private%20life%20was%20in%20keeping%20with%20his%20public%20life.%22&amp;a=R.%20Bosworth%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legion... — R. Bosworth Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>R. Bosworth Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/franklin-foer-quote-meaning-51625</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51625.png?q=Soccer%20isn't%20the%20same%20as%20Bach%20or%20Buddhism.%20But%20it%20is%20often%20more%20deeply%20felt%20than%20religion%2C%20and%20just%20as%20much%20a%20part%20of%20the%20community's%20fabric%2C%20a%20repository%20of%20traditions.&amp;a=Franklin%20Foer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just ... — Franklin Foer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Franklin Foer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/safar-al-hawali-quote-meaning-51627</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51627.png?q=%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B8%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%B0%D9%84%D9%83%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%8A%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A1%D8%8C%20%D9%81%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%20%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%20%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84-%20%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%D8%8C%20%D8%A8%D9%84%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%A9%D8%9B%20%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%20%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%3A&amp;a=%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>واعلموا أن الأمة التي تفرط في عرضها لا يمكن أن تحتفظ بعد ذلك بأي شيء، فإن العرب حتى في جاهليتهم ما ك... — سفر الحوالي</image:title>
      <image:caption>سفر الحوالي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-crichton-quote-meaning-51628</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51628.png?q=A%20wonderful%20area%20for%20speculative%20academic%20work%20is%20the%20unknowable.%20These%20days%20religious%20subjects%20are%20in%20disfavor%2C%20but%20there%20are%20still%20plenty%20of%20good%20topics.%20The%20nature%20of%20consciousness%2C%20the%20workings%20of%20the%20brain%2C%20the%20origin%20of%20aggression%2C%20the%20origin%20of%20language%2C%20the%20origin%20of%20life%20on%20earth%2C%20SETI%20and%20life%20on%20other%20worlds...this%20is%20all%20great%20stuff.%20Wonderful%20stuff.%20You%20can%20argue%20it%20interminably.%20But%20it%20can't%20be%20contradicted%2C%20because%20nobody%20knows%20the%20answer%20to%20any%20of%20these%20topics.&amp;a=Michael%20Crichton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are ... — Michael Crichton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Crichton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/possession-grave-of-love-meaning-51630</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51630.png?q=When%20I%20hear%20that%20%22Possession%20is%20the%20grave%20of%20love%2C%22%20I%20remember%20that%20a%20religion%20may%20begin%20with%20the%20resurrection.&amp;a=F.H.%20Bradley&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When I hear that "Possession is the grave of love," I remember that a religion may begin with the re... — F.H. Bradley</image:title>
      <image:caption>F.H. Bradley quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-yusuf-zidan-quote-51631</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51631.png?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AD%D8%8C%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%8C%20%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%88%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%20%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A8%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D9%83%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7.%20%D9%88%D9%87%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1%20%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%B8%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%87%D9%88%20%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82%20%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%88%20%D9%87%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%88%20%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7...%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%88%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B6%20%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%D8%B6%D8%AF%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%81%20%D9%86%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%D9%82%D8%AF%20%D9%8A%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%20%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%88%20%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9...&amp;a=%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81%20%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>الديانة دين فادح، لا يمكن لأحد أن يوفي به، ديانتنا تديننا، تدين من دان بها بأكثر من غير المؤمنين و ت... — يوسف زيدان</image:title>
      <image:caption>يوسف زيدان quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thomas-cahill-quote-meaning-51632</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51632.png?q=In%20becoming%20an%20Irishman%2C%20Patrick%20wedded%20his%20world%20to%20theirs%2C%20his%20faith%20to%20their%20life%E2%80%A6Patrick%20found%20a%20way%20of%20swimming%20down%20to%20the%20depths%20of%20the%20Irish%20psyche%20and%20warming%20and%20transforming%20Irish%20imagination%20%E2%80%93%20making%20it%20more%20humane%20and%20more%20noble%20while%20keeping%20it%20Irish.%E2%80%9D%20(161)&amp;a=Thomas%20Cahill&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their life…Patrick found a... — Thomas Cahill</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Cahill quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/clarence-day-quote-meaning-51633</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51633.png?q=As%20time%20goes%20on%2C%20new%20and%20remoter%20aspects%20of%20truth%20are%20discovered%20which%20can%20seldom%20be%20fitted%20into%20creeds%20that%20are%20changeless.&amp;a=Clarence%20Day&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As time goes on, new and remoter aspects of truth are discovered which can seldom be fitted into cre... — Clarence Day</image:title>
      <image:caption>Clarence Day quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jonathan-franzen-quote-meaning-51634</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51634.png?q=Patty%20believed%20that%20parents%20have%20a%20duty%20to%20teach%20their%20children%20how%20to%20recognize%20reality%20when%20they%20see%20it.&amp;a=Jonathan%20Franzen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Patty believed that parents have a duty to teach their children how to recognize reality when they s... — Jonathan Franzen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Franzen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/theophile-gautier-quote-meaning-51635</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51635.png?q=I%20had%20never%20been%20into%20society%3B%20for%20me%20the%20world%20was%20the%20enclosure%20of%20the%20college%20and%20the%20seminary.%20I%20had%20a%20vague%20knowledge%20that%20there%20was%20a%20something&amp;a=Th%C3%A9ophile%20Gautier&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I had never been into society; for me the world was the enclosure of the college and the seminary. I... — Théophile Gautier</image:title>
      <image:caption>Théophile Gautier quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fyodor-dostoyevsky-quote-meaning-51636</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51636.png?q=I%20renounce%20the%20higher%20harmony%20altogether.%20It's%20not%20worth%20the%20tears%20of%20that%20one%20tortured%20child%20who...prayed..with...unexpiated%20tears%20to%20'dear%2Ckind%20God!&amp;a=Fyodor%20Dostoyevsky&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I renounce the higher harmony altogether. It's not worth the tears of that one tortured child who...... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/keith-richards-quote-meaning-51637</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51637.png?q=I%20take%20the%20view%20that%20God%2C%20in%20his%20infinite%20wisdom%2C%20didn't%20bother%20to%20spring%20for%20two%20joints%20-%20heaven%20and%20hell.%20They're%20the%20same%20place%2C%20but%20heaven%20is%20when%20you%20get%20everything%20you%20want%20and%20you%20meet%20Mommy%20and%20Daddy%20and%20your%20best%20friends%20and%20you%20all%20have%20a%20hug%20and%20a%20kiss%20and%20play%20your%20harps.%20Hell%20is%20the%20same%20place%20-%20no%20fire%20and%20brimstone%20-%20but%20they%20just%20all%20pass%20by%20and%20don't%20see%20you.%20There's%20nothing%2C%20no%20recognition.%20You're%20waving%2C%20%22It's%20me%2C%20your%20father%2C%22%20but%20you're%20invisible.%20You're%20on%20a%20cloud%2C%20you've%20got%20your%20harp%2C%20but%20you%20can't%20play%20with%20nobody%20because%20they%20don't%20see%20you.%20That's%20hell.&amp;a=Keith%20Richards&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I take the view that God, in his infinite wisdom, didn't bother to spring for two joints - heaven an... — Keith Richards</image:title>
      <image:caption>Keith Richards quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/savo-heleta-quote-meaning-51638</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51638.png?q=The%20story%20Grandpa%20told%20us%20helped%20me%20realize%20that%20people%20cannot%20be%20divided%20into%20groups%20by%20ethnicity%2C%20religion%2C%20or%20any%20other%20feature%2C%20only%20into%20groups%20of%20good%2C%20bad%2C%20and%20indifferent%20people.&amp;a=Savo%20Heleta&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The story Grandpa told us helped me realize that people cannot be divided into groups by ethnicity, ... — Savo Heleta</image:title>
      <image:caption>Savo Heleta quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hans-kung-celibacy-rule-quote-meaning-51639</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51639.png?q=Everyone%20agrees%20the%20celibacy%20rule%20is%20just%20a%20Church%20law%20dating%20from%20the%2011th%20century%2C%20not%20a%20divine%20command.&amp;a=Hans%20K%C3%BCng&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine co... — Hans Küng</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hans Küng quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/antonio-guadarrama-quote-meaning-51642</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51642.png?q=La%20historia%20no%20ha%20cambiado.%20Hace%20mil%20anos%20ellos%20eran%20los%20duenos%20del%20mundo.%20Hoy%20en%20dia%20lo%20siguen%20siendo.%20Claro%2C%20lo%20tienen%20que%20compartir%20con%20los%20grandes%20magnates%20de%20la%20tierra%2C%20esos%20que%20controlan%20el%20petroleo%2C%20las%20drogas%2C%20la%20tecnologia%20y%20por%20supuesto%20la%20television%20y%20la%20radio.%20La%20Iglesia%20domina%20los%20miedos%20y%20la%20promesa%20de%20la%20salvacion%3B%20las%20grandes%20empresas%20tambien%20manipulan%20los%20miedos%20y%20los%20paliativos%20para%20estos%3A%20la%20satisfaccion%20de%20las%20necesidades%20basicas%20-%20y%20las%20no%20tan%20basicas%20que%20hoy%20en%20dia%20parecen%20primordiales%3A%20carro%2C%20casa%2C%20belleza%20y%20entretenimiento%20-%20%2C%20una%20via%20directa%20al%20consimismo.%20Ambos%20en%20busca%20de%20lo%20mismo%2C%20la%20minipulacion%20del%20pueblo%20que%20los%20lleva%20a%20la%20gallina%20de%20los%20huevos%20de%20oro%3A%20el%20dinero%20de%20las%20masas.%20No%20es%20causalidad%20que%20la%20gente%20no%20quiera%20pensar.%20La%20Iglesia%20se%20encargo%20por%20siglos%20de%20esto%2C%20evitando%20la%20lectura%20de%20cualquier%20cosa%20que%20no%20fuese%20su%20religion.%20Desde%20Aristoteles%2C%20Ovidio%2C%20Pitagoras%2C%20Platon%2C%20Socrates%2C%20Antistenes%2C%20Heraclito%2C%20hasta%20Voltaire%2C%20Huxley%2C%20Hesse%2C%20Sade%2C%20Maquiavelo%2C%20Rousseau%2C%20Nietzsche%2C%20Dumas%2C%20entre%20otros%2C%20fueron%20censurados.&amp;a=Antonio%20Guadarrama&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>La historia no ha cambiado. Hace mil anos ellos eran los duenos del mundo. Hoy en dia lo siguen sien... — Antonio Guadarrama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Antonio Guadarrama quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mujahadah-key-to-guidance-51643</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51643.png?q=Mujahadah%20adalah%20kunci%20petunjuk%2C%20tidak%20ada%20kunci%20petunjuk%20selain%20mujahadah&amp;a=Imam%20Al%20Ghazali&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mujahadah adalah kunci petunjuk, tidak ada kunci petunjuk selain mujahadah — Imam Al Ghazali</image:title>
      <image:caption>Imam Al Ghazali quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dr-amit-abraham-quote-meaning-51645</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51645.png?q=Love%20is%20the%20theme%20of%20all%20religions%20but%20making%20it%20commercial%20is%20satanic%E2%80%9D.&amp;a=Dr.%20Amit%20Abraham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Love is the theme of all religions but making it commercial is satanic”. — Dr. Amit Abraham</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dr. Amit Abraham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sarah-royal-quote-meaning-51646</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51646.png?q=As%20soon%20as%20we%20got%20back%20I%20ran%20upstairs%20and%20told%20everyone%20the%20story%2C%20thus%20telling%20everyone%20the%20alarm%20code%2C%20thus%20breaking%20one%20of%20the%20Ten%20Commandments%20when%20I%20lied%20and%20said%20I%E2%80%99d%20keep%20the%20code%20a%20secret.%20As%20I%E2%80%99ve%20known%20for%20a%20long%2C%20long%20time%20now%2C%20hell%20is%20going%20to%20be%20totally%20fucking%20worth%20it.&amp;a=Sarah%20Royal&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As soon as we got back I ran upstairs and told everyone the story, thus telling everyone the alarm c... — Sarah Royal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sarah Royal quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thoreau-quote-meaning-51647</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51647.png?q=It%20is%20remarkable%20that%2C%20notwithstanding%20the%20universal%20favor%20with%20which%20the%20New%20Testament%20is%20outwardly%20received%2C%20and%20even%20the%20bigotry%20with%20which%20it%20is%20defended%2C%20there%20is%20no%20hospitality%20shown%20to%2C%20there%20is%20no%20appreciation%20of%2C%20the%20order%20of%20truth%20with%20which%20it%20deals.&amp;a=Henry%20David%20Thoreau&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is remarkable that, notwithstanding the universal favor with which the New Testament is outwardly... — Henry David Thoreau</image:title>
      <image:caption>Henry David Thoreau quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bruce-weinstein-quote-meaning-51649</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51649.png?q=When%20I%20do%20good%2C%20I%20feel%20good%3B%20when%20I%20do%20bad%2C%20I%20feel%20bad%2C%20and%20that%20is%20my%20religion.%20-%20Abraham%20Lincoln&amp;a=Bruce%20Weinstein&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion. - Abraham Lincoln — Bruce Weinstein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bruce Weinstein quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-graham-quote-meaning-51650</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51650.png?q=You%20can't%20distinguish%20your%20group%20by%20doing%20things%20that%20are%20rational%20and%20believing%20things%20that%20are%20true.%20If%20you%20want%20to%20set%20yourself%20apart%20from%20other%20people%20you%20have%20to%20do%20things%20that%20are%20arbitrary%20and%20believe%20things%20that%20are%20false.&amp;a=Paul%20Graham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You can't distinguish your group by doing things that are rational and believing things that are tru... — Paul Graham</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Graham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tim-kreider-quote-meaning-51651</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51651.png?q=Biblical%2C%20Talmudic%2C%20or%20Koranic%20literalists%20remind%20me%20of%20children%20wrinkling%20their%20noses%20at%20Belon%20oysters%20and%20asking%20for%20more%20Chef%20Boy-E-Dee.%20They%20want%20the%20world%20to%20be%20as%20simple%20as%20they%20are.&amp;a=Tim%20Kreider&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Biblical, Talmudic, or Koranic literalists remind me of children wrinkling their noses at Belon oyst... — Tim Kreider</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tim Kreider quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hemingway-quote-meaning-duty-51653</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51653.png?q=You%20felt%2C%20in%20spite%20of%20all%20bureaucracy%20and%20inefficiency%20and%20party%20strife%20something%20that%20was%20like%20the%20feeling%20you%20expected%20to%20have%20and%20did%20not%20have%20when%20you%20made%20your%20first%20communion.%20It%20was%20a%20feeling%20of%20consecration%20to%20a%20duty%20toward%20all%20of%20the%20oppressed%20of%20the%20world%20which%20would%20be%20as%20difficult%20and%20embarrasing%20to%20speak%20about%20as%20religious%20experience%20and%20yet%20it%20was%20as%20authentic%20as%20the%20feeling%20you%20had%20when%20you%20heard%20Bach%2C%20or%20stood%20in%20Chartres%20Cathedral%20or%20the%20Cathedral%20at%20Le%C3%B3n%20and%20saw%20the%20light%20coming%20through%20the%20great%20windows%3B%20or%20when%20you%20saw%20Mantegna%20and%20Greco%20and%20Brueghel%20in%20the%20Prado.%20It%20gave%20you%20a%20part%20in%20something%20that%20you%20could%20believe%20in%20wholly%20and%20completely%20and%20in%20which%20you%20felt%20an%20absolute%20brotherhood%20with%20the%20others%20who%20were%20engaged%20in%20it.%20It%20was%20something%20that%20you%20had%20never%20known%20before%20but%20that%20you%20had%20experienced%20now%20and%20you%20gave%20such%20importance%20to%20it%20and%20the%20reasons%20for%20it%20that%20you%20own%20death%20seemed%20of%20complete%20unimportance%3B%20only%20a%20thing%20to%20be%20avoided%20because%20it%20would%20interfere%20with%20the%20performance%20of%20your%20duty.%20But%20the%20best%20thing%20was%20that%20there%20was%20something%20you%20could%20do%20about%20this%20feeling%20and%20this%20necessity%20too.%20You%20could%20fight.&amp;a=Ernest%20Hemingway&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You felt, in spite of all bureaucracy and inefficiency and party strife something that was like the ... — Ernest Hemingway</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernest Hemingway quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/iain-m-banks-quote-meaning-51654</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51654.png?q=Don't%20you%20have%20a%20religion%3F%22%20Dorolow%20asked%20Horza.&amp;a=Iain%20M.%20Banks&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Don't you have a religion?" Dorolow asked Horza. — Iain M. Banks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Iain M. Banks quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ibn-rajab-hanbali-quote-meaning-51656</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51656.png?q=%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%AA%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%20%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%B9%20%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83.&amp;a=%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إذا أردت أن تعرف شيئا من نعم الله عليك فضع يديك على عينيك. — ابن رجب الحنبلي</image:title>
      <image:caption>ابن رجب الحنبلي quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marilynne-robinson-quote-meaning-51657</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51657.png?q=It%20seems%20to%20me%20there%20is%20less%20meanness%20in%20atheism%2C%20by%20a%20good%20measure.%20It%20seems%20that%20the%20spirit%20of%20religious%20self-righteousness%20this%20article%20deplores%20is%20precisely%20the%20spirit%20in%20which%20it%20is%20written.%20Of%20course%20he's%20right%20about%20many%20things%2C%20one%20of%20them%20being%20the%20destructive%20potency%20of%20religious%20self-righteousness.%20(p.%20146)&amp;a=Marilynne%20Robinson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure. It seems that the spirit of rel... — Marilynne Robinson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marilynne Robinson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/wilhelm-reich-quote-meaning-51658</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51658.png?q=I%20do%20not%20believe%20that%20to%20be%20religious%20in%20the%20best%2C%20authentic%20sense%20a%20man%20has%20to%20destroy%20his%20love%20life%20and%20mummify%20himself%2C%20body%20and%20soul.&amp;a=Wilhelm%20Reich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I do not believe that to be religious in the best, authentic sense a man has to destroy his love lif... — Wilhelm Reich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wilhelm Reich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harold-bloom-quote-meaning-51659</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51659.png?q=(Wallace)%20Stevens%20turns%20to%20the%20idea%20of%20the%20weather%20precisely%20as%20the%20religious%20idea%20turns%20to%20the%20idea%20of%20God.&amp;a=Harold%20Bloom&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious idea turns to the idea... — Harold Bloom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harold Bloom quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-political-career-51662</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51662.png?q=Though%20he%20never%20actually%20joined%20it%2C%20he%20was%20close%20to%20some%20civilian%20elements%20of%20the%20Democratic%20Front%20for%20the%20Liberation%20of%20Palestine%2C%20which%20was%20the%20most%20Communist%20(and%20in%20the%20rather%20orthodox%20sense)%20of%20the%20Palestinian%20formations.%20I%20remember%20Edward%20once%20surprising%20me%20by%20saying%2C%20and%20apropos%20of%20nothing%3A%20'Do%20you%20know%20something%20I%20have%20never%20done%20in%20my%20political%20career%3F%20I%20have%20never%20publicly%20criticized%20the%20Soviet%20Union.%20It%E2%80%99s%20not%20that%20I%20terribly%20sympathize%20with%20them%20or%20anything%E2%80%94it's%20just%20that%20the%20Soviets%20have%20never%20done%20anything%20to%20harm%20me%2C%20or%20us.'%20At%20the%20time%20I%20thought%20this%20a%20rather%20na%C3%AFve%20statement%2C%20even%20perhaps%20a%20slightly%20contemptible%20one%2C%20but%20by%20then%20I%20had%20been%20in%20parts%20of%20the%20Middle%20East%20where%20it%20could%20come%20as%20a%20blessed%20relief%20to%20meet%20a%20consecrated%20Moscow-line%20atheist-dogmatist%2C%20if%20only%20for%20the%20comparatively%20rational%20humanism%20that%20he%20evinced%20amid%20so%20much%20religious%20barking%20and%20mania.%20It%20was%20only%20later%20to%20occur%20to%20me%20that%20Edward's%20pronounced%20dislike%20of%20George%20Orwell%20was%20something%20to%20which%20I%20ought%20to%20have%20paid%20more%20attention.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Though he never actually joined it, he was close to some civilian elements of the Democratic Front f... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chuck-palahniuk-quote-meaning-51664</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51664.png?q=For%20official%20record%2C%20if%20become%20bankrupt%20old%20retail%20distribution%20centers-labeled%20supermega%2C%20so-enlarged%20foodstuff%20market-%20later%20reincarnate%20to%20become%20worship%20shrine.%20First%20sell%20food-stuff%2C%20next%20then%20same%20structure%20sell%20battered%20furnitures%2C%20next%20now%20born%20as%20gymnasium%20club%2C%20next%20broker%20flea%20markets%2C%20only%20at%20final%20end%20of%20life...sell%20religions.&amp;a=Chuck%20Palahniuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For official record, if become bankrupt old retail distribution centers-labeled supermega, so-enlarg... — Chuck Palahniuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chuck Palahniuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-templeton-quote-meaning-51665</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51665.png?q=Faith%20does%20not%20imply%20a%20closed%2C%20but%20an%20open%20mind.%20Quite%20the%20opposite%20of%20blindness%2C%20faith%20appreciates%20the%20vast%20spiritual%20realities%20that%20materialist%20overlook%20by%20getting%20trapped%20in%20the%20purely%20physical.&amp;a=John%20Templeton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates ... — John Templeton</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Templeton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-ricketts-quote-meaning-51666</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51666.png?q=When%20in%20Reading%20Gaol%20he%20told%20me%20that%20the%20warders%20in%20the%20dock%20had%20been%20gentle%20and%20kind%2C%20but%20the%20visit%20of%20the%20chaplain%20in%20his%20first%20prison%20began%20with%20these%20words%3A&amp;a=Charles%20Ricketts&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When in Reading Gaol he told me that the warders in the dock had been gentle and kind, but the visit... — Charles Ricketts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Ricketts quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernest-hemingway-quote-meaning-51667</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51667.png?q=How%20would%20that%20premise%20stand%20up%20if%20he%20examined%20it%3F%20That%20was%20probably%20why%20the%20Communists%20were%20always%20cracking%20down%20on%20Bohemiansism.%20When%20you%20were%20drunk%20or%20when%20you%20committed%20adultery%20you%20recognised%20your%20own%20personal%20fallability%20of%20that%20so%20mutable%20substitute%20for%20the%20apostles'%20creed%2C%20the%20party%20line.%20Down%20with%20Bohemianism%2C%20the%20sin%20of%20Majakowski.&amp;a=Ernest%20Hemingway&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>How would that premise stand up if he examined it? That was probably why the Communists were always ... — Ernest Hemingway</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernest Hemingway quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dostoyevsky-quote-meaning-51668</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51668.png?q=But%20man%20seeks%20to%20worship%20what%20is%20established%20beyond%20dispute%2C%20so%20that%20all%20men%20would%20agree%20at%20once%20to%20worship%20it.%20For%20these%20pitiful%20creatures%20are%20concerned%20not%20only%20to%20find%20what%20one%20or%20the%20other%20can%20worship%2C%20but%20to%20find%20community%20of%20worship%20is%20the%20chief%20misery%20of%20every%20man%20individually%20and%20of%20all%20humanity%20from%20the%20beginning%20of%20time.%20For%20the%20sake%20of%20common%20worship%20they've%20slain%20each%20other%20with%20the%20sword.%20They%20have%20set%20up%20gods%20and%20challenged%20one%20another%2C%20%22Put%20away%20your%20gods%20and%20come%20and%20worship%20ours%2C%20or%20we%20will%20kill%20you%20and%20your%20gods!&amp;a=Fyodor%20Dostoyevsky&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But man seeks to worship what is established beyond dispute, so that all men would agree at once to ... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/phillip-yancey-quote-meaning-51669</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51669.png?q=God%20formed%20an%20alliance%20based%20on%20the%20world%20as%20it%20is%2C%20full%20of%20flaws%2C%20whereas%20prayer%20calls%20God%20to%20account%20for%20the%20world%20as%20it%20should%20be.&amp;a=Phillip%20Yancey&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God formed an alliance based on the world as it is, full of flaws, whereas prayer calls God to accou... — Phillip Yancey</image:title>
      <image:caption>Phillip Yancey quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alan-aldridge-quote-meaning-51672</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51672.png?q=Fundamentalism's%20strident%20denunciation%20of%20its%20opponents%20is%20a%20sign%20of%20its%20weakness%2C%20its%20dogmatic%20authoritarianism%20is%20a%20pathological%20mutation%20of%20faith.&amp;a=Alan%20Aldridge&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Fundamentalism's strident denunciation of its opponents is a sign of its weakness, its dogmatic auth... — Alan Aldridge</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alan Aldridge quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-51673</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51673.png?q=In%20the%20early%20days%20of%20the%20December%20that%20my%20father%20was%20to%20die%2C%20my%20younger%20brother%20brought%20me%20the%20news%20that%20I%20was%20a%20Jew.%20I%20was%20then%20a%20transplanted%20Englishman%20in%20America%2C%20married%2C%20with%20one%20son%20and%2C%20though%20unconsoled%20by%20any%20religion%2C%20a%20nonbelieving%20member%20of%20two%20Christian%20churches.%20On%20hearing%20the%20tidings%2C%20I%20was%20pleased%20to%20find%20that%20I%20was%20pleased.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In the early days of the December that my father was to die, my younger brother brought me the news ... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-51674</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51674.png?q=A%20life%20without%20an%20objective%20is%20much%20like%20a%20ship%20at%20sea%20with%20no%20port%20in%20mind.%20It%20drifts%20with%20the%20waves%20or%20storms%2C%20or%20with%20the%20whim%20of%20the%20captain.%20They%20are%20tempted%20to%20ask%2C%20amidst%20the%20battles%20of%20life%2C%20%22Is%20the%20struggle%20worth-while%3F%22%20That%20attitude%20lessens%20the%20joy%20of%20living.%20They%20who%20say%20that%20there%20is%20no%20purpose%20in%20life%20are%20not%20unhappy%2C%20but%20become%20dangerous%20to%20themselves%20and%20others%2C%20for%20they%20have%20no%20safe%20guide%20for%20their%20actions.%20Indeed%2C%20life%20has%20not%20objective%20save%20physical%20satisfactions%2C%20it%20is%20empty%20and%20valueless.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A life without an objective is much like a ship at sea with no port in mind. It drifts with the wave... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dostoyevsky-quote-meaning-51676</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51676.png?q=I%20understand%2C%20of%20course%2C%20what%20an%20upheaval%20of%20the%20universe%20it%20will%20be%20when%20everything%20in%20heaven%20and%20earth%20blends%20in%20one%20hymn%20of%20praise%20and%20everything%20that%20lives%20and%20has%20lived%20cries%20aloud%3A%20'Thou%20art%20just%2C%20O%20Lord%2C%20for%20Thy%20ways%20are%20revealed.'%20When%20the%20mother%20embraces%20the%20fiend%20who%20threw%20her%20child%20to%20the%20dogs%2C%20and%20all%20three%20cry%20aloud%20with%20tears%2C%20'Thou%20art%20just%2C%20O%20Lord!'%20then%2C%20of%20course%2C%20the%20crown%20of%20knowledge%20will%20be%20reached%20and%20all%20will%20be%20made%20clear.%20But%20what%20pulls%20me%20up%20here%20is%20that%20I%20can't%20accept%20that%20harmony.&amp;a=Fyodor%20Dostoyevsky&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I understand, of course, what an upheaval of the universe it will be when everything in heaven and e... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-51677</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51677.png?q=Men%2C%20discouraged%20by%20their%20failure%20to%20accomplish%20exactly%20what%20they%20desire%2C%20often%20speak%20of%20their%20lives%20as%20purposeless%2C%20but%20it%20is%20idle%20talk%2C%20for%2C%20in%20fact%2C%20no%20intelligent%20life%20which%20concerns%20itself%20vigorously%20and%20properly%20with%20the%20things%20about%20it%20can%20be%20said%20to%20be%20purposeless.%20Such%20a%20life%20adheres%2C%20automatically%2C%20to%20the%20law%20of%20progression%2C%20and%20therefore%20moves%20toward%20a%20great%20destiny%20of%20supreme%20power%20and%20accompanying%20joys.%20The%20only%20purposeless%20life%20is%20the%20one%20that%20does%20not%20use%20its%20faculties.%20It%20matters%20little%20what%20tasks%20men%20perform%20in%20life%2C%20if%20only%20they%20do%20them%20well%20and%20will%20all%20their%20strength.%20In%20the%20eternal%20plan%20they%20are%20given%20progressive%20value.%20In%20an%20infinite%20universe%2C%20one%20cannot%20possibly%20learn%20all%20or%20do%20all%2C%20at%20once.%20A%20beginning%20must%20be%20made%20somewhere%20and%20corner%20by%20corner%2C%20department%20by%20department%2C%20space%20by%20space%2C%20all%20will%20be%20known%20and%20conquered.%20In%20the%20end%2C%20all%20must%20be%20explored%2C%20and%20whether%20one%20begins%20in%20the%20east%20or%20the%20west%20cannot%20matter%20much.%20The%20big%20concern%20is%20the%20extent%20to%20which%20a%20man%20offers%20himself%2C%20mind%20and%20body%2C%20to%20his%20worthwhile%20work.%20Upon%20that%20will%20growth%20depend.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Men, discouraged by their failure to accomplish exactly what they desire, often speak of their lives... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/leanna-renee-hieber-quote-meaning-51678</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51678.png?q=He's%20Darkness.%20Unpleasant.%20I%20wouldn't%20trust%20him.%20Nor%20do%20I%20trust%20every%20mortal%20I%20meet.%20I%20don't%20know%20where%20evil%20comes%20from%2C%20and%20frankly%20it%20doesn't%20matter.%20Not%20right%20now.%20Histories%20and%20myths%20are%20renamed%20and%20reinvented%20eternally%20across%20the%20world.%20I%20can't%20speak%20to%20that.%20What%20I%20do%20know%3F%20This%20is%20your%20story.&amp;a=Leanna%20Renee%20Hieber&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He's Darkness. Unpleasant. I wouldn't trust him. Nor do I trust every mortal I meet. I don't know wh... — Leanna Renee Hieber</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leanna Renee Hieber quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-reston-quote-meaning-51679</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51679.png?q=In%201487%20alone%2C%20two%20hundred%20heretics%20had-in%20one%20of%20the%20greatest%20euphemisms%20in%20the%20history%20of%20language-%22relaxed%2C%22%20that%20is%2C%20burned%20at%20the%20stake.&amp;a=James%20Reston&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language... — James Reston</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Reston quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-51680</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51680.png?q=We%20are%20aware%20that%20the%20order%20of%20God%20requires%20the%20exercise%20of%20humility%2C%20but%20not%20of%20servility%20of%20slaves%3B%20but%20a%20humility%20that%20can%20be%20associated%20with%20undoubted%20courage%20and%20unflinching%20integrity%3B%20at%20the%20same%20time%20there%20is%20no%20room%20for%20pride%2C%20self-sufficient%20pride%2C%20that%20rests%20solely%20upon%20its%20own%20capabilities%2C%20and%20refuses%20to%20look%20for%20the%20support%20and%20countenance%20of%20others.--MS%207%3A91%20%5BMS%20is%20the%20Millenial%20Star%5D&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are aware that the order of God requires the exercise of humility, but not of servility of slaves... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernst-junger-quote-meaning-51681</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51681.png?q=Religio%22%2C%20as%20we%20know%2C%20harks%20back%20to%20a%20word%20(re-ligio)%20meaning%20%22bond%22%20and%20that%20is%20precisely%20what%20the%20anarch%20rejects.%20He%20does%20not%20go%20in%20for%20Moses%20with%20the%20Ten%20Commandments%20or%2C%20indeed%2C%20for%20any%20prophets.%20Nor%20does%20he%20wish%20to%20hear%20anything%20concerning%20gods%20or%20rumors%20about%20them%2C%20except%20as%20a%20historian%20-%20or%20unless%20they%20appear%20to%20him.%20That%20is%20when%20the%20conflicts%20begin.&amp;a=Ernst%20J%C3%BCnger&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religio", as we know, harks back to a word (re-ligio) meaning "bond" and that is precisely what the ... — Ernst Jünger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernst Jünger quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/seraphim-rose-quote-meaning-51682</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51682.png?q=We%20who%20are%20given%20the%20fullness%20of%20true%20Christianity%20are%20obliged%20to%20be%20working%20on%20ourselves%2C%20to%20be%20watching%20the%20signs%20of%20the%20times%2C%20and%20to%20be%20extremely%20joyful%2C%20as%20St.%20Paul%20is%20constantly%20saying%3A%20'Rejoice%20in%20the%20Lord%20always%2C%20and%20again%20I%20say%3A%20Rejoice!'%20(Phil.%204%3A4).%20We%20rejoice%20because%20we%20have%20something%20which%20all%20the%20death%20and%20corruption%20of%20this%20world%20cannot%20take%20away%2C%20that%20is%2C%20the%20eternal%20Kingdom%20of%20Jesus%20Christ.&amp;a=Seraphim%20Rose&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We who are given the fullness of true Christianity are obliged to be working on ourselves, to be wat... — Seraphim Rose</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seraphim Rose quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-darwin-quote-knowledge-51683</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51683.png?q=The%20limit%20of%20man%20s%20knowledge%20in%20any%20subject%20possesses%20a%20high%20interest%20which%20is%20perhaps%20increased%20by%20its%20close%20neighbourhood%20to%20the%20realms%20of%20imagination.&amp;a=Charles%20Darwin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The limit of man s knowledge in any subject possesses a high interest which is perhaps increased by ... — Charles Darwin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Darwin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ingersoll-quote-meaning-51684</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51684.png?q=The%20real%20bible%20is%20not%20the%20work%20of%20inspired%20men%2C%20nor%20prophets%2C%20nor%20apostles%2C%20nor%20evangelists%2C%20nor%20of%20Christs.%20Every%20man%20who%20finds%20a%20fact%2C%20adds%2C%20as%20it%20were%2C%20a%20word%20to%20this%20great%20book.%20It%20is%20not%20attested%20by%20prophecy%2C%20by%20miracles%20or%20signs.%20It%20makes%20no%20appeal%20to%20faith%2C%20to%20ignorance%2C%20to%20credulity%20or%20fear.%20It%20has%20no%20punishment%20for%20unbelief%2C%20and%20no%20reward%20for%20hypocrisy.%20It%20appeals%20to%20man%20in%20the%20name%20of%20demonstration.%20It%20has%20nothing%20to%20conceal.%20It%20has%20no%20fear%20of%20being%20read%2C%20of%20being%20contradicted%2C%20of%20being%20investigated%20and%20understood.%20It%20does%20not%20pretend%20to%20be%20holy%2C%20or%20sacred%3B%20it%20simply%20claims%20to%20be%20true.%20It%20challenges%20the%20scrutiny%20of%20all%2C%20and%20implores%20every%20reader%20to%20verify%20every%20line%20for%20himself.%20It%20is%20incapable%20of%20being%20blasphemed.%20This%20book%20appeals%20to%20all%20the%20surroundings%20of%20man.%20Each%20thing%20that%20exists%20testifies%20of%20its%20perfection.%20The%20earth%2C%20with%20its%20forests%20and%20plains%2C%20its%20rocks%20and%20seas%3B%20with%20its%20every%20wave%20and%20cloud%3B%20with%20its%20every%20leaf%20and%20bud%20and%20flower%2C%20confirms%20its%20every%20word%2C%20and%20the%20solemn%20stars%2C%20shining%20in%20the%20infinite%20abysses%2C%20are%20the%20eternal%20witnesses%20of%20its%20truth.&amp;a=Robert%20G.%20Ingersoll&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The real bible is not the work of inspired men, nor prophets, nor apostles, nor evangelists, nor of ... — Robert G. Ingersoll</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert G. Ingersoll quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-anonymous-quote-51686</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51686.png?q=You%20should%20not%20be%20afraid%20of%20someone%20who%20has%20a%20library%20and%20reads%20many%20books%3B%20you%20should%20fear%20someone%20who%20has%20only%20one%20book%3B%20and%20he%20considers%20it%20sacred%2C%20but%20he%20has%20never%20read%20it.&amp;a=Anonymous&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You should not be afraid of someone who has a library and reads many books; you should fear someone ... — Anonymous</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anonymous quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-bernard-shaw-quote-meaning-51689</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51689.png?q=La%20science%20est%20une%20nouvelle%20religion%20et%20la%20d%C3%A9sinfection%20est%20son%20eau%20b%C3%A9nite.&amp;a=George%20Bernard%20Shaw&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>La science est une nouvelle religion et la désinfection est son eau bénite. — George Bernard Shaw</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Bernard Shaw quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-hilton-quote-meaning-51693</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51693.png?q=The%20will%20of%20God%20or%20the%20lunacy%20of%20man%20-%20it%20seemed%20to%20him%20that%20you%20could%20take%20your%20choice%2C%20if%20you%20wanted%20a%20good%20enough%20reason%20for%20most%20things.%20Or%2C%20alternatively%20(and%20he%20thought%20of%20it%20as%20he%20contemplated%20the%20small%20orderliness%20of%20the%20cabin%20against%20the%20window%20background%20of%20such%20frantic%20natural%20scenery)%2C%20the%20will%20of%20man%20and%20the%20lunacy%20of%20God.&amp;a=James%20Hilton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you want... — James Hilton</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Hilton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bart-ehrman-quote-meaning-51694</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51694.png?q=The%20doctrine%20of%20the%20bodily%20resurrection%20of%20the%20dead%20at%20the%20end%20of%20time%20originated%20about%20two%20centuries%20before%20the%20life%20of%20Jesus%2C%20and%20by%20his%20day%20it%20had%20become%20a%20common%20feature%20of%20Jewish%20thought.%20Later%2C%20at%20the%20hands%20of%20Christians%2C%20it%20came%20to%20be%20transformed%20into%20a%20teaching%20of%20postmortem%20rewards%20and%20punishments%2C%20the%20ideas%20of%20heaven%20and%20hell.&amp;a=Bart%20D.%20Ehrman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The doctrine of the bodily resurrection of the dead at the end of time originated about two centurie... — Bart D. Ehrman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bart D. Ehrman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/samuel-johnson-quote-meaning-51695</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51695.png?q=To%20be%20of%20no%20church%20is%20dangerous.%20Religion%2C%20of%20which%20the%20rewards%20are%20distant%2C%20and%20which%20is%20animated%20only%20by%20faith%20and%20hope%2C%20will%20glide%20by%20degrees%20out%20of%20the%20mind%20unless%20it%20be%20invigorated%20and%20reimpressed%20by%20external%20ordinances%2C%20by%20stated%20calls%20to%20worship%2C%20and%20the%20salutary%20influence%20of%20example.&amp;a=Samuel%20Johnson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated o... — Samuel Johnson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Samuel Johnson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-robertson-quote-meaning-51696</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51696.png?q=for%20what%20is%20religion%20if%20not%20a%20kind%20of%20madness%2C%20and%20what%20is%20madness%20without%20a%20touch%20of%20religion%3F&amp;a=James%20Robertson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>for what is religion if not a kind of madness, and what is madness without a touch of religion? — James Robertson</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Robertson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/geraldine-brooks-quote-meaning-51697</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51697.png?q=%5BThe%20haggadah%5D%20was%20made%20to%20teach%2C%20and%20it%20will%20continue%20to%20teach.%20And%20it%20might%20teach%20a%20lot%20more%20than%20just%20the%20Exodus%20story.&amp;a=Geraldine%20Brooks&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[The haggadah] was made to teach, and it will continue to teach. And it might teach a lot more than ... — Geraldine Brooks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Geraldine Brooks quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mouloud-benzadi-quote-meaning-51698</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51698.png?q=%E4%BA%BA%E4%BB%AC%E9%80%89%E6%8B%A9%E7%9B%B8%E4%BF%A1%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E3%80%81%E5%A5%87%E8%BF%B9%E3%80%81%E5%91%BD%E8%BF%90%E5%92%8C%E5%90%84%E7%A7%8D%E8%BF%B7%E4%BF%A1%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E5%8D%B4%E4%B8%8D%E7%9B%B8%E4%BF%A1%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%EF%BC%8C%E8%BF%99%E7%9C%9F%E6%98%AF%E5%A4%AA%E6%9C%89%E8%B6%A3%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%81&amp;a=Mouloud%20Benzadi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>人们选择相信魔法、奇迹、命运和各种迷信，但却不相信自己，这真是太有趣了！ — Mouloud Benzadi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mouloud Benzadi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-slouka-quote-meaning-51699</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51699.png?q=...like%20a%20small%20stone%20deflected%20off%20a%20larger%20one%2C%20my%20brother%20had%20spun%20off%20toward%20the%20Almighty%2C%20though%20to%20my%20mind%20the%20events%20of%20that%20morning%20could%20just%20as%20well%20have%20cast%20him%20the%20other%20way.&amp;a=Mark%20Slouka&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...like a small stone deflected off a larger one, my brother had spun off toward the Almighty, thoug... — Mark Slouka</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Slouka quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tom-holland-quote-meaning-51702</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51702.png?q=History%2C%20unlike%20faith%2C%20cannot%20be%20built%20upon%20foundations%20of%20sand.&amp;a=Tom%20Holland&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>History, unlike faith, cannot be built upon foundations of sand. — Tom Holland</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Holland quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/all-religions-are-right-andy-weir-51703</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>All religions are right in their own way — Andy Weir</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andy Weir quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harsh-gupta-madhusudan-quote-meaning-51708</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51708.png?q=An%20idea%20like%20Christianity%20or%20Islam%20was%20all%20but%20inevitable.%20As%20human%20civilisation%20grew%20more%20complex%2C%20as%20polities%20grew%20larger%2C%20as%20economies%20became%20more%20interconnected%20it%20was%20a%20matter%20of%20time%20before%20someone%20got%20people%20under%20the%20banner%20of%20%E2%80%9COne%20Only%20Revealed%20God%20vs%20False%20Gods%E2%80%9D%20(which%20is%20very%20different%20from%20monism%20or%20henotheism).&amp;a=Harsh%20Gupta%20'Madhusudan'&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>An idea like Christianity or Islam was all but inevitable. As human civilisation grew more complex, ... — Harsh Gupta 'Madhusudan'</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harsh Gupta 'Madhusudan' quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rowena-kinread-quote-meaning-51712</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51712.png?q=We%20must%20praise%20the%20Lord%2C%E2%80%9D%20Patricius%20said.%20%E2%80%9CHis%20ways%20are%20sometimes%20unfathomable%2C%20but%20our%20aspiration%20has%20been%20granted.&amp;a=Rowena%20Kinread&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We must praise the Lord,” Patricius said. “His ways are sometimes unfathomable, but our aspiration h... — Rowena Kinread</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rowena Kinread quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rowena-kinread-quote-meaning-51713</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51713.png?q=We%20came%20in%20peace%20and%20we%20shall%20leave%20in%20peace%2C%E2%80%9D%20Patricius%20determined.%20%E2%80%9CAt%20the%20moment%20the%20king%20and%20his%20tribe%20do%20not%20believe%2C%20but%20there%20may%20come%20a%20time%20when%20they%20think%20differently%2C%20and%20then%20it%20will%20be%20important%20that%20we%20have%20not%20lodged%20ourselves%20in%20their%20memories%20as%20equally%20wicked%20as%20themselves.&amp;a=Rowena%20Kinread&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We came in peace and we shall leave in peace,” Patricius determined. “At the moment the king and his... — Rowena Kinread</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rowena Kinread quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/patricia-lockwood-quote-meaning-51714</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51714.png?q=What%20did%20those%20people%20teach%20you%3F%22%20he%20asked%20me%20one%20night%2C%20mystified.%20%22What%20exactly%20do%20Catholics%20believe%3F&amp;a=Patricia%20Lockwood&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What did those people teach you?" he asked me one night, mystified. "What exactly do Catholics belie... — Patricia Lockwood</image:title>
      <image:caption>Patricia Lockwood quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/katie-henry-quote-meaning-51715</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51715.png?q=Same%20idea!%22%20he%20says.%20%22I'm%20Jewish%20because%20everyone%20before%20me%20was%2C%20and%20you're%20Catholic%20because%20Spanish%20assholes%20forcibly%20converted%20your%20ancestors.%20How's%20that%20a%20choice%3F&amp;a=Katie%20Henry&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Same idea!" he says. "I'm Jewish because everyone before me was, and you're Catholic because Spanish... — Katie Henry</image:title>
      <image:caption>Katie Henry quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51716</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51716.png?q=I%20now%20believe%20successful%20criminal%20and%20civil%20outcomes%20in%20these%20cases%2C%20prison%20for%C2%A0Gerry%2C%20and%20a%20large%20damages%20award%20for%20the%20boys%2C%20would%20clarify%20these%20issues%C2%A0and%20assuage%20their%20guilt%20feelings.%20A%20guilty%20verdict%20in%20the%20criminal%20case%20and%20a%C2%A0large%20civil%20verdict%20or%20settlement%20would%20be%20double%20vindication%20for%20the%20boys.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I now believe successful criminal and civil outcomes in these cases, prison for Gerry, and a large d... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-m-bello-quote-meaning-51717</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51717.png?q=.%20.%20.%20this%20predator%20used%20his%20position%20in%20furtherance%20of%20his%20crimes%20and%20disguised%20his%20depravity%20as%20a%20religious%20ritual.%20This%20man%20will%20soon%20reside%20in%20an%20Ohio%20prison%2C%20where%20he%20belongs.%20He%20is%20not%20only%20guilty%20of%20serious%20crimes%20against%20children.%20He%20is%20guilty%20of%20a%20serious%20betrayal%20of%20faith.&amp;a=Mark%20M.%20Bello&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>. . . this predator used his position in furtherance of his crimes and disguised his depravity as a ... — Mark M. Bello</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark M. Bello quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-exaggerated-demands-51719</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51719.png?q=If%20one%20goes%20through%20the%20individual%20moral%20statements%20of%20the%20documents%20of%20Christianity%2C%20one%20will%20find%20everywhere%20that%20the%20demands%20have%20been%20exaggerated%20so%20that%20man&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If one goes through the individual moral statements of the documents of Christianity, one will find ... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/zora-neale-hurston-quote-meaning-51720</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51720.png?q=Perhaps%20it%20is%20natural%20for%20the%20god%20of%20the%20poor%20to%20be%20akin%20to%20the%20god%20of%20the%20dead%2C%20for%20there%20is%20something%20about%20poverty%20that%20smells%20of%20death&amp;a=Zora%20Neale%20Hurston&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Perhaps it is natural for the god of the poor to be akin to the god of the dead, for there is someth... — Zora Neale Hurston</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zora Neale Hurston quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lily-anderson-quote-meaning-51721</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51721.png?q=Most%20of%20witchcraft%20is%20just%20being%20present.&amp;a=Lily%20%20Anderson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Most of witchcraft is just being present. — Lily  Anderson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lily  Anderson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pope-pius-xi-quote-meaning-51722</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51722.png?q=Domestic%20society%20being%20confirmed%2C%20therefore%2C%20by%20this%20bond%20of%20love%2C%20there%20should%20flourish%20in%20it%20that&amp;a=Pope%20Pius%20XI&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Domestic society being confirmed, therefore, by this bond of love, there should flourish in it that — Pope Pius XI</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pope Pius XI quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eric-jorgenson-quote-meaning-51723</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51723.png?q=I%20don%E2%80%99t%20buy%20the%20everlasting%20afterlife%20answers%20because%20it%E2%80%99s%20insane%20to%20me%2C%20with%20absolutely%20no%20evidence%2C%20to%20believe%20because%20of%20how%20you%20live%20seventy%20years%20here%20on%20this%20planet%2C%20you%E2%80%99re%20going%20to%20spend%20eternity%2C%20which%20is%20a%20very%20long%20time%2C%20in%20some%20afterlife.%20What%20kind%20of%20silly%20God%20judges%20you%20for%20eternity%20based%20on%20some%20small%20period%20of%20time%20here%3F&amp;a=Eric%20Jorgenson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence... — Eric Jorgenson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eric Jorgenson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/daniel-silva-quote-meaning-51724</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51724.png?q=more%20evil%20has%20been%20carried%20out%20in%20the%20name%20of%20religion%20than%20any%20other%20force%20in%20human%20history.&amp;a=Daniel%20Silva&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>more evil has been carried out in the name of religion than any other force in human history. — Daniel Silva</image:title>
      <image:caption>Daniel Silva quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/miriam-toews-quote-meaning-51726</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51726.png?q=Greta%20has%20many%20times%20announced%20that%20she%20is%20no%20longer%20a%20Mennonite%20--%20and%20yet%20was%20born%20from%20Mennonites%20and%20continues%20to%20live%20as%20a%20Mennonite%2C%20with%20Mennonites%2C%20in%20a%20Mennonite%20colony%2C%20where%20she%20speaks%20the%20Mennonite%20language.%20Those%20things%20do%20not%20make%20me%20a%20Mennonite%2C%20Greta%20argues.%20%5BI%5D%20don't%20know%20where%20to%20go.&amp;a=Miriam%20Toews&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Greta has many times announced that she is no longer a Mennonite -- and yet was born from Mennonites... — Miriam Toews</image:title>
      <image:caption>Miriam Toews quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rowena-kinread-quote-meaning-51727</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51727.png?q=I%20believe%20that%20the%20Lord%20God%20has%20chosen%20me%2C%20to%20inflict%20pain%20upon%20me%2C%20so%20that%20I%20empathise%20with%20fellow%20men%20in%20need.%20Healthy%20men%20also%20see%20my%20pain%20and%20give%20thanks%20to%20the%20Lord%20that%20they%20are%20well.%20But%20I%20am%20strong%2C%20Patricius.%20It%20is%20better%20that%20this%20pain%20is%20inflicted%20upon%20myself%20than%20upon%20a%20weaker%20person.&amp;a=Rowena%20Kinread&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I believe that the Lord God has chosen me, to inflict pain upon me, so that I empathise with fellow ... — Rowena Kinread</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rowena Kinread quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gk-chesterton-quote-meaning-51729</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51729.png?q=Look%20at%20that%20blacksmith%2C%20for%20instance%2C%E2%80%9D%20went%20on%20Father%20Brown%20calmly%3B%20%E2%80%9Ca%20good%20man%2C%20but%20not%20a%20Christian%20%E2%80%94%20hard%2C%20imperious%2C%20unforgiving.%20Well%2C%20his%20Scotch%20religion%20was%20made%20up%20by%20men%20who%20prayed%20on%20hills%20and%20high%20crags%2C%20and%20learnt%20to%20look%20down%20on%20the%20world%20more%20than%20to%20look%20up%20at%20heaven.%20Humility%20is%20the%20mother%20of%20giants.%20One%20sees%20great%20things%20from%20the%20valley%3B%20only%20small%20things%20from%20the%20peak.&amp;a=G.K.%20Chesterton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Look at that blacksmith, for instance,” went on Father Brown calmly; “a good man, but not a Christia... — G.K. Chesterton</image:title>
      <image:caption>G.K. Chesterton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carl-sagan-quote-meaning-51731</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51731.png?q=cuando%20hierve%20el%20fanatismo%20a%20nuestro%20alrededor%2C%20los%20h%C3%A1bitos%20de%20pensamiento%20familiares%20de%20%C3%A9pocas%20antiguas%20toman%20el%20control.&amp;a=Carl%20Sagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>cuando hierve el fanatismo a nuestro alrededor, los hábitos de pensamiento familiares de épocas anti... — Carl Sagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carl Sagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/vizi-andrei-quote-meaning-51732</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51732.png?q=We%20often%20discuss%20issues%20such%20as%20pollution%2C%20poverty%2C%20or%20corruption%20from%20a%20global%20perspective%3B%20yet%20we%20fail%20to%20consider%20them%20locally%E2%80%94in%20our%20city%2C%20neighborhood%2C%20or%20even%20family.%20We%E2%80%99re%20thus%20trained%20to%20be%20irresponsible%3A%20the%20more%20we%20think%20and%20talk%20about%20problems%20we%20can%E2%80%99t%20control%E2%80%94the%20more%20virtuous%20we%20feel%20but%E2%80%94the%20more%20we%20neglect%20the%20problems%20which%20are%20in%20our%20control.&amp;a=Vizi%20Andrei&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We often discuss issues such as pollution, poverty, or corruption from a global perspective; yet we ... — Vizi Andrei</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vizi Andrei quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/carl-sagan-quote-meaning-51734</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51734.png?q=her%20mezhep%20ve%20k%C3%BClt%20di%C4%9Ferleri%20%C3%BCzerinde%20ahlaki%20bir%20denetimdir%3A%20%22Rekabet%20ticarette%20oldu%C4%9Fu%20kadar%20dinde%20de%20yararl%C4%B1d%C4%B1r.&amp;a=Carl%20Sagan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>her mezhep ve kült diğerleri üzerinde ahlaki bir denetimdir: "Rekabet ticarette olduğu kadar dinde d... — Carl Sagan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carl Sagan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ralph-waldo-emerson-quote-meaning-51736</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51736.png?q=If%20the%20stars%20should%20appear%20one%20night%20in%20a%20thousand%20years%2C%20how%20would%20men%20believe%20and%20adore%3B%20and%20preserve%20for%20many%20generations%20the%20remembrance%20of%20the%20city%20of%20God.&amp;a=Ralph%20Waldo%20Emerson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and prese... — Ralph Waldo Emerson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-overcoming-misfortune-51739</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51739.png?q=When%20a%20misfortune%20strikes%20us%2C%20we%20can%20overcome%20it%20either%20by%20removing%20its%20cause%20or%20else%20by%20changing%20the%20effect%20it%20has%20on%20our%20feelings%2C%20that%20is%2C%20by%20reinterpreting%20the%20misfortune%20as%20good%2C%20whose%20benefit%20may%20only%20later%20become%20clear.%20Religion%20and%20art%20(as%20well%20as%20metaphysical%20philosophy)%20strive%20to%20effect%20a%20change%20in%20our%20feeling%2C%20in%20part%20by%20changing%20the%20way%20we%20judge%20experiences...and%20in%20part%20by%20awakening%20a%20pleasure%20in%20pain%2C%20in%20emotion%20generally...The%20more%20a%20person%20tends%20to%20reinterpret%20and%20justify%2C%20the%20less%20will%20he%20confront%20the%20causes%20of%20the%20misfortune%20and%20eliminate%20them%3B%20a%20momentary%20palliation%20and%20narcotization%20(as%20used%2C%20for%20example%2C%20for%20a%20toothache)%20is%20also%20enough%20for%20him%20in%20more%20serious%20suffering.%20The%20more%20the%20rule%20of%20religions%20and%20all%20narcotic%20arts%20decrease%2C%20the%20more%20squarely%20do%20men%20confront%20the%20real%20elimination%20of%20the%20misfortune%20-%20of%20course%2C%20this%20is%20bad%20for%20the%20tragic%20poets%20(there%20being%20less%20and%20less%20material%20for%20the%20tragedy%2C%20because%20the%20realm%20of%20the%20inexorable%2C%20invincible%20fate%20grows%20ever%20smaller)%20but%20it%20is%20even%20worse%20for%20the%20priests%20(for%20until%20now%20they%20had%20fed%20on%20the%20narcotization%20of%20human%20misfortunes).&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When a misfortune strikes us, we can overcome it either by removing its cause or else by changing th... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lord-dunsany-quote-meaning-51743</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51743.png?q=Our%20lord%20is%20a%20magic%20lord%20as%20we%20all%20desired%2C%20and%20magical%20things%20have%20sought%20him%20from%20over%20there%2C%20and%20they%20all%20obey%20his%20hests.&amp;a=Lord%20Dunsany&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our lord is a magic lord as we all desired, and magical things have sought him from over there, and ... — Lord Dunsany</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lord Dunsany quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/taylor-rhodes-quote-meaning-51744</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51744.png?q=derelict.%20my%20voice%20cracked%20and%20yolk%20poured%20out.%20wind%20chimes%20rigid%2C%20no%20breeze%2C%20no%20song.%20my%20wings%20found%20hidden%20in%20your%20suitcase.%20pleas%20for%20help%20mistaken%20for%20a%20swan%20song.%20i'm%20stuffing%20pages%20from%20my%20journal%20down%20my%20throat%20as%20kindling.%20hoping%20the%20smoke%20will%20get%20the%20taste%20of%20you%20out%20of%20my%20mouth.%20he%20looks%20at%20me%20from%20across%20the%20room%20and%20all%20i%20want%20is%20to%20push%20him%20against%20the%20wall.%20ravage.%20ravage.%20carnage%20has%20never%20been%20more%20vogue.%20is%20it%20still%20art%20if%20it%20doesn't%20bring%20you%20to%20your%20knees%3F%20lover%2C%20let%20me%20prey%20at%20your%20altar.%20let%20me%20bare%20my%20fangs%20in%20praise.%20don't%20i%20look%20so%20pretty%20in%20a%20funeral%20shroud%3F%20i%20keep%20time%20with%20the%20click%20of%20my%20creaking%20bones.%20dance%20with%20me%20under%20the%20milky%20translucence%20of%20a%20world%20suffocating.%20how%20did%20you%20find%20me%3F%20i%20buried%20myself%20beneath%20the%20cicadas.%20is%20a%20girl%20trapped%20in%20glass%20still%20a%20prize%3F&amp;a=Taylor%20Rhodes&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>derelict. my voice cracked and yolk poured out. wind chimes rigid, no breeze, no song. my wings foun... — Taylor Rhodes</image:title>
      <image:caption>Taylor Rhodes quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/salman-rushdie-quote-meaning-51745</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51745.png?q=Nobody%20ever%20wanted%20to%20go%20to%20war%2C%20but%20if%20a%20war%20came%20your%20way%2C%20it%20might%20as%20well%20be%20the%20right%20war%2C%20about%20the%20most%20important%20things%20in%20the%20world%2C%20and%20you%20might%20as%20well%2C%20if%20you%20were%20going%20to%20fight%20it%2C%20be%20called%20%22Rushdie%2C%22%20and%20stand%20where%20your%20father%20had%20placed%20you%2C%20in%20the%20tradition%20of%20the%20grand%20Aristotelian%2C%20Averro%C3%ABs%2C%20Abul%20Walid%20Muhammad%20ibn%20Ahmad%20ibn%20Rushd.&amp;a=Salman%20Rushdie&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nobody ever wanted to go to war, but if a war came your way, it might as well be the right war, abou... — Salman Rushdie</image:title>
      <image:caption>Salman Rushdie quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/greg-gutfeld-quote-meaning-51746</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51746.png?q=People%20who%20use%20their%20religion%20as%20a%20framework%20to%20kill%20people%2C%20simply%20%2C%20are%20not%20nice%20people.%20Yes%2C%20that's%20quite%20a%20stand%20I'm%20making%2C%20but%20the%20idea%20that%20people%20are%20systematically%20executed%20because%20they%20don't%20share%20your%20God%20is%20beyond%20barbaric.%20The%20fact%20that%20there%20are%20people%20in%20our%20own%20country%20who%20seem%20to%20tolerate%20that%2C%20while%20being%20intolerant%20of%20a%20Christian's%20biblical%20stance%20regarding%20gay%20marriage%2C%20makes%20me%20want%20to%20go%20to%20leave%20the%20United%20States%20and%20go%20to%20a%20more%20sensible%20place%2C%20like%20Texas.&amp;a=Greg%20Gutfeld&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>People who use their religion as a framework to kill people, simply , are not nice people. Yes, that... — Greg Gutfeld</image:title>
      <image:caption>Greg Gutfeld quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fremen-religion-meaning-51747</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51747.png?q=The%20Fremen%20have%20a%20simple%2C%20practical%20religion%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.&amp;a=Frank%20Herbert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Fremen have a simple, practical religion,” he said. — Frank Herbert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank Herbert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/irvin-d-yalom-quote-meaning-51750</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51750.png?q=Religion%20has%20everything%20on%20its%20side%3A%20revelation%2C%20prophecies%2C%20government%20protection%2C%20the%20highest%20dignity%20and%20eminence...and%20more%20than%20this%2C%20the%20invaluable%20prerogative%20of%20being%20allowed%20to%20imprint%20its%20doctrines%20on%20the%20mind%20at%20a%20tender%20age%20of%20childhood%2C%20whereby%20they%20become%20almost%20innate%20ideas.&amp;a=Irvin%20D.%20Yalom&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dign... — Irvin D. Yalom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Irvin D. Yalom quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/peabody-quote-meaning-51753</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51753.png?q=It%20is%20as%20if%20a%20Mohammedan%2C%20while%20recognizing%20the%20divine%20mission%20of%20the%20Arab%20prophet%2C%20were%20to%20write%20for%20his%20son%20a%20treatise%20on%20the%20ethics%20of%20the%20New%20Testament%20as%20better%20adapted%20than%20the%20moral%20system%20of%20the%20Koran%20for%20the%20training%20and%20confirming%20of%20a%20young%20man%20in%20the%20practice%20of%20virtue.&amp;a=Andrew%20P.%20Peabody&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is as if a Mohammedan, while recognizing the divine mission of the Arab prophet, were to write fo... — Andrew P. Peabody</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andrew P. Peabody quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sean-j-halford-quote-meaning-51754</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51754.png?q=It%E2%80%99s%20tragic%20that%20most%20of%20us%20spend%20our%20private%20lives%20paradoxically%20thinking%20something%20is%20watching%20us%20and%20permanently%20disapproving.%20We%20say%20we%20believe%20in%20benevolent%20deities%20but%20smear%20them%20with%20hate%20and%20the%20power%20to%20smite.%20We%20see%20sin%20everywhere%2C%20when%20the%20only%20sin%20is%20when%20we%20forget%20to%20treat%20each%20other%20with%20respect.%20That%20is%20the%20sad%20secret%20that%20makes%20the%20Universe%20vulnerable.&amp;a=Sean%20J.%20Halford&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It’s tragic that most of us spend our private lives paradoxically thinking something is watching us ... — Sean J. Halford</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sean J. Halford quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohammad-amara-quote-meaning-51756</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51756.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%83%D9%84%20%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%BA%20%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%20%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%84%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%B1%20%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن سيرة الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم تنفرد عن سيرة كل عظماء الدنيا بأن سيرة العظماء تكتب ويفرغ منها، لك... — محمد عمارة</image:title>
      <image:caption>محمد عمارة quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sunday-adelaja-quote-meaning-51758</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51758.png?q=There%20is%20a%20huge%20difference%20between%20living%20a%20Christian%20life%20and%20living%20a%20religious%20life&amp;a=Sunday%20Adelaja&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a huge difference between living a Christian life and living a religious life — Sunday Adelaja</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunday Adelaja quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chuck-d-quote-meaning-51759</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51759.png?q=Now%20what%20is%20the%20will%20of%20God%3F%20That's%20the%20big%20question.%20You%20can't%20say%20the%20will%20of%20God%20is%20to%20disrespect%20your%20fellow%20man.%20You%20can't%20say%20the%20will%20of%20God%20is%20to%20disrespect%20His%20creations%2C%20and%20you%20can't%20say%20the%20will%20of%20God%20is%20to%20disrespect%20the%20planet%20that%20you%20live%20on.%20You%20can%20say%20you're%20anything%20%5Bany%20religion%5D%2C%20but%20if%20your%20disrespect%20comes%20in%20any%20of%20those%20three%20categories%2C%20you're%20not%20anything%2C%20you're%20whack.%20I%20think%20the%20principles%20of%20religion%20start%20from%20there.%20Then%20you%20get%20into%20man's%20interpretation%20and%20bookology.&amp;a=Chuck%20D&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Now what is the will of God? That's the big question. You can't say the will of God is to disrespect... — Chuck D</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chuck D quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sunday-adelaja-quote-meaning-51762</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51762.png?q=Don%E2%80%99t%20act%20based%20on%20religion%3B%20always%20have%20a%20purpose%20and%20focus&amp;a=Sunday%20Adelaja&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Don’t act based on religion; always have a purpose and focus — Sunday Adelaja</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunday Adelaja quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sunday-adelaja-quote-meaning-51763</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51763.png?q=Don%E2%80%99t%20just%20bring%20religion%20to%20people%20but%20also%20change%20their%20value%20system&amp;a=Sunday%20Adelaja&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Don’t just bring religion to people but also change their value system — Sunday Adelaja</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunday Adelaja quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/take-principles-not-just-religion-51764</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51764.png?q=Take%20principles%2C%20not%20just%20religion%2C%20to%20people&amp;a=Sunday%20Adelaja&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Take principles, not just religion, to people — Sunday Adelaja</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunday Adelaja quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cleanliness-begins-with-love-51766</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51766.png?q=Cleanliness%20begins%20with%20the%20love%20for%20godliness&amp;a=Lailah%20Gifty%20Akita&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Cleanliness begins with the love for godliness — Lailah Gifty Akita</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lailah Gifty Akita quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/can-no-prayers-pierce-thee-meaning-51768</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51768.png?q=Can%20no%20prayers%20pierce%20thee%3F&amp;a=William%20Shakespeare&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Can no prayers pierce thee? — William Shakespeare</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Shakespeare quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/philip-de-laszlo-quote-meaning-51769</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51769.png?q=I%20believe%20that%20to%20worship%20nature%20is%20a%20religious%20duty.%20I%20see%20in%20nature%20the%20fullest%20revelation%20of%20the%20Divinity%2C%20and%20my%20faith%20is%20that%20only%20by%20acceptance%20of%20this%20revelation%20and%20by%20striving%20to%20realise%20it%20in%20all%20its%20perfection%20can%20I%20prove%20my%20worship%20to%20be%20sincere.&amp;a=Philip%20de%20L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I believe that to worship nature is a religious duty. I see in nature the fullest revelation of the ... — Philip de László</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philip de László quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/banani-ray-quote-meaning-51772</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51772.png?q=I%20love%20the%20freedom%20of%20my%20wings.%20I%20love%20the%20empty%20space%20above%20the%20ground.%20I%20rejoice%20in%20my%20freedom.%20Freedom%20is%20my%20religion.%20Peace%20is%20my%20God.%20Love%20is%20my%20worship.&amp;a=Banani%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I love the freedom of my wings. I love the empty space above the ground. I rejoice in my freedom. Fr... — Banani Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Banani Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alexis-de-tocqueville-quote-meaning-51773</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51773.png?q=The%20religionists%20are%20the%20enemies%20of%20liberty%2C%20and%20the%20friends%20of%20liberty%20attack%20religion%3B%20the%20high-minded%20and%20the%20noble%20advocate%20bondage%2C%20and%20the%20meanest%20and%20most%20servile%20preach%20independence%3B%20honest%20and%20enlightened%20citizens%20are%20opposed%20to%20all%20progress%2C%20whilst%20men%20without%20patriotism%20and%20without%20principle%20put%20themselves%20forward%20as%20the%20apostles%20of%20civilization%20and%20intelligence.%20Has%20such%20been%20the%20fate%20of%20the%20centuries%20which%20have%20preceded%20our%20own%3F%20and%20has%20man%20always%20inhabited%20a%20world%20like%20the%20present%2C%20where%20all%20things%20are%20out%20of%20their%20natural%20connections%2C%20where%20virtue%20is%20without%20genius%2C%20and%20genius%20without%20honor%3B%20where%20the%20love%20of%20order%20is%20confounded%20with%20a%20taste%20for%20oppression%2C%20and%20the%20holy%20rites%20of%20freedom%20with%20a%20contempt%20of%20law%3B%20where%20the%20light%20thrown%20by%20conscience%20on%20human%20actions%20is%20dim%2C%20and%20where%20nothing%20seems%20to%20be%20any%20longer%20forbidden%20or%20allowed%2C%20honorable%20or%20shameful%2C%20false%20or%20true%3F&amp;a=Alexis%20de%20Tocqueville&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The religionists are the enemies of liberty, and the friends of liberty attack religion; the high-mi... — Alexis de Tocqueville</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alexis de Tocqueville quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-influence-on-personality-51775</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51775.png?q=The%20teachings%20of%20a%20religion%20should%20influence%20the%20personality%20and%20daily%20conduct%20of%20each%20believer.%20Thus%2C%20each%20person's%20conduct%20will%20normally%20be%20a%20reflection%2C%20to%20a%20greater%20or%20lesser%20degree%2C%20of%20that%20one's%20religious%20background.%20What%20effect%20does%20your%20religion%20have%20on%20you%3F%20Does%20your%20religion%20produce%20a%20kinder%20person%3F%20More%20generous%2C%20honest%2C%20humble%2C%20tolerant%2C%20and%20compassionate%3F&amp;a=Watch%20Tower%20Bible%20and%20Tract%20Society&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The teachings of a religion should influence the personality and daily conduct of each believer. Thu... — Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society</image:title>
      <image:caption>Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tim-minchin-quote-meaning-51778</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51778.png?q=Tim%20Minchin's%20musings%20on%20Tony%2C%20the%20first%20'fish'%20ever%20to%20have%20feet%3A&amp;a=Tim%20Minchin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Tim Minchin's musings on Tony, the first 'fish' ever to have feet: — Tim Minchin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tim Minchin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/henry-rollins-quote-meaning-51780</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51780.png?q=There%20is%20nothing%20like%20being%20told%20to%20go%20fuck%20yourself%20by%20the%20same%20person%20who%20was%2C%20only%20days%20before%2C%20praying%20on%20your%20behalf.&amp;a=Henry%20Rollins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is nothing like being told to go fuck yourself by the same person who was, only days before, p... — Henry Rollins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Henry Rollins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bill-maher-quote-meaning-religion-51785</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51785.png?q=I%20don't%20ridicule%20religion%2C%20it%20ridicules%20itself.&amp;a=Bill%20Maher&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't ridicule religion, it ridicules itself. — Bill Maher</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bill Maher quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freedom-religion-extinction-meaning-51787</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51787.png?q=Freedom%20of%20religion%20is%20not%20enough%3B%20we%20need%20the%20extinction%20of%20it%2C%20because%20no%20one%20has%20turned%20to%20be%20a%20religious%20by%20their%20own%20choice.&amp;a=M.F.%20Moonzajer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Freedom of religion is not enough; we need the extinction of it, because no one has turned to be a r... — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tolstoy-quote-meaning-religion-51794</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51794.png?q=It%20never%20before%20happened%20that%20the%20rich%20ruling%20and%20more%20educated%20minority%2C%20which%20has%20the%20most%20influence%20on%20the%20masses%2C%20not%20only%20disbelieved%20the%20existing%20religion%20but%20was%20convinced%20that%20no%20religion%20is%20no%20longer%20needed.&amp;a=Leo%20Tolstoy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It never before happened that the rich ruling and more educated minority, which has the most influen... — Leo Tolstoy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leo Tolstoy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tucker-elliot-quote-meaning-51796</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51796.png?q=Some%20people%20have%20a%20heart%20to%20do%20evil%20and%20they%20don%E2%80%99t%20care%20if%20you%E2%80%99re%20Muslim%20or%20Christian.&amp;a=Tucker%20Elliot&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Some people have a heart to do evil and they don’t care if you’re Muslim or Christian. — Tucker Elliot</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tucker Elliot quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tucker-elliot-quote-meaning-51797</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51797.png?q=America%20isn%E2%80%99t%20perfect%20but%20there%E2%80%99s%20not%20a%20better%20place%20in%20the%20world%20for%20people%20of%20any%20faith.&amp;a=Tucker%20Elliot&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>America isn’t perfect but there’s not a better place in the world for people of any faith. — Tucker Elliot</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tucker Elliot quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nietzsche-quote-meaning-51798</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51798.png?q=L%E2%80%99homme%20cherche%20un%20principe%20au%20nom%20duquel%20il%20puisse%20m%C3%A9priser%20l%E2%80%99homme%20%3B%20il%20invente%20un%20autre%20monde%20pour%20pouvoir%20calomnier%20et%20salir%20ce%20monde-ci%20%3B%20en%20fait%2C%20il%20ne%20saisit%20jamais%20que%20le%20n%C3%A9ant%20et%20fait%20de%20ce%20n%C3%A9ant%20un%20%C2%AB%20Dieu%20%C2%BB%2C%20une%20%C2%AB%20v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20%C2%BB%20appel%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20juger%20et%20%C3%A0%20condamner%20cette%20existence-ci.&amp;a=Friedrich%20Nietzsche&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>L’homme cherche un principe au nom duquel il puisse mépriser l’homme ; il invente un autre monde pou... — Friedrich Nietzsche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friedrich Nietzsche quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/walter-starcke-quote-meaning-51799</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51799.png?q=One's%20true%20religion%20is%20what%20one%20cares%20about%20most.&amp;a=Walter%20Starcke&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One's true religion is what one cares about most. — Walter Starcke</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walter Starcke quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-dambrosio-quote-meaning-51800</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51800.png?q=Every%20fundamentalism%20focuses%20on%20end%20times%2C%20and%20Armageddon%20is%2C%20in%20a%20sense%2C%20a%20rhetorical%20trope%2C%20an%20emphatic%20and%20overwhelming%20conclusion%2C%20meant%20to%20wrap%20up%20and%20make%20tidy%20the%20mistaken%20wanderings%20of%20history.%20For%20a%20fundamentalist%20the%20end%20is%20one%20of%20the%20forms%20desire%20takes%2C%20a%20passion%20no%20different%20from%20lust%20or%20avarice%2C%20intense%20with%20longing%20and%20the%20need%20for%20fulfillment%20and%20relief.%20It%E2%80%99s%20like%20they%E2%80%99re%20horny%20for%20apocalypse.%20They%20get%20off%20on%20denouements%2C%20which%20partly%20explains%20why%20Hell%20House%20never%20amounted%20to%20much%20more%20than%20a%20series%20of%20murderous%20conclusions.%20It%20focused%20only%20on%20that%20part%20of%20a%20story%20where%20life%20finds%20itself%20fated.%20Inside%20every%20act%20a%20judgement%20was%20coiled.%20Real%20people%20with%20their%20ragged%20and%20uncertain%20lives%2C%20their%20stumbling%20desires%2C%20their%20bleak%20or%20blessed%20futures%2C%20would%20only%20break%20into%20the%20narrative%2C%20complicating%20the%20story%2C%20dragging%20it%20on%20endlessly.&amp;a=Charles%20D'Ambrosio&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every fundamentalism focuses on end times, and Armageddon is, in a sense, a rhetorical trope, an emp... — Charles D'Ambrosio</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles D'Ambrosio quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/iris-murdoch-quote-meaning-51801</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51801.png?q=There%20is%20no%20beyond%2C%20there%20is%20only%20here%2C%20the%20infinitely%20small%2C%20infinitely%20great%20and%20utterly%20demanding%20present.&amp;a=Iris%20Murdoch&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is no beyond, there is only here, the infinitely small, infinitely great and utterly demanding... — Iris Murdoch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Iris Murdoch quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mikhail-naimah-quote-meaning-51802</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51802.png?q=%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%20%D9%84%D9%88%20%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%B1%D8%B6%20%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%82%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B9%20%D9%85%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%8E&amp;a=%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>ويقيني أَن المسيح لو عاد اليوم إلى الأَرض لَلَقي على يد أَحبار المسيحية ويد السلطة الزمنية أَبشع مما... — ميخائيل نعيمة</image:title>
      <image:caption>ميخائيل نعيمة quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/philippa-gregory-quote-meaning-51803</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51803.png?q=Men%20die%20in%20battle%3B%20women%20die%20in%20childbirth.&amp;a=Philippa%20Gregory&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Men die in battle; women die in childbirth. — Philippa Gregory</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philippa Gregory quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-buchananchanan-quote-meaning-51804</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51804.png?q=Many%20of%20us%20are%20confessional%20giants%20but%20ethical%20midgets.&amp;a=Mark%20Buchananchanan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Many of us are confessional giants but ethical midgets. — Mark Buchananchanan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Buchananchanan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-sacrifice-51805</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51805.png?q=The%20sad%20thing%20is%20that%20so%20many%20people%2C%20in%20the%20belief%20that%20the%20universe%20is%20organized%20to%20suit%20and%20influence%20them%2C%20are%20willing%20to%20sacrifice%20even%20the%20slight%20cranial%20capacity%20with%20which%20evolution%20has%20equipped%20us.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The sad thing is that so many people, in the belief that the universe is organized to suit and influ... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/zack-w-van-quote-meaning-51806</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51806.png?q=A%20man%20who%20believes%20everything%20can%20be%20explained%20by%20science%20is%20just%20as%20ignorant%20as%20someone%20who%20believes%20everything%20can%20be%20explained%20by%20religion.&amp;a=Zack%20W.%20Van&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A man who believes everything can be explained by science is just as ignorant as someone who believe... — Zack W. Van</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zack W. Van quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/m-f-moonzajer-religion-quote-meaning-51808</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51808.png?q=Religion%20starts%20with%20desolation%20and%20ends%20with%20misery.&amp;a=M.F.%20Moonzajer&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion starts with desolation and ends with misery. — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/philippa-gregory-quote-meaning-51809</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51809.png?q=The%20baby%20should%20always%20be%20saved%20in%20preference%20to%20the%20mother.%20That%20is%20the%20advice%20of%20the%20Holy%20Church%2C%20you%20know%20that.%20I%20was%20only%20reminding%20women%20of%20their%20duty.%20There%20is%20no%20need%20to%20make%20everything%20so%20personal%2C%20Margaret.%20You%20make%20everything%20into%20your%20own%20tragedy.&amp;a=Philippa%20Gregory&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The baby should always be saved in preference to the mother. That is the advice of the Holy Church, ... — Philippa Gregory</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philippa Gregory quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sheep-of-god-not-sheep-of-men-51810</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51810.png?q=Lets%20be%20sheep%20of%20God%2C%20not%20sheep%20of%20men.&amp;a=Kristy%20Robles&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Lets be sheep of God, not sheep of men. — Kristy Robles</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kristy Robles quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/innovation-negative-meaning-religion-51811</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51811.png?q=You%20know%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Jehangir%2C%20breaking%20the%20silence%2C%20%E2%80%9Cit's%20only%20Muslims%20who%20use%20the%20term%20'innovation'%20to%20mean%20something%20bad.&amp;a=Michael%20Muhammad%20Knight&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You know,” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to ... — Michael Muhammad Knight</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Muhammad Knight quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/flannery-oconnor-quote-meaning-51812</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51812.png?q=If%20you%20want%20to%20get%20anywhere%20in%20religion%2C%20you%20got%20to%20keep%20it%20sweet.&amp;a=Flannery%20O'Connor&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet. — Flannery O'Connor</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flannery O'Connor quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/soren-kierkegaard-quote-meaning-51813</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51813.png?q=The%20more%20he%20needs%20God%2C%20the%20more%20deeply%20he%20comprehends%20he%20is%20in%20need%20of%20God%2C%20and%20then%20the%20more%20he%20in%20his%20need%20presses%20forward%20to%20God%2C%20the%20more%20perfect%20he%20is...%20To%20need%20God%20is%20nothing%20to%20be%20ashamed%20of%20but%20is%20perfection%20itself.&amp;a=Soren%20Kierkegaard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The more he needs God, the more deeply he comprehends he is in need of God, and then the more he in ... — Soren Kierkegaard</image:title>
      <image:caption>Soren Kierkegaard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bill-maher-quote-meaning-51814</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51814.png?q=New%20Rule%3A%20There's%20only%20one%20thing%20to%20say%20about%20the%20Christian%20Film%20and%20Television%20Commission%20giving%20me%20the%20Bigoted%20Bile%20Award%20and%20naming&amp;a=Bill%20Maher&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>New Rule: There's only one thing to say about the Christian Film and Television Commission giving me... — Bill Maher</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bill Maher quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>It will take centuries to disconnect people from an addiction like religion; no matter how bad and d... — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-schmidt-salomon-quote-meaning-51816</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Während Wissenschaftler wissen, dass sie nur etwas "glauben" (= für "wahr" halten), was heute angeme... — Michael Schmidt-Salomon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Schmidt-Salomon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>At the Temple of the Seven-Handed Sek a hasty convocation of priests and ritual heart-transplant art... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>If religion has nothing to do with poverty and misery; then why the Muslims are the largest charity ... — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-grachek-quote-meaning-51820</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Yesterday is the last day of the past. Tomorrow is brimming with hope, so today is meant to lived la... — David Grachek</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Grachek quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ali-mabrouk-quote-meaning-51821</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>فرغم الوعي، من جهة، بضرورة وجدوى ما قام به الخليفة الثالث "عثمان بن عفان" من تقنين المصحف، فإنه يبقى... — علي مبروك</image:title>
      <image:caption>علي مبروك quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mf-moonzajer-quote-meaning-51822</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The thing I hate about religion is, they ban what they have done and force us to do what they haven’... — M.F. Moonzajer</image:title>
      <image:caption>M.F. Moonzajer quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/amy-e-spiegel-quote-meaning-51823</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51823.png?q=When%20we%20remember%20our%20identity%20in%20Christ%2C%20it%20changes%20the%20way%20we%20see%20these%20relationships%20because%20we%20no%20longer%20base%20our%20worth%20on%20the%20approval%20of%20others%20but%20the%20approval%20we%20have%20already%20received%20from%20our%20Father%20through%20the%20work%20of%20His%20son.&amp;a=Amy%20E.%20Spiegel&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When we remember our identity in Christ, it changes the way we see these relationships because we no... — Amy E. Spiegel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Amy E. Spiegel quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Religion reminds me of a lace condom. While lovingly crafted, it’s not designed for pleasure; unless... — Lowestoft Thellow</image:title>
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      <image:title>To quit religion is to start walking in the space! Don’t be afraid, you don’t fall into the void, be... — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
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      <image:title>Religion is the servant of the vanishing; science, of the existence! Disappearance belongs to the ch... — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sheri-s-tepper-quote-meaning-51834</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51834.png?q=Mankind%20accepts%20good%20fortune%20as%20his%20due%2C%20but%20when%20bad%20occurs%2C%20he%20thinks%20it%20was%20aimed%20at%20him%2C%20done%20to%20him%2C%20a%20hex%2C%20a%20curse%2C%20a%20punishment%20by%20his%20deity%20for%20some%20transgression%2C%20as%20though%20his%20god%20were%20a%20petty%20storekeeper%2C%20counting%20up%20the%20day's%20receipts.&amp;a=Sheri%20S.%20Tepper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to... — Sheri S. Tepper</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sheri S. Tepper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orson-scott-card-quote-meaning-51835</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51835.png?q=You%20frighten%20me%2C%20when%20you%20say%20there%20isn't%20time.&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You frighten me, when you say there isn't time. — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tehmina-durrani-quote-meaning-51836</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51836.png?q=To%20me%2C%20my%20husband%20was%20my%20son%E2%80%99s%20murderer.%20He%20was%20also%20my%20daughter%E2%80%99s%20molester.%20A%20parasite%20nibbling%20on%20the%20Holy%20Book%2C%20he%20was%20Lucifer%2C%20holding%20me%20by%20the%20throat%20and%20driving%20me%20to%20sin%20every%20night.%20He%20was%20Bhai%E2%80%99s%20destroyer%2C%20Amma%20Sain%E2%80%99s%20tormentor%2C%20Ma%E2%80%99s%20humbler%20and%20the%20people%E2%80%99s%20exploiter.%20He%20was%20the%20rapist%20of%20orphans%20and%20the%20fiend%20that%20fed%20on%20the%20weak.%20But%20over%20and%20above%20all%20this%2C%20he%20was%20known%20to%20be%20the%20man%20closest%20to%20Allah%2C%20the%20one%20who%20could%20reach%20Him%20and%20save%20us.&amp;a=Tehmina%20Durrani&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>To me, my husband was my son’s murderer. He was also my daughter’s molester. A parasite nibbling on ... — Tehmina Durrani</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tehmina Durrani quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/destiny-waits-in-the-hand-of-god-51837</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51837.png?q=Destiny%20waits%20in%20the%20hand%20of%20god%2C%20shaping%20the%20still%20unshapen..&amp;a=T.S.%20Eliot&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Destiny waits in the hand of god, shaping the still unshapen.. — T.S. Eliot</image:title>
      <image:caption>T.S. Eliot quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mary-doria-russell-quote-meaning-51838</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51838.png?q=He's%20not%20a%20bad%20guy%2C%20John.%20It's%20human%20nature.%20He%20wanted%20it%20to%20be%20some%20mistake%20I%20made%20that%20he%20wouldn't%20have%20made%2C%20some%20flaw%20in%20me%20that%20he%20didn't%20share%2C%20so%20he%20could%20believe%20it%20wouldn't%20have%20happened%20to%20him.%20But%20it%20wasn't%20my%20fault.%20It%20was%20either%20blind%2C%20dumb%2C%20stupid%20luck%20from%20start%20to%20finish%2C%20in%20which%20case%2C%20we%20are%20all%20in%20the%20wrong%20business%20gentleman%2C%20or%20it%20was%20a%20God%20I%20cannot%20worship.&amp;a=Mary%20Doria%20Russell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He's not a bad guy, John. It's human nature. He wanted it to be some mistake I made that he wouldn't... — Mary Doria Russell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mary Doria Russell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sam-harris-quote-meaning-51839</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51839.png?q=All%20I%E2%80%99m%20arguing%20for%20really%20is%20that%20we%20should%20have%20a%20conversation%20where%20the%20best%20ideas%20really%20thrive%2C%20where%20there%E2%80%99s%20no%20taboo%20against%20criticizing%20bad%20ideas%2C%20and%20where%20everyone%20who%20shows%20up%2C%20in%20order%20to%20get%20their%20ideas%20entertained%2C%20has%20to%20meet%20some%20obvious%20burdens%20of%20intellectual%20rigor%20and%20self-criticism%20and%20honesty%E2%80%94and%20when%20people%20fail%20to%20do%20that%2C%20we%20are%20free%20to%20stop%20listening%20to%20them.%20What%20religion%20has%20had%20up%20until%20this%20moment%20is%20a%20different%20set%20of%20rules%20that%20apply%20only%20to%20it%2C%20which%20is%20you%20have%20to%20respect%20my%20religious%20certainty%20even%20though%20I%E2%80%99m%20telling%20you%20I%20arrived%20at%20it%20irrationally.&amp;a=Sam%20Harris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All I’m arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive,... — Sam Harris</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sam Harris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fulton-j-sheen-quote-meaning-51840</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51840.png?q=The%20wicked%20fear%20the%20good%2C%20because%20the%20good%20are%20a%20constant%20reproach%20to%20their%20consciences.%20The%20ungodly%20like%20religion%20in%20the%20same%20way%20that%20they%20like%20lions%2C%20either%20dead%20or%20behind%20bars%3B%20they%20fear%20religion%20when%20it%20breaks%20loose%20and%20begins%20to%20challenge%20their%20consciences.&amp;a=Fulton%20J.%20Sheen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The wicked fear the good, because the good are a constant reproach to their consciences. The ungodly... — Fulton J. Sheen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fulton J. Sheen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alan-lightman-quote-meaning-51841</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51841.png?q=Two%20men%20who%20had%20never%20seen%20each%20other%20before%20and%20would%20not%20likely%20see%20each%20other%20again.%20But%20their%20sincerity%20and%20sweetness%2C%20their%20sharing%20an%20instant%20in%20a%20fleeting%20life.%20It%20was%20almost%20as%20if%20a%20secret%20had%20passed%20between%20them.%20Was%20this%20some%20kind%20of%20love%3F%20I%20wanted%20to%20follow%20them%2C%20to%20touch%20them%2C%20to%20tell%20them%20of%20my%20happiness.%20I%20wanted%20to%20whisper%20to%20them%3A%20'This%20is%20it.%20This%20is%20it'%22.&amp;a=Alan%20Lightman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Two men who had never seen each other before and would not likely see each other again. But their si... — Alan Lightman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alan Lightman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cj-sansom-quote-meaning-apocalypse-51843</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51843.png?q=Many%20%5BTudor-era%20religious%20radicals%5D%20believed%20then%2C%20exactly%20as%20Christian%20fundamentalists%20do%20today%2C%20that%20they%20lived%20in%20the%20'last%20days'%20before%20Armageddon%20and%2C%20again%20just%20as%20now%2C%20saw%20signs%20all%20around%20in%20the%20world%20that%20they%20took%20as%20certain%20proof%20that%20the%20Apocalypse%20was%20imminent.%20Again%20like%20fundamentalists%20today%2C%20they%20looked%20on%20the%20prospect%20of%20the%20violent%20destruction%20of%20mankind%20without%20turning%20a%20hair.%20The%20remarkable%20similarity%20between%20the%20first%20Tudor%20Puritans%20and%20the%20fanatics%20among%20today's%20Christian%20fundamentalists%20extends%20to%20their%20selective%20reading%20of%20the%20Bible%2C%20their%20emphasis%20on%20the%20Book%20of%20Revelation%2C%20their%20certainty%20of%20their%20rightness%2C%20even%20to%20their%20phraseology.%20Where%20the%20Book%20of%20Revelation%20is%20concerned%2C%20I%20share%20the%20view%20of%20Guy%2C%20that%20the%20early%20church%20fathers%20released%20something%20very%20dangerous%20on%20the%20world%20when%2C%20after%20much%20deliberation%2C%20they%20decided%20to%20include%20it%20in%20the%20Christian%20canon.&amp;a=C.J.%20Sansom&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Many [Tudor-era religious radicals] believed then, exactly as Christian fundamentalists do today, th... — C.J. Sansom</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.J. Sansom quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/slobodan-tisma-quote-meaning-51844</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51844.png?q=Se%C4%87am%20se%20da%20sam%20jedno%20jutro%20video%20ispred%20samoposluge%20nekog%20popa%20kako%20lju%C5%A1ti%20kikiriki%2C%20odmah%20mi%20je%20bilo%20jasno%20da%20ne%C4%87e%20biti%20mira%20na%20Balkanu.&amp;a=Slobodan%20Ti%C5%A1ma&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sećam se da sam jedno jutro video ispred samoposluge nekog popa kako ljušti kikiriki, odmah mi je bi... — Slobodan Tišma</image:title>
      <image:caption>Slobodan Tišma quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orson-scott-card-quote-meaning-51846</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51846.png?q=You%20were%20baptized%3F&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You were baptized? — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orson-scott-card-quote-meaning-51847</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51847.png?q=You%20were%20the%20one%20who%20threatened%20us%20with%20an%20Inquisitor%2C%22%20the%20Bishop%20reminded%20him.%20With%20a%20smile.&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You were the one who threatened us with an Inquisitor," the Bishop reminded him. With a smile. — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alan-lightman-quote-meaning-51848</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51848.png?q=Will%20these%20millions%20of%20children%2C%20for%20generations%20upon%20future%20generations%2C%20know%20that%20some%20of%20their%20atoms%20cycled%20through%20this%20woman%3F%20%5B...%5D%20Will%20they%20feel%20what%20she%20felt%20in%20her%20life%2C%20will%20their%20memories%20have%20flickering%20strokes%20of%20her%20memories%2C%20will%20they%20recall%20that%20moment%20long%20ago%20when%20she%20stood%20by%20the%20window%2C%20guilt%20ridden%20and%20confused%2C%20and%20watched%20as%20the%20tadr%20bird%20circled%20the%20cistern%3F%20No%2C%20it%20is%20not%20possible.%20%5B...%5D%20But%20I%20will%20let%20them%20have%20their%20own%20brief%20glimpse%20of%20the%20Void%2C%20just%20at%20that%20moment%20they%20pass%20from%20living%20to%20dead%2C%20from%20animate%20to%20inanimate%2C%20from%20consciousness%20to%20that%20which%20has%20no%20consciousness.%20For%20a%20moment%2C%20they%20will%20understand%20infinity.&amp;a=Alan%20Lightman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Will these millions of children, for generations upon future generations, know that some of their at... — Alan Lightman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alan Lightman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sheri-tepper-quote-meaning-51849</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51849.png?q=I%20will%20raise%20up%20prophets%20to%20make%20conflicting%20pronouncements%20that%20inevitably%20will%20be%20garbled%20in%20transcription%2C%20resulting%20in%20mutually%20exclusive%20definitions%20of%20orthodoxy%20from%20which%20the%20open-minded%20will%20flee%20in%20dismay.&amp;a=Sheri%20S.%20Tepper&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I will raise up prophets to make conflicting pronouncements that inevitably will be garbled in trans... — Sheri S. Tepper</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sheri S. Tepper quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eric-metaxas-quote-meaning-51852</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51852.png?q=Christianity%20contains%20within%20itself%20a%20germ%20hostile%20to%20the%20Church%20(Dietrich%20Bonhoeffer)&amp;a=Eric%20Metaxas&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) — Eric Metaxas</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eric Metaxas quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/emilia-pardo-bazan-quote-meaning-51853</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51853.png?q=No%20hay%20palanca%20m%C3%A1s%20poderosa%20que%20una%20creencia%20para%20mover%20las%20multitudes%20humanas%3B%20no%20en%20vano%20se%20dice%20que%20la%20religi%C3%B3n%20liga%20y%20aprieta%20a%20los%20hombres&amp;a=Emilia%20Pardo%20Baz%C3%A1n&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No hay palanca más poderosa que una creencia para mover las multitudes humanas; no en vano se dice q... — Emilia Pardo Bazán</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emilia Pardo Bazán quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fyodor-dostoyevsky-quote-meaning-51854</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51854.png?q=And%20if%20it%20is%20a%20mystery%2C%20then%20we%2C%20too%2C%20had%20the%20right%20to%20preach%20mystery%20and%20to%20teach%20them%20that%20it%20is%20not%20the%20free%20choice%20of%20the%20heart%20that%20matters%2C%20and%20not%20love%2C%20but%20the%20mystery%2C%20which%20they%20must%20blindly%20obey%2C%20even%20setting%20aside%20their%20own%20conscience.%20And%20so%20we%20did.%20We%20corrected%20your%20deed%20and%20based%20it%20on%20miracle%2C%20mystery%2C%20and%20authority.%20And%20mankind%20rejoiced%20that%20they%20were%20once%20more%20led%20like%20sheep%2C%20and%20that%20at%20last%20such%20a%20terrible%20gift%2C%20which%20had%20brought%20them%20so%20much%20suffering%2C%20had%20been%20taken%20from%20their%20hearts.&amp;a=Fyodor%20Dostoyevsky&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>And if it is a mystery, then we, too, had the right to preach mystery and to teach them that it is n... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ej-dionne-jr-quote-meaning-51855</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51855.png?q=At%20the%20heart%20of%20my%20argument%20is%20the%20view%20that%20religious%20faith%2C%20far%20from%20being%20inevitably%20on%20the%20side%20of%20the%20status%20quo%2C%20should%20on%20principle%20hold%20this%20world%20to%20higher%20standards.&amp;a=E.J.%20Dionne%20Jr.&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>At the heart of my argument is the view that religious faith, far from being inevitably on the side ... — E.J. Dionne Jr.</image:title>
      <image:caption>E.J. Dionne Jr. quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/woody-allen-quote-meaning-51856</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51856.png?q=If%20Jesus%20came%20back%20and%20saw%20what%20was%20going%20on%20in%20his%20name%2C%20he'd%20never%20stop%20throwing-up.&amp;a=Woody%20Allen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up. — Woody Allen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Woody Allen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/st-teresa-of-avila-quote-meaning-51859</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51859.png?q=...aconsejar%C3%ADa%20yo%20a%20los%20que%20tienen%20oraci%C3%B3n%2C%20en%20especial%20al%20principio%2C%20procuren%20amistad%20y%20trato%20con%20otras%20personas%20que%20traten%20de%20lo%20mismo.%20Es%20cosa%20important%C3%ADsima%2C%20aunque%20no%20sea%20sino%20ayudarse%20unos%20a%20otros%20con%20sus%20oraciones%2C%20%C2%A1cu%C3%A1nto%20m%C3%A1s%20que%20hay%20muchas%20m%C3%A1s%20ganancias!&amp;a=St.%20Teresa%20of%20%C3%81vila&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...aconsejaría yo a los que tienen oración, en especial al principio, procuren amistad y trato con o... — St. Teresa of Ávila</image:title>
      <image:caption>St. Teresa of Ávila quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thor-voice-of-god-quote-meaning-51860</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51860.png?q=And%20the%20voice%20of%20God%20was%20in%20the%20whirlwind%20after%20all%2C%20said%20Thor&amp;a=Orson%20Scott%20Card&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>And the voice of God was in the whirlwind after all, said Thor — Orson Scott Card</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orson Scott Card quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-buehlman-quote-meaning-51862</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51862.png?q=But%20when%20I%20make%20a%20good%20%5Btaxidermy%5D%20mount%20I%20feel%20like%20I%20beat%20God%20in%20a%20small%20way.%20As%20though%20the%20Almighty%20said%2C%20Let%20such%20critter%20be%20dead%2C%20and%20I%20said%2C%20'Fuck%20You%2C%20he%20can%20still%20play%20the%20banjo.&amp;a=Christopher%20Buehlman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But when I make a good [taxidermy] mount I feel like I beat God in a small way. As though the Almigh... — Christopher Buehlman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Buehlman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darrel-ray-quote-meaning-51863</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51863.png?q=Religion%20has%20the%20capacity%20to%20silence%20critical%20thinking%20and%20create%20blindness%20in%20entire%20groups%20of%20people.%20It%20can%20infect%20the%20minds%20of%20followers%20so%20completely%20as%20to%20allow%20the%20most%20egregious%20sexual%20acts%20against%20children%20and%20others%20to%20go%20unchallenged%20for%20centuries.&amp;a=Darrel%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion has the capacity to silence critical thinking and create blindness in entire groups of peop... — Darrel Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darrel Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/scot-mcknight-quote-meaning-51866</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51866.png?q=Why%20do%20so%20many%20today%20want%20to%20wander%20off%20to%20South%20Africa%20or%20Kenya%20or%20India%20or%20Russia%20or%20Honduras%20or%20Costa%20Rica%20or%20Peru%20to%20help%20with%20justice%20issues%20but%20not%20spend%20the%20same%20effort%20in%20their%20own%20neighborhood%20or%20community%20or%20state%3F%20Why%20do%20young%20suburbanites%2C%20say%20in%20Chicago%2C%20want%20to%20go%20to%20Kentucky%20or%20Tennessee%20to%20help%20people%20but%20not%20want%20to%20spend%20that%20same%20time%20to%20go%20to%20the%20inner%20city%20in%20their%20own%20area%20to%20help%20with%20justice%20issues%3F%20I%20asked%20this%20question%20to%20a%20mature%20student%20in%20my%20office%20one%20day%2C%20and%20he%20thought%20he%20had%20a%20partial%20explanation%3A%20'Because%20my%20generation%20is%20searching%20for%20experiences%2C%20and%20the%20more%20exotic%20and%20extreme%20the%20better.%20Going%20down%20the%20street%20to%20help%20at%20a%20food%20shelter%20is%20good%20and%20it%20is%20just%20and%20some%20of%20us%20are%20doing%20that%2C%20but%20it's%20not%20an%20experience.%20We%20want%20experiences.&amp;a=Scot%20McKnight&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why do so many today want to wander off to South Africa or Kenya or India or Russia or Honduras or C... — Scot McKnight</image:title>
      <image:caption>Scot McKnight quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cathedral-physics-lab-quote-meaning-51867</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:39.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51867.png?q=What%20is%20the%20difference%20between%20a%20cathedral%20and%20a%20physics%20lab%3F%20Are%20not%20they%20both%20saying%3A%20Hello%3F%20We%20spy%20on%20whales%20and%20on%20interstellar%20radio%20objects%3B%20we%20starve%20ourselves%20and%20pray%20till%20we're%20blue.&amp;a=Annie%20Dillard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is the difference between a cathedral and a physics lab? Are not they both saying: Hello? We sp... — Annie Dillard</image:title>
      <image:caption>Annie Dillard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/margaret-atwood-quote-meaning-51870</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51870.png?q=I%20learned%20about%20religion%20the%20way%20most%20children%20learned%20about%20sex%2C%20%5Bin%20the%20schoolyard%5D.%20.%20.%20.%20They%20terrified%20me%20by%20telling%20me%20there%20was%20a%20dead%20man%20in%20the%20sky%20watching%20everything%20I%20did%20and%20I%20retaliated%20by%20explaining%20where%20babies%20came%20from.%20Some%20of%20their%20mothers%20phoned%20mine%20to%20complain%2C%20though%20I%20think%20I%20was%20more%20upset%20than%20they%20were%3A%20they%20didn't%20believe%20me%20but%20I%20believed%20them.&amp;a=Margaret%20Atwood&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I learned about religion the way most children learned about sex, [in the schoolyard]. . . . They te... — Margaret Atwood</image:title>
      <image:caption>Margaret Atwood quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/orhan-pamuk-quote-meaning-51871</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51871.png?q=My%20fear%20was%20not%20the%20fear%20of%20God%20but%2C%20as%20in%20the%20case%20of%20the%20whole%20Turkish%20secular%20bourgeoisie%2C%20fear%20of%20the%20anger%20of%20those%20who%20believe%20in%20God%20too%20zealously(...)%20I%20experienced%20the%20guilt%20complex%20as%20something%20personal%2C%20originated%20less%20from%20the%20fear%20of%20distancing%20myself%20from%20God%20than%20from%20distancing%20myself%20from%20the%20sense%20of%20community%20shared%20by%20the%20entire%20city%20.&amp;a=Orhan%20Pamuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My fear was not the fear of God but, as in the case of the whole Turkish secular bourgeoisie, fear o... — Orhan Pamuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orhan Pamuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-thurber-quote-meaning-51874</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51874.png?q=Hundreds%20of%20hysterical%20persons%20must%20confuse%20these%20phenomena%20with%20messages%20from%20the%20beyond%20and%20take%20their%20glory%20to%20the%20bishop%20rather%20than%20the%20eye%20doctor.&amp;a=James%20Thurber&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take t... — James Thurber</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Thurber quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darrel-ray-quote-meaning-51876</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51876.png?q=The%20church%20may%20update%20its%20techniques%20and%20methods%2C%20but%20it%20is%20always%20in%20service%20of%20the%20institutional%20organism.%20This%20is%20one%20of%20the%20reasons%20why%20the%20pedophile%20priest%20issue%20is%20and%20will%20remain%20an%20endemic%20disease%20in%20the%20Catholic%20Church.&amp;a=Darrel%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The church may update its techniques and methods, but it is always in service of the institutional o... — Darrel Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darrel Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/greg-graffins-nonissue-quote-51877</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51877.png?q=For%20me%2C%20the%20existence%20of%20nonexistence%20of%20God%20is%20a%20nonissue.&amp;a=Greg%20Graffin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For me, the existence of nonexistence of God is a nonissue. — Greg Graffin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Greg Graffin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/lindsey-brown-quote-meaning-51879</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51879.png?q=If%20religion%20is%20the%20cornerstone%20of%20morality%2C%20how%20come%20I%20so%20often%20find%20myself%20explaining%20why%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20hate%20god%20to%20someone%20who%E2%80%99s%20expressed%20hatred%20for%20atheists%2C%20scientists%2C%20feminists%2C%20gays%2C%20intellectuals%2C%20and%20all%20other%20forms%20of%20infidels%3F&amp;a=Lindsey%20Brown&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If religion is the cornerstone of morality, how come I so often find myself explaining why I don’t h... — Lindsey Brown</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lindsey Brown quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jose-rizal-quote-meaning-51880</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51880.png?q=Pure%20intuitive%20faith%20differs%20as%20much%20from%20fanaticism%20as%20fire%20from%20smoke%2C%20or%20music%20from%20mere%20noise%3B%20those%20who%20confuse%20the%20two%20are%20like%20the%20deaf.&amp;a=Jos%C3%A9%20Rizal&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Pure intuitive faith differs as much from fanaticism as fire from smoke, or music from mere noise; t... — José Rizal</image:title>
      <image:caption>José Rizal quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-clark-quote-meaning-51881</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51881.png?q=...While%20grace%20does%20do%20away%20with%20the%20need%20for%20good%20works%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20grace%20which%20also%20makes%20good%20works%20truly%20possible.%20If%20good%20works%20don%E2%80%99t%20play%20into%20your%20salvation%2C%20then%20doing%20them%20is%20a%20sheer%20act%20of%20love%2C%20both%20for%20those%20they%20benefit%20and%20to%20God.%20It%E2%80%99s%20a%20way%20of%20solving%20the%20conundrum%20of%20how%20can%20a%20good%20work%20be%20truly%20good%20if%20the%20doer%20of%20the%20work%20expects%20to%20benefit%20from%20it%20in%20any%20way.&amp;a=David%20Clark&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>...While grace does do away with the need for good works, it’s grace which also makes good works tru... — David Clark</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Clark quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/darrel-ray-quote-meaning-51882</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51882.png?q=Si%20otras%20culturas%20han%20sobrevivido%2010%2C000%20a%C3%B1os%20sin%20las%20reglas%20religiosas%20del%20islam%2C%20mormonismo%2C%20hinduismo%20o%20cristianismo%2C%20%C2%BFcu%C3%A1l%20es%20el%20prop%C3%B3sito%20de%20las%20restricciones%20y%20la%20culpa%20religiosas%3F&amp;a=Darrel%20Ray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Si otras culturas han sobrevivido 10,000 años sin las reglas religiosas del islam, mormonismo, hindu... — Darrel Ray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darrel Ray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/robert-m-price-quote-meaning-51884</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51884.png?q=I%20wonder%20how%20appropriate%20it%20is%20to%20try%20to%20'argue%20someone%20into%20the%20kingdom.'%20Many%20apologists%20hotly%20deny%20any%20such%20charge%2C%20but%20I%20don't%20believe%20them.%20The%20tenor%20of%20almost%20all%20apologetics%20literature%20makes%20it%20plain%20that%20this%20is%20their%20intent.&amp;a=Robert%20M.%20Price&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I wonder how appropriate it is to try to 'argue someone into the kingdom.' Many apologists hotly den... — Robert M. Price</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert M. Price quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-hooker-quote-meaning-51885</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51885.png?q=Look!%22%20Hawkeye%20said.&amp;a=Richard%20Hooker&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Look!" Hawkeye said. — Richard Hooker</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Hooker quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-mehmet-murat-ildan-quote-51886</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51886.png?q=Time%20will%20come%20and%20some%20people%20will%20be%20proud%20of%20themselves%20that%20they%20have%20never%20believed%20in%20any%20religion!%20This%20honour%20will%20be%20belonging%20to%20the%20clever%20people%20of%20the%20society%20only!%20For%20the%20others%2C%20merely%20the%20deep%20shame%20will%20remain!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Time will come and some people will be proud of themselves that they have never believed in any reli... — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-mehmet-murat-ildan-quote-51887</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51887.png?q=Religion%20is%20not%20a%20bridge%20between%20God%20and%20Man%3B%20it%20is%20the%20Great%20Wall%20of%20China%20between%20them!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion is not a bridge between God and Man; it is the Great Wall of China between them! — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/religion-as-a-wall-51888</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51888.png?q=La%20religion%20n'est%20pas%20un%20pont%20entre%20Dieu%20et%20l'homme%2C%20c'est%20une%20Grande%20Muraille%20de%20Chine%20entre%20eux!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>La religion n'est pas un pont entre Dieu et l'homme, c'est une Grande Muraille de Chine entre eux! — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mundus-vult-decipi-quote-meaning-51889</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51889.png?q=Petronius%20says%20that%20%E2%80%98Mundus%20vult%20decipi%20-%20The%20world%20wants%20to%20be%20deceived.%E2%80%99%20That%20is%20very%20true%2C%20otherwise%20there%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20exist%20any%20religion!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Petronius says that ‘Mundus vult decipi - The world wants to be deceived.’ That is very true, otherw... — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-mehmet-murat-ildan-quote-51890</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51890.png?q=Religion%20now%20has%20degenerated%20and%20it%20has%20turned%20into%20a%20wolf%3B%20it%20has%20opened%20its%20mouth%20to%20show%20his%20ugly%20teeth%3B%20its%20spreading%20fear%20instead%20of%20love%3B%20and%20science%20has%20hidden%20in%20a%20corner%20like%20a%20lamb%2C%20trembling%20with%20fear!&amp;a=Mehmet%20Murat%20ildan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion now has degenerated and it has turned into a wolf; it has opened its mouth to show his ugly... — Mehmet Murat ildan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mehmet Murat ildan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rousseau-quote-meaning-life-lesson-51893</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51893.png?q=So%20finally%20we%20tumble%20into%20the%20abyss%2C%20we%20ask%20God%20why%20he%20has%20made%20us%20so%20feeble.%20But%2C%20in%20spite%20of%20ourselves%2C%20He%20replies%20through%20our%20consciences%3A%20'I%20have%20made%20you%20too%20feeble%20to%20climb%20out%20of%20the%20pit%2C%20because%20i%20made%20you%20strong%20enough%20not%20to%20fall%20in.&amp;a=Jean-Jacques%20Rousseau&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>So finally we tumble into the abyss, we ask God why he has made us so feeble. But, in spite of ourse... — Jean-Jacques Rousseau</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ellis-peters-quote-meaning-51894</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51894.png?q=One%20century's%20saint%20is%20the%20next%20century's%20heretic%20...%20and%20one%20century's%20heretic%20is%20the%20next%20century's%20saint.%20It%20is%20as%20well%20to%20think%20long%20and%20calmly%20before%20affixing%20either%20name%20to%20any%20man.&amp;a=Ellis%20Peters&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century'... — Ellis Peters</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ellis Peters quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frederick-buechner-quote-meaning-51895</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51895.png?q=Our%20father.%20We%20have%20killed%20him%2C%20and%20we%20will%20kill%20him%20again%2C%20and%20our%20world%20will%20kill%20him.%20And%20yet%20he%20is%20there.%20It%20is%20he%20who%20listens%20at%20the%20door.%20It%20is%20he%20who%20is%20coming.%20It%20is%20our%20father%20who%20is%20about%20to%20be%20born.%20Through%20Jesus%20Christ%20our%20Lord.&amp;a=Frederick%20Buechner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our father. We have killed him, and we will kill him again, and our world will kill him. And yet he ... — Frederick Buechner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frederick Buechner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freud-quote-meaning-reality-pleasure-51898</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51898.png?q=Actually%2C%20the%20substitution%20of%20the%20reality-principle%20for%20the%20pleasure-principle%20denotes%20no%20dethronement%20of%20the%20pleasure-principle%2C%20but%20only%20a%20safeguarding%20of%20it.%20A%20momentary%20pleasure%2C%20uncertain%20in%20its%20results%2C%20is%20given%20up%2C%20but%20only%20in%20order%20to%20gain%20in%20the%20new%20way%20an%20assured%20pleasure%20coming%20later.%20But%20the%20end%20psychic%20impression%20made%20by%20this%20substitution%20has%20been%20so%20powerful%20that%20it%20is%20mirrored%20in%20a%20special%20religious%20myth.%20The%20doctrine%20of%20reward%20in%20a%20future%20life%20for%20the%E2%80%94voluntary%20or%20enforced%E2%80%94renunciation%20of%20earthly%20lusts%20is%20nothing%20but%20a%20mythical%20projection%20of%20this%20revolution%20in%20the%20mind.%20In%20logical%20pursuit%20of%20this%20prototype%2C&amp;a=Sigmund%20Freud&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Actually, the substitution of the reality-principle for the pleasure-principle denotes no dethroneme... — Sigmund Freud</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sigmund Freud quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/santa-claus-great-pumpkin-quote-meaning-51899</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51899.png?q=All%20right%2C%20so%20you%20believe%20in%20Santa%20Claus%2C%20and%20I'll%20believe%20in%20the%20'Great%20Pumpkin.'%20The%20way%20I%20see%20it%2C%20it%20doesn't%20matter%20what%20you%20believe%20just%20so%20you're%20sincere!%20(Linus)&amp;a=Charles%20M.%20Schulz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All right, so you believe in Santa Claus, and I'll believe in the 'Great Pumpkin.' The way I see it,... — Charles M. Schulz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles M. Schulz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frederick-buechner-quote-meaning-51900</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51900.png?q=There%20is%20always%20the%20poet%2C%20the%20lunatic%2C%20the%20lover%3B%20there%20is%20always%20the%20religious%20man%20who%20is%20a%20queer%20mixture%20of%20the%20three.&amp;a=Frederick%20Buechner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is always the poet, the lunatic, the lover; there is always the religious man who is a queer m... — Frederick Buechner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frederick Buechner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ta-miles-quote-meaning-51901</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51901.png?q=He%E2%80%99d%20never%20really%20given%20religion%20much%20thought%20himself.%20It%20was%20just%20there%2C%20one%20of%20the%20basic%20fundamentals%20of%20life%20and%20living%3B%20Heaven%20is%20generally%20good%20and%20one%20should%20aspire%20to%20end%20up%20there%2C%20and%20Hell%20is%20decidedly%20foul%20and%20one%20should%20generally%20direct%20their%20enemies%20there.&amp;a=T.%20A.%20Miles&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He’d never really given religion much thought himself. It was just there, one of the basic fundament... — T. A. Miles</image:title>
      <image:caption>T. A. Miles quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kira-peikoff-quote-meaning-51902</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51902.png?q=Christians%20rejected%20the%20need%20for%20proof%20to%20support%20belief%20in%20God%2C%20yet%20dismissed%20proof%20altogether%20when%20it%20was%20there.&amp;a=Kira%20Peikoff&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Christians rejected the need for proof to support belief in God, yet dismissed proof altogether when... — Kira Peikoff</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kira Peikoff quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/marguerite-yourcenar-quote-meaning-51903</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51903.png?q=I%20was%20glad%20that%20our%20venerable%2C%20almost%20formless%20religions%2C%20drained%20of%20all%20intransigence%20and%20purged%20of%20savage%20rites%2C%20linked%20us%20mysteriously%20to%20the%20most%20ancient%20secrets%20of%20man%20and%20of%20earth%2C%20not%20forbidding%20us%2C%20however%2C%20a%20secular%20explanation%20of%20facts%20and%20a%20rational%20view%20of%20human%20conduct.&amp;a=Marguerite%20Yourcenar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I was glad that our venerable, almost formless religions, drained of all intransigence and purged of... — Marguerite Yourcenar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Marguerite Yourcenar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/eliezers-quote-meaning-religion-51904</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51904.png?q=%5B...%5D%20intelligent%20people%20only%20have%20a%20certain%20amount%20of%20time%20(measured%20in%20subjective%20time%20spent%20thinking%20about%20religion)%20to%20become%20atheists.%20After%20a%20certain%20point%2C%20if%20you're%20smart%2C%20have%20spent%20time%20thinking%20about%20and%20defending%20your%20religion%2C%20and%20still%20haven't%20escaped%20the%20grip%20of%20Dark%20Side%20Epistemology%2C%20the%20inside%20of%20your%20mind%20ends%20up%20as%20an%20Escher%20painting.&amp;a=Eliezer%20Yudkowsky&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[...] intelligent people only have a certain amount of time (measured in subjective time spent think... — Eliezer Yudkowsky</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eliezer Yudkowsky quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/عبد-العزيز-جاويش-quote-meaning-51905</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51905.png?q=%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%8C%D9%83%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8%20%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84&amp;a=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>إن القرآن ومن ورائه علماء الكلام وأصول الدين،كلهم يجمعون على ضرورة طلب عقيدة الإيمان بوجود الله عن ط... — عبد العزيز جاويش</image:title>
      <image:caption>عبد العزيز جاويش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-abdulaziz-jawish-quote-51907</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51907.png?q=%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%20%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B6%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%8C%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0%20%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%20%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%AA%20%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%8C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%B1%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84&amp;a=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>لقد فرض الإسلام ،منذ أشرق نور القرآن على القلوب، وتجلت تعاليمه الفطرية على العالم الإنساني، التفكير ... — عبد العزيز جاويش</image:title>
      <image:caption>عبد العزيز جاويش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/abdelaziz-jawish-quote-meaning-51908</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51908.png?q=%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9&amp;a=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>لقد جاء القرآن بدين الفطرة ليحرر بأوامره القدسية النفوس المغلولة، وينجي من معاشر الجهالة العقول الضا... — عبد العزيز جاويش</image:title>
      <image:caption>عبد العزيز جاويش quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/baron-dholbach-quote-meaning-51909</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51909.png?q=It%20is%20thus%20religion%20infatuates%20man%20from%20his%20infancy%2C%20fills%20him%20with%20vanity%20and%20fanaticism%3A%20if%20he%20has%20a%20heated%20imagination%20it%20drives%20him%20on%20to%20fury%3B%20if%20he%20has%20activity%2C%20it%20makes%20him%20a%20madman%2C%20who%20is%20frequently%20as%20cruel%20to%20himself%2C%20as%20he%20is%20dangerous%20and%20incommodious%20to%20others%3A%20if%2C%20on%20the%20contrary%2C%20he%20be%20phlegmatic%20or%20of%20a%20slothful%20habit%2C%20he%20becomes%20melancholy%20and%20is%20useless%20to%20society.&amp;a=Baron%20d'Holbach&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is thus religion infatuates man from his infancy, fills him with vanity and fanaticism: if he has... — Baron d'Holbach</image:title>
      <image:caption>Baron d'Holbach quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/steven-l-peck-quote-meaning-51910</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51910.png?q=Zoroastrianism%3F%20Oh%2C%20there%E2%80%99s%20never%20been%20but%20a%20few%20hundred%20thousand%20of%20them%20at%20any%20one%20time%2C%20mostly%20located%20in%20Iran%20and%20India%2C%20but%20that%E2%80%99s%20it.%20The%20one%20true%20faith.%20If%20you%E2%80%99re%20not%20a%20Zoroastrian%2C%20I%E2%80%99m%20afraid%20you%20are%20bound%20for%20Hell.&amp;a=Steven%20L.%20Peck&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Zoroastrianism? Oh, there’s never been but a few hundred thousand of them at any one time, mostly lo... — Steven L. Peck</image:title>
      <image:caption>Steven L. Peck quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-olvera-quote-meaning-51911</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51911.png?q=The%20assumption%20of%20no%20God%20cannot%20be%20proven%20by%20science.%22%20-%20Scientific%20Faith&amp;a=Frank%20%22The%20Christian%20Noob%22%20Olvera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The assumption of no God cannot be proven by science." - Scientific Faith — Frank "The Christian Noob" Olvera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank "The Christian Noob" Olvera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gospel-of-matthew-quote-meaning-51912</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51912.png?q=You%20have%20heard%20that%20it%20was%20said%2C%20%E2%80%98Love%20your%20neighbour%5Ba%5D%20and%20hate%20your%20enemy.%E2%80%99%2044%20But%20I%20tell%20you%2C%20love%20your%20enemies%20and%20pray%20for%20those%20who%20persecute%20you%2C%2045%20that%20you%20may%20be%20children%20of%20your%20Father%20in%20heaven.%20He%20causes%20his%20sun%20to%20rise%20on%20the%20evil%20and%20the%20good%2C%20and%20sends%20rain%20on%20the%20righteous%20and%20the%20unrighteous.%2046%20If%20you%20love%20those%20who%20love%20you%2C%20what%20reward%20will%20you%20get%3F%20Are%20not%20even%20the%20tax%20collectors%20doing%20that%3F%2047%20And%20if%20you%20greet%20only%20your%20own%20people%2C%20what%20are%20you%20doing%20more%20than%20others%3F%20Do%20not%20even%20pagans%20do%20that%3F%2048%20Be%20perfect%2C%20therefore%2C%20as%20your%20heavenly%20Father%20is%20perfect.&amp;a=Gospel%20of%20Matthew%20Matthew%205%3A4348&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour[a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, lo... — Gospel of Matthew Matthew 5:4348</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gospel of Matthew Matthew 5:4348 quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/margaret-george-quote-meaning-51914</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51914.png?q=I%20did%20not%20worry%20about%20what%20a%20man%20or%20woman%20personally%20believed%2C%20but%20the%20nation's%20official%20religion%20should%20be%20outwardly%20practiced%20by%20all%20its%20citizens.%20A%20religion%20was%20a%20political%20statement.%20Being%20a%20Calvinist%2C%20a%20papist%2C%20a%20Presbyterian%2C%20an%20Anglican%20labeled%20a%20person's%20philosophy%20on%20education%2C%20taxes%2C%20poor%20relief%2C%20and%20other%20secular%20things.%20The%20nation%20needed%20an%20accepted%20position%20on%20such%20concerns.%20Hence%20the%20fines%20for%20not%20outwardly%20conforming%20to%20the%20national%20church.&amp;a=Margaret%20George&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I did not worry about what a man or woman personally believed, but the nation's official religion sh... — Margaret George</image:title>
      <image:caption>Margaret George quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frank-oconnor-quote-meaning-51915</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51915.png?q=A%20man%20and%20woman%20in%20search%20of%20something%20are%20always%20blown%20apart%2C%20but%20it's%20the%20same%20wind%20that%20blows%20them.&amp;a=Frank%20O'Connor&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A man and woman in search of something are always blown apart, but it's the same wind that blows the... — Frank O'Connor</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frank O'Connor quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pd-james-quote-meaning-51916</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51916.png?q=With%20the%20death%20of%20what&amp;a=P.D.%20James&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>With the death of what — P.D. James</image:title>
      <image:caption>P.D. James quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ipek-calistlar-quote-meaning-51917</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51917.png?q=Ey%20binamaz%20diye%20beni%20haktan%20uzak%20g%C3%B6ren&amp;a=%C4%B0pek%20%C3%87al%C4%B1%C5%9Flar&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ey binamaz diye beni haktan uzak gören — İpek Çalışlar</image:title>
      <image:caption>İpek Çalışlar quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-sedaris-quote-meaning-51919</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51919.png?q=I'm%20dating%20myself%2C%20but%20this%20was%20before%20Jesus%20Christ.%20We%20worshiped%20a%20God%20named%20Sashatiba%2C%20who%20had%20five%20eyes%2C%20including%20one%20on%20the%20Adam's%20apple.&amp;a=David%20Sedaris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I'm dating myself, but this was before Jesus Christ. We worshiped a God named Sashatiba, who had fiv... — David Sedaris</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Sedaris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gregory-maguire-quote-meaning-51920</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51920.png?q=He%20had%20thought%20love%20as%20a%20policy%20made%20a%20lot%20of%20sense%20for%20those%20who%20could%20manage%20it%2C%20and%20anyone%20who%20could%20manage%20it%20belonged%20in%20religious%20life.%20The%20rest%20of%20us%20have%20to%20struggle%20with%20more%20ordinary%20love%2C%20the%20common%20or%20garden%20variety%3A%20love%20as%20a%20crippling%20condition.%20Love%20as%20a%20syndrome.&amp;a=Gregory%20Maguire&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>He had thought love as a policy made a lot of sense for those who could manage it, and anyone who co... — Gregory Maguire</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gregory Maguire quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dwarfs-religion-quote-meaning-51921</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51921.png?q=Dwarfs%20were%20not%20a%20naturally%20religious%20species%2C%20but%20in%20a%20world%20where%20pit%20props%20could%20crack%20without%20warning%20and%20pockets%20of%20fire%20damp%20could%20suddenly%20explode%20they'd%20seen%20the%20need%20for%20gods%20as%20the%20sort%20of%20supernatural%20equivalent%20of%20a%20hard%20hat.%20Besides%2C%20when%20you%20hit%20your%20thumb%20with%20an%20eight-pound%20hammer%20it's%20nice%20to%20be%20able%20to%20blaspheme.%20It%20takes%20a%20very%20special%20and%20strong-minded%20kind%20of%20atheist%20to%20jump%20up%20and%20down%20with%20their%20hand%20clasped%20under%20their%20other%20armpit%20and%20shout%2C%20%22Oh%2C%20random-fluctuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!%22%20or%20%22Aaargh%2C%20primitive-and-outmoded-concept%20on%20a%20crutch!&amp;a=Terry%20Pratchett&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dwarfs were not a naturally religious species, but in a world where pit props could crack without wa... — Terry Pratchett</image:title>
      <image:caption>Terry Pratchett quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-f-kennedy-quote-meaning-51923</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51923.png?q=For%20while%20this%20year%20it%20may%20be%20a%20Catholic%20against%20whom%20the%20finger%20of%20suspicion%20is%20pointed%2C%20in%20other%20years%20it%20has%20been%2C%20and%20may%20someday%20be%20again%2C%20a%20Jew--or%20a%20Quaker--or%20a%20Unitarian--or%20a%20Baptist.%20It%20was%20Virginia's%20harassment%20of%20Baptist%20preachers%2C%20for%20example%2C%20that%20helped%20lead%20to%20Jefferson's%20statute%20of%20religious%20freedom.%20Today%20I%20may%20be%20the%20victim-%20-but%20tomorrow%20it%20may%20be%20you--until%20the%20whole%20fabric%20of%20our%20harmonious%20society%20is%20ripped%20at%20a%20time%20of%20great%20national%20peril.&amp;a=John%20F.%20Kennedy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other y... — John F. Kennedy</image:title>
      <image:caption>John F. Kennedy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/human-cooperation-powerful-force-quote-51924</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51924.png?q=The%20most%20powerful%20force%20ever%20known%20on%20this%20planet%20is%20human%20cooperation%20%E2%80%94%20a%20force%20for%20construction%20and%20destruction.&amp;a=Jonathan%20Haidt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation — a force for construction an... — Jonathan Haidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Haidt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/willa-cather-quote-meaning-51925</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51925.png?q=One%20might%20almost%20say%20that%20an%20apparition%20is%20human%20vision%20corrected%20by%20divine%20love.%20I%20do%20not%20see%20you%20as%20you%20really%20are%2C%20Joseph%3B%20I%20see%20you%20through%20my%20affection%20for%20you.%20The%20Miracles%20of%20the%20Church%20seem%20to%20me%20not%20to%20rest%20so%20much%20upon%20faces%20or%20voices%20or%20healing%20power%20coming%20suddenly%20near%20to%20us%20from%20afar%20off%2C%20but%20upon%20our%20perceptions%20being%20made%20finer%2C%20so%20that%20for%20a%20moment%20our%20eyes%20can%20see%20and%20our%20ears%20can%20hear%20what%20is%20there%20about%20us%20always.&amp;a=Willa%20Cather&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>One might almost say that an apparition is human vision corrected by divine love. I do not see you a... — Willa Cather</image:title>
      <image:caption>Willa Cather quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/andy-rooney-quote-meaning-51926</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51926.png?q=I%20don't%20differentiate%20much%2C%20except%20in%20degree%2C%20between%20people%20who%20believe%20in%20religion%20from%20those%20who%20believe%20in%20astrology%2C%20magic%20or%20the%20supernatural.&amp;a=Andy%20Rooney&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who ... — Andy Rooney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andy Rooney quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/unicorn-falsehood-meaning-51927</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51927.png?q=But%20is%20the%20unicorn%20a%20falsehood%3F%20It's%20the%20sweetest%20of%20animals%20and%20a%20noble%20symbol.%20It%20stands%20for%20Christ%20and%20for%20chastity%3B%20it%20can%20be%20captured%20only%20by%20setting%20a%20virgin%20in%20the%20forest%2C%20so%20that%20the%20animal%2C%20catching%20her%20most%20chaste%20odor%2C%20will%20go%20and%20lay%20its%20head%20in%20her%20lap%2C%20offering%20itself%20as%20prey%20to%20the%20hunters'%20snares.&amp;a=Umberto%20Eco&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But is the unicorn a falsehood? It's the sweetest of animals and a noble symbol. It stands for Chris... — Umberto Eco</image:title>
      <image:caption>Umberto Eco quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/keller-quote-meaning-51928</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51928.png?q=The%20abiding%20western%20dominology%20can%20with%20religion%20sanction%20identify%20anything%20dark%2C%20profound%2C%20or%20fluid%20with%20a%20revolting%20chaos%2C%20an%20evil%20to%20be%20mastered%2C%20a%20nothing%20to%20be%20ignored.%20'God%20had%20made%20us%20master%20organizers%20of%20the%20world%20to%20establish%20system%20where%20chaos%20reigns.%20He%20has%20made%20us%20adept%20in%20government%20that%20we%20may%20administer%20government%20among%20savages%20and%20senile%20peoples.'%20From%20the%20vantage%20point%20of%20the%20colonizing%20episteme%2C%20the%20evil%20is%20always%20disorder%20rather%20than%20unjust%20order%3B%20anarchy%20rather%20than%20control%2C%20darkness%20rather%20than%20pallor.%20To%20plead%20otherwise%20is%20to%20write%20'carte%20blanche%20for%20chaos.'%20Yet%20those%20who%20wear%20the%20mark%20of%20chaos%2C%20the%20skins%20of%20darkness%2C%20the%20genders%20of%20unspeakable%20openings%20--%20those%20Others%20of%20Order%20keep%20finding%20voice.%20But%20they%20continue%20to%20be%20muted%20by%20the%20bellowing%20of%20the%20dominant%20discourse.&amp;a=Catherine%20Keller&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The abiding western dominology can with religion sanction identify anything dark, profound, or fluid... — Catherine Keller</image:title>
      <image:caption>Catherine Keller quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/humble-sage-equal-vision-quote-51930</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51930.png?q=The%20humble%20sage%2C%20by%20virtue%20of%20true%20knowledge%2C%20sees%20with%20equal%20vision%20a%20learned%20and%20gentle%20br%C4%81hma%E1%B9%87a%2C%20a%20cow%2C%20an%20elephant%2C%20a%20dog%2C%20and%20a%20dog-eater.&amp;a=A.%20C.%20Bhaktivedanta%20Swami%20Prabhupada&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, ... — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada</image:title>
      <image:caption>A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohd-asri-zainul-abidin-quote-meaning-51932</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51932.png?q=Islam%20is%20not%20man's%20ultimate%20justification%20to%20do%20as%20he%20pleases--it%20is%2C%20instead%2C%20a%20religion%20built%20on%20reason%20and%20evidence.%20If%20each%20of%20us%20asks%20the%20ustaz%20for%20the%20causes%20of%20his%20religious%20opinions%2C%20then%20we%20should%2C%20by%20doing%20so%2C%20help%20realise%20the%20principles%20of%20Islam%20and%20thus%20improve%20intellectual%20discussion%20in%20our%20own%20community.&amp;a=Mohd%20Asri%20Zainul%20Abidin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Islam is not man's ultimate justification to do as he pleases--it is, instead, a religion built on r... — Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/abood-dweik-quote-meaning-51933</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51933.png?q=By%20reading%20quotes%20i%20realized%20that%20some%20of%20them%20containing%20simple%20words%2C%20but%20this%20simple%20words%20could%20change%20our%20lives.&amp;a=Abood%20Dweik&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>By reading quotes i realized that some of them containing simple words, but this simple words could ... — Abood Dweik</image:title>
      <image:caption>Abood Dweik quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-p-hogan-quote-meaning-51935</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51935.png?q=A%20physicist%20that%20I%20know%20commented%20that%20many%20other%20scientific%20disciplines%2C%20such%20as%20geology%2C%20anthropology%2C%20astronomy%2C%20are%20also%20challenged%20by%20biblical%20fundamentalism%2C%20but%20their%20people%20seem%20to%20be%20able%20to%20get%20on%20with%20their%20work%20without%20worrying%20unduly.%20Only%20Darwinians%20seem%20thrown%20into%20a%20frenzy%20that%20sends%20them%20running%20to%20litigation%20and%20demanding%20censorship.%20His%20explanation%20was%20that%20it's%20a%20rival%20religion.&amp;a=James%20P.%20Hogan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A physicist that I know commented that many other scientific disciplines, such as geology, anthropol... — James P. Hogan</image:title>
      <image:caption>James P. Hogan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nathan-myhrvold-quote-meaning-51937</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51937.png?q=Humans%20are%20a%20story%20telling%20species.%20Throughout%20history%20we%20have%20told%20stories%20to%20each%20other%20and%20ourselves%20as%20one%20of%20the%20ways%20to%20understand%20the%20world%20around%20us.%20Every%20culture%20has%20its%20creation%20myth%20for%20how%20the%20universe%20came%20to%20be%2C%20but%20the%20stories%20do%20not%20stop%20at%20the%20big%20picture%20view%3B%20other%20stories%20discuss%20every%20aspect%20of%20the%20world%20around%20us.%20We%20humans%20are%20chatterboxes%20and%20we%20just%20can't%20resist%20telling%20a%20story%20about%20just%20about%20everything.&amp;a=Nathan%20Myhrvold&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Humans are a story telling species. Throughout history we have told stories to each other and oursel... — Nathan Myhrvold</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nathan Myhrvold quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/aj-kazinski-quote-meaning-51938</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51938.png?q=Everybody%20is%20always%20touting%20the%20division%20between%20religion%20and%20science....%20That%20division%20is%20based%20on%20a%20false%20premise.%20It%20simply%20doesn't%20exist.%20The%20first%20sciences%20developed%20from%20a%20desire%20to%20prove%20the%20existence%20of%20God.%20In%20that%20sense%2C%20science%20and%20religion%20have%20been%20hand%20in%20hand%20from%20the%20very%20beginning.&amp;a=A.J.%20Kazinski&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Everybody is always touting the division between religion and science.... That division is based on ... — A.J. Kazinski</image:title>
      <image:caption>A.J. Kazinski quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rob-sheffield-quote-meaning-51939</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51939.png?q=At%20Camp%20Don%20Bosco%2C%20there%20were%20Bibles%20all%20over%20the%20place%2C%20mostly%201970s%20hippie%20versions%20like%20Good%20News%20for%20Modern%20Man.%20They%20had%20groovy%20titles%20like%20The%20Word%20or%20The%20Way%2C%20and%20translated%20the%20Bible%20into%20%E2%80%9Ccontemporary%20English%2C%E2%80%9D%20which%20meant%20Saul%20yelling%20at%20Jonathan%2C%20%E2%80%9CYou%20son%20of%20a%20bitch!%E2%80%9D%20(I%20Samuel%2020%3A30).%20Awesome!%20The%20King%20James%20version%20gave%20this%20verse%20as%20%E2%80%9CThou%20son%20of%20the%20perverse%20rebellious%20woman%2C%E2%80%9D%20which%20was%20bogus%20in%20comparison.%20Maybe%20these%20translations%20went%20a%20bit%20far.%20I%20recall%20one%20of%20the%20Bibles%20translating%20the%20inscription%20over%20the%20cross%2C%20%E2%80%9CINRI%E2%80%9D%20(Iesus%20Nazaremus%20Rex%20Iudaeorum)%2C%20as%20%E2%80%9CSSDD%E2%80%9D%20(Same%20Shit%20Different%20Day)%2C%20and%20another%20describing%20the%20Last%20Supper%20%E2%80%94%20the%20night%20before%20Jesus%E2%80%99%20death%2C%20a%20death%20he%20freely%20accepted%20%E2%80%94%20where%20Jesus%20breaks%20the%20bread%2C%20gives%20it%20to%20his%20disciples%2C%20and%20says%2C%20%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20better%20to%20burn%20out%20than%20fade%20away%2C%E2%80%9D%20but%20these%20memories%20could%20be%20deceptive.&amp;a=Rob%20Sheffield&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>At Camp Don Bosco, there were Bibles all over the place, mostly 1970s hippie versions like Good News... — Rob Sheffield</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rob Sheffield quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kent-allan-rees-quote-meaning-51940</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51940.png?q=All%20of%20the%20world's%20religions%20have%20important%20things%20to%20teach%20us%2C%20and%20they%20are%20not%20as%20different%20from%20each%20other%20as%20some%20would%20have%20you%20believe.&amp;a=Kent%20Allan%20Rees&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All of the world's religions have important things to teach us, and they are not as different from e... — Kent Allan Rees</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kent Allan Rees quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohammed-ali-muhiyaddin-quote-meaning-51943</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51943.png?q=There%20is%20yet%20another%20class%20that%2C%20having%20found%20that%20their%20own%20religion%20not%20only%20prevents%20free%20thinking%20but%20that%20some%20of%20its%20philosophies%20are%20also%20against%20some%20basic%20social%2C%20economic%20and%20scientific%20concepts%20of%20life%20as%20required%20by%20the%20progressive%20society%2C%20comes%20to%20the%20illogical%20conclusion%20that%20all%20religions%20similarly%20thwart%20the%20growth%20of%20progressive%20societies...%20Such%20people%20fall%20easy%20prey%20to%20materialism%20and%20denounce%20all%20religions%20without%20having%20any%20definite%20idea%20of%20any%20religion%20at%20all.&amp;a=Mohammed%20Ali%20Muhiyaddin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is yet another class that, having found that their own religion not only prevents free thinkin... — Mohammed Ali Muhiyaddin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mohammed Ali Muhiyaddin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/rob-sheffield-quote-meaning-51946</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51946.png?q=Back%20home%2C%20my%20favorite%20part%20of%20Mass%20was%20during%20communion%2C%20when%20I'd%20stand%20at%20the%20rail%20and%20hold%20a%20little%20gold%20platter%20under%20people's%20chins.%20The%20pretty%20girls%20would%20line%20up%20for%20communion%20(I%20confess%20to%20Almighty%20God).%20They'd%20kneel%20(and%20to%20you%20my%20brothers%20and%20sisters)%2C%20cast%20their%20eyes%20demurely%20down%20(I%20have%20sinned%20through%20my%20own%20fault)%2C%20and%20stick%20out%20their%20tongues%20(in%20my%20thoughts%20and%20in%20my%20words).%20Their%20tongues%20would%20shine%2C%20reflected%20in%20the%20gold%20platter%2C%20and%20since%20the%20wafer%20was%20dry%2C%20the%20girls%20would%20maybe%20lick%20their%20lips%20(and%20I%20ask%20Blessed%20Mary%20ever%20virgin%2C%20all%20the%20angels%20and%20saints%2C%20and%20you%20my%20brothers%20and%20sisters)%20before%20they%20swallowed%20(to%20pray%20for%20me%20to%20the%20Lord%20our%20God).%20It%20was%20all%20I%20could%20do%20not%20to%20pass%20out.&amp;a=Rob%20Sheffield&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Back home, my favorite part of Mass was during communion, when I'd stand at the rail and hold a litt... — Rob Sheffield</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rob Sheffield quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mark-abramson-quote-meaning-51947</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51947.png?q=We%20could%20all%20use%20the%20power%20of%20prayer%20now%20and%20then%2C%20but%20it%20seems%20to%20me%20that%20the%20people%20who%20are%20sure%20they%20have%20a%20direct%20line%20to%20heaven%20are%20most%20often%20calling%20collect%20with%20bad%20news.&amp;a=Mark%20Abramson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We could all use the power of prayer now and then, but it seems to me that the people who are sure t... — Mark Abramson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mark Abramson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bryan-batt-quote-meaning-51948</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51948.png?q=I%20have%20my%20issues%20with%20organized%20religion%20and%20cafeteria-style%20religion%2C%20picking%20and%20choosing%20certain%20dogmas%20that%20apply%20or%20seem%20ethical%20while%20ignoring%20the%20oppressive%2C%20non-inclusive%2C%20and%20outdated%20ones%20as%20if%20they%20don't%20exist.%20The%20trouble%20began%20a%20long%20time%20ago%20when%20we%20tried%20to%20bring%20God%20indoors.%20Leave%20it%20to%20mankind%20to%20screw%20it%20up%20and%20to%20Christians%20to%20turn%20heaven%20into%20an%20exclusive%20country%20club.&amp;a=Bryan%20Batt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have my issues with organized religion and cafeteria-style religion, picking and choosing certain ... — Bryan Batt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bryan Batt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-p-murray-quote-meaning-51949</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51949.png?q=Dr.%20Murray%20points%20to%20the%20Nazarite%20system%20as%20what%20he%20calls%20an%20external%20scaffolding%20supporting%20human%20efforts%20at%20righteousness%2C%20reminding%20the%20participant%20that%20he%20is%20set%20apart.%20Christ%2C%20he%20said%2C%20needed%20no%20external%20reminder%20that%20the%20Father%20was%20His%20joy%20and%20that%20wine%20was%20not%2C%20that%20He%20was%20Life%20and%20was%20wholly%20Other%20from%20death%2C%20that%20He%20bore%20on%20Himself%20the%20shame%20that%20long%20hair%20but%20vaguely%20pointed%20to.&amp;a=David%20P.%20Murray&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dr. Murray points to the Nazarite system as what he calls an external scaffolding supporting human e... — David P. Murray</image:title>
      <image:caption>David P. Murray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/malcolm-muggeridge-quote-meaning-51951</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51951.png?q=The%20orgasm%20has%20replaced%20the%20Cross%20as%20the%20focus%20of%20longing%20and%20the%20image%20of%20fulfillment.&amp;a=Malcolm%20Muggeridge&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The orgasm has replaced the Cross as the focus of longing and the image of fulfillment. — Malcolm Muggeridge</image:title>
      <image:caption>Malcolm Muggeridge quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/omar-khayyam-quote-meaning-51952</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51952.png?q=From%20the%20house%20of%20unbelief&amp;a=Omar%20Khayy%C3%A1m&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>From the house of unbelief — Omar Khayyám</image:title>
      <image:caption>Omar Khayyám quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cs-lewis-quote-meaning-51954</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51954.png?q=All%20the%20books%20were%20beginning%20to%20turn%20against%20me.%20Indeed%2C%20I%20must%20have%20been%20blind%20as%20a%20bat%20not%20to%20have%20seen%20it%20long%20before%2C%20the%20ludicrous%20contradiction%20between%20my%20theory%20of%20life%20and%20my%20actual%20experiences%20as%20a%20reader.%20George%20MacDonald%20had%20done%20more%20to%20me%20than%20any%20other%20writer%3B%20of%20course%20it%20was%20a%20pity%20that%20he%20had%20that%20bee%20in%20his%20bonnet%20about%20Christianity.%20He%20was%20good&amp;a=C.S.%20Lewis&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>All the books were beginning to turn against me. Indeed, I must have been blind as a bat not to have... — C.S. Lewis</image:title>
      <image:caption>C.S. Lewis quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mike-norton-war-quote-meaning-51955</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51955.png?q=War%20can%20condition%20a%20person%20to%20be%20resilient%2C%20tolerant%2C%20dependable%2C%20strong%2C%20and%20capable%20of%20so%20much%20more%20than%20one%20who%20had%20experienced%20nothing%20of%20it%3B%20it%20can%20bring%20out%20the%20very%20best%20in%20us%2C%20but%20also%20the%20very%20worst.%20Where%20is%20it%2C%20I%20ask%2C%20the%20proper%20conduit%20through%20which%20a%20soldier%20should%20be%20raised%20from%20whence%20they%20would%20become%20an%20upstanding%20citizen%20of%20the%20world%2C%20instead%20of%20a%20single%20country%3F&amp;a=Mike%20%20Norton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>War can condition a person to be resilient, tolerant, dependable, strong, and capable of so much mor... — Mike  Norton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mike  Norton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/chuck-palahniuk-quote-meaning-51957</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51957.png?q=Centuries%20ago%2C%20sailors%20on%20long%20voyages%20used%20to%20leave%20a%20pair%20of%20pigs%20on%20every%20deserted%20island.%20Or%20they'd%20leave%20a%20pair%20of%20goats.%20Either%20way%2C%20on%20any%20future%20visit%2C%20the%20island%20would%20be%20a%20source%20of%20meat.%20These%20islands%2C%20they%20were%20pristine.%20These%20were%20home%20to%20breeds%20of%20birds%20with%20no%20natural%20predators.%20Breeds%20of%20birds%20that%20lived%20nowhere%20else%20on%20earth.%20The%20plants%20there%2C%20without%20enemies%20they%20evolved%20without%20thorns%20or%20poisons.%20Without%20predators%20and%20enemies%2C%20these%20islands%2C%20they%20were%20paradise.&amp;a=Chuck%20Palahniuk&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Centuries ago, sailors on long voyages used to leave a pair of pigs on every deserted island. Or the... — Chuck Palahniuk</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chuck Palahniuk quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bono-quote-meaning-51958</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51958.png?q=The%20God%20I%20believe%20in%20isn't%20short%20on%20cash%2C%20mister.&amp;a=Bono&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The God I believe in isn't short on cash, mister. — Bono</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bono quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kant-quote-meaning-morality-religion-51959</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51959.png?q=But%2C%20above%20all%2C%20it%20will%20confer%20an%20inestimable%20benefit%20on%20morality%20and%20religion%2C%20by%20showing%20that%20all%20the%20objections%20urged%20against%20them%20may%20be%20silenced%20for%20ever%20by%20the&amp;a=Immanuel%20Kant&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But, above all, it will confer an inestimable benefit on morality and religion, by showing that all ... — Immanuel Kant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Immanuel Kant quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nick-cohen-quote-meaning-51961</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51961.png?q=Antisemitism%20is%20unique%20among%20religious%20hatreds.%20It%20is%20a%20racist%20conspiracy%20theory%20fashioned%20for%20the%20needs%20of%20messianic%20and%20brutal%20rulers%2C%20as%20dictators%20from%20the%20Tsars%20to%20the%20Islamists%20via%20the%20Nazis%20have%20shown.%20Many%20other%20alleged%20religious%20'hatreds'%20are%20not%20hatreds%20in%20the%20true%20sense.%20If%20I%20criticise%20Islamic%2C%20Orthodox%20Jewish%20or%20Catholic%20attitudes%20towards%20women%2C%20for%20instance%2C%20and%20I'm%20accused%20of%20being%20a%20bigot%2C%20I%20shrug%20and%20say%20it%20is%20not%20bigoted%20to%20oppose%20bigotry.&amp;a=Nick%20Cohen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Antisemitism is unique among religious hatreds. It is a racist conspiracy theory fashioned for the n... — Nick Cohen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nick Cohen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nick-cohen-quote-meaning-51962</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51962.png?q=London%20is%20one%20of%20the%20world's%20centres%20of%20Arab%20journalism%20and%20political%20activism.%20The%20failure%20of%20left%20and%20right%2C%20the%20establishment%20and%20its%20opposition%2C%20to%20mount%20principled%20arguments%20against%20clerical%20reaction%20has%20had%20global%20ramifications.%20Ideas%20minted%20in%20Britain%20%E2%80%93%20the%20notion%20that%20it%20is%20bigoted%20to%20oppose%20bigotry%3B%20'Islamophobic'%20to%20oppose%20clerics%20whose%20first%20desire%20is%20to%20oppress%20Muslims%20%E2%80%93%20swirl%20out%20through%20the%20press%20and%20the%20net%20to%20lands%20where%20they%20can%20do%20real%20harm.&amp;a=Nick%20Cohen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>London is one of the world's centres of Arab journalism and political activism. The failure of left ... — Nick Cohen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nick Cohen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sj-parris-quote-meaning-51966</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51966.png?q=No%2C%22%20I%20said%20simply.%20%22I%20hate%20no%20one.%20I%20want%20only%20to%20be%20left%20in%20peace%20to%20understand%20the%20mysteries%20of%20the%20universe%20in%20my%20own%20way.&amp;a=S.J.%20Parris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No," I said simply. "I hate no one. I want only to be left in peace to understand the mysteries of t... — S.J. Parris</image:title>
      <image:caption>S.J. Parris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-williams-quote-meaning-51967</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51967.png?q=but%20it%20was%20a%20religion%20which%20enabled%20him%20to%20despise%20himself%20and%20everyone%20else%20without%20despising%20the%20universe%2C%20thus%20allowing%20him%20at%20once%20in%20argument%20or%20conversation%20to%20the%20advantages%20of%20the%20pessimist%20and%20the%20optimist.&amp;a=Charles%20Williams&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>but it was a religion which enabled him to despise himself and everyone else without despising the u... — Charles Williams</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Williams quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-dardess-quote-meaning-51970</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51970.png?q=The%20Qu'ran%20is%20God's%20song%2C%20not%20ours%2C%20not%20even%20Muhammad's.%20To%20allow%20such%20a%20song%20to%20pass%20through%20one's%20body%2C%20however%20imperfectly%2C%20is%20to%20discover%20that%20the%20instrument%20is%20transformed%20by%20the%20music.&amp;a=George%20Dardess&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Qu'ran is God's song, not ours, not even Muhammad's. To allow such a song to pass through one's ... — George Dardess</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Dardess quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/thomas-fuller-quote-meaning-51972</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51972.png?q=Danger%20past%2C%20God%20is%20forgotten.&amp;a=Thomas%20Fuller&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Danger past, God is forgotten. — Thomas Fuller</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Fuller quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/robert-alley-quote-meaning-51974</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51974.png?q=The%20Bible%20is%20not%20absurd%20for%20the%20people%20who%20wrote%20it%3B%20it%20becomes%20absurd%20when%20people%20in%20our%20day%20insist%20on%20taking%20it%20literally.%20The%20Bible%20does%20not%20present%20us%20with%20material%20that%20is%20ridiculous%20in%20the%20context%20from%20which%20it%20came.%20The%20Bible%20springs%20from%20the%20context%20in%20which%20people%20then%20were%20thinking%2C%20searching%2C%20and%20trying%20to%20find%20answers%20.&amp;a=Robert%20Alley&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Bible is not absurd for the people who wrote it; it becomes absurd when people in our day insist... — Robert Alley</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robert Alley quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/s-j-parris-quote-meaning-51975</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51975.png?q=The%20Catholic%20chruch%20as%20threatened%20your%20life%20-%20do%20you%20not%20want%20revenge%3F%20Have%20you%20not%20sold%20your%20hatred%20to%20the%20Pretestant%20cause%20to%20work%20against%20the%20church%20that%20has%20hunted%20you%3F&amp;a=S.J.%20Parris&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Catholic chruch as threatened your life - do you not want revenge? Have you not sold your hatred... — S.J. Parris</image:title>
      <image:caption>S.J. Parris quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/victor-turner-quote-meaning-51976</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51976.png?q=O%20comportamento%20ritual%20n%C3%A3o%20s%C3%B3%20revela%20realidades%20pr%C3%A1ticas%20e%20mundanas%2C%20%C3%A9%20tamb%C3%A9m%20um%20teatro%20vivo%20da%20psicologia%20colectiva%20e%20uma%20das%20mais%20ricas%20express%C3%B5es%20da%20ideologia%20e%20cren%C3%A7as%20-%20mentalidade%20-%20de%20uma%20sociedade.%20Afinal%20de%20contas%2C%20como%20os%20antrop%C3%B3logos%20notaram%2C%20a%20religi%C3%A3o%20%C3%A9%20mais%20do%20que%20um%20padr%C3%A3o%20de%20rela%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20sociais%3A%20%C3%A9%20uma%20express%C3%A3o%20da%20capacidade%20humana%20para%20imaginar%20a%20estrutura%20da%20sociedade.%20O%20ritual%20religioso%20n%C3%A3o%20%C3%A9%20apenas%20constru%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20cultural%3A%20%C3%A9%20uma%20forma%20de%20cogni%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20que%20constr%C3%B3i%20modelos%20de%20realidade%20e%20paradigmas%20de%20comportamento.%20E%20dentro%20deste%20processo%20pelo%20qual%20a%20realidade%20%C3%A9%20definida%2C%20o%20ritual%20da%20morte%20joga%20um%20papel%20central.&amp;a=Victor%20Turner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>O comportamento ritual não só revela realidades práticas e mundanas, é também um teatro vivo da psic... — Victor Turner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Turner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/graham-greene-quote-meaning-51977</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51977.png?q=%CE%94%CE%B5%20%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CE%B5%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82%20%CF%84%CE%B7%20%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1%20%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%84%CF%8D%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BD.%20%CE%A4%CE%BF%20%CE%BC%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%BF%20%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%20%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%82%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%20%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%B9%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD%20%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%BC%CF%8C%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82.%20%CE%91%CE%BD%20%CE%AE%CE%BE%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%20%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82%20%CE%A7%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%82%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CF%8C%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%20%CE%9D%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B1%2C%20%CE%B8%CE%B1%20%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%B1%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82%20%CF%83%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%89%20%CE%B1%CF%80'%20%CF%84%CE%B1%20%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%2C%20%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%B7%CE%B3%CF%8E%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82%20%CF%80%CF%89%CF%82%20%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9%20%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CE%B6%CE%B5%CE%B9%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%82%20%CE%BC%CE%B5%20%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD%20%CF%80%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%2C%20%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC%20%CE%BD%CE%B1%20%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%20%CE%B3%CE%B9'%20%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AE%CE%BD.&amp;a=Graham%20Greene&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Δε γίνεται να εμποδίσεις τη δημιουργία μαρτύρων. Το μόνο που μπορεί κανείς να κάνει είναι να κοιτάξε... — Graham Greene</image:title>
      <image:caption>Graham Greene quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ben-laughed-religions-scams-51978</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51978.png?q=Ben%20laughed.%20%22You%20think%20all%20religions%20are%20scams%2C%20don't%20you%3F&amp;a=James%20L.%20Halperin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ben laughed. "You think all religions are scams, don't you? — James L. Halperin</image:title>
      <image:caption>James L. Halperin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/roberson-quote-meaning-51980</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51980.png?q=And%20the%20story%20is%20told%20that%20a%20young%20woman%20taking%20an%20examination%20for%20a%20Communist%20party%20post%20was%20unsure%20of%20the%20answer%20to%20a%20question%20asking%20the%20inscription%20on%20a%20certain%20monument.%20She%20wrote%20the%20words%20of%20Marx%20quoted%20above%20and%20when%20the%20examination%20was%20over%20hurried%20to%20the%20monument%20to%20check.%20Reading%20the%20inscription%20%22Religion%20is%20the%20opiate%20of%20the%20people%2C%22%20she%20fell%20to%20her%20knees%2C%20saying%2C%20%22Thank%20God.&amp;a=Roberson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>And the story is told that a young woman taking an examination for a Communist party post was unsure... — Roberson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Roberson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-madison-quote-meaning-51981</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51981.png?q=Religious%20bondage%20shackles%20and%20debilitates%20the%20mind%20and%20unfits%20it%20for%20every%20noble%20enterprise....%20During%20almost%20fifteen%20centuries%20has%20the%20legal%20establishment%20of%20Christianity%20been%20on%20trial.%20What%20have%20been%20its%20fruits%3F%20More%20or%20less%2C%20in%20all%20places%2C%20pride%20and%20indolence%20in%20the%20clergy%3B%20ignorance%20and%20servility%20in%20laity%3B%20in%20both%2C%20superstition%2C%20bigotry%2C%20and%20persecution.&amp;a=James%20Madison&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... Dur... — James Madison</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Madison quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/william-gibson-quote-meaning-51982</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51982.png?q=Voodou%20isn%E2%80%99t%20like%20that.%20It%20isn%E2%80%99t%20concerned%20with%20notions%20of%20salvation%20and%20transcendence.%20What%20it%E2%80%99s%20about%20is%20getting%20things%20done.%20You%20follow%20me%3F%20In%20out%20system%2C%20there%20are%20many%20gods%2C%20spirits.%20Part%20of%20one%20big%20family%2C%20with%20all%20the%20virtues%2C%20all%20the%20vices.%20There%E2%80%99s%20a%20ritual%20tradition%20of%20communal%20manifestation%2C%20understand%3F%20Voodou%20says%2C%20there%E2%80%99s%20a%20God%2C%20sure%2C%20Gran%20Met%2C%20but%20He%E2%80%99s%20big%2C%20too%20big%20and%20too%20far%20away%20to%20worry%20Himself%20if%20your%20ass%20is%20poor%2C%20or%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20get%20laid.%20Come%20on%2C%20man%2C%20you%20know%20how%20this%20works%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20street%20religion%2C%20came%20out%20of%20dirt%20poor%20places%20a%20million%20years%20ago.%20Voodou%E2%80%99s%20like%20the%20street.%20Some%20duster%20chops%20out%20your%20sister%2C%20you%20don%E2%80%99t%20go%20camp%20on%20the%20Yakuza%E2%80%99s%20doorstep%2C%20do%20you%3F%20No%20way.%20You%20go%20to%20somebody%2C%20though%2C%20who%20can%20get%20the%20thing%20done.%20Right%3F&amp;a=William%20Gibson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Voodou isn’t like that. It isn’t concerned with notions of salvation and transcendence. What it’s ab... — William Gibson</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Gibson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/kate-griffin-quote-meaning-51983</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51983.png?q=Never%20underestimate%20the%20ridiculous%20things%20that%20have%20been%20done%20in%20the%20name%20of%20religious-semantic%20obscurity.&amp;a=Kate%20Griffin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obsc... — Kate Griffin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kate Griffin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-greenblatt-quote-meaning-51984</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51984.png?q=The%20quintessential%20emblem%20of%20religion%20%C2%97%20and%20the%20clearest%20manifestation%20of%20the%20perversity%20that%20lies%20at%20its%20core%20%C2%97%20is%20the%20sacrifice%20of%20a%20child%20by%20a%20parent.&amp;a=Stephen%20Greenblatt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The quintessential emblem of religion  and the clearest manifestation of the perversity that lies a... — Stephen Greenblatt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Greenblatt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nick-cohen-quote-meaning-51985</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51985.png?q=No%20one%20is%20as%20murderously%20'Islamophobic'%20as%20Islamists%20are.&amp;a=Nick%20Cohen&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No one is as murderously 'Islamophobic' as Islamists are. — Nick Cohen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nick Cohen quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/henning-mankell-quote-meaning-51987</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51987.png?q=I'm%20a%20religious%20man%2C%22%20he%20said.%20%22I%20don't%20believe%20in%20a%20particular&amp;a=Henning%20Mankell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I'm a religious man," he said. "I don't believe in a particular — Henning Mankell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Henning Mankell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-bosnia-kosovo-51988</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51988.png?q=The%20neo-cons%2C%20or%20some%20of%20them%2C%20decided%20that%20they%20would%20back%20Clinton%20when%20he%20belatedly%20decided%20for%20Bosnia%20and%20Kosovo%20against%20Milosevic%2C%20and%20this%20even%20though%20they%20loathed%20Clinton%2C%20because%20the%20battle%20against%20religious%20and%20ethnic%20dictatorship%20in%20the%20Balkans%20took%20precedence.%20This%2C%20by%20the%20way%2C%20was%20partly%20a%20battle%20to%20save%20Muslims%20from%20Catholic%20and%20Christian%20Orthodox%20killers.%20That%20impressed%20me.%20The%20neo-cons%20also%20took%20the%20view%2C%20quite%20early%20on%2C%20that%20coexistence%20with%20Saddam%20Hussein%20was%20impossible%20as%20well%20as%20undesirable.%20They%20were%20dead%20right%20about%20that.%20They%20had%20furthermore%20been%20thinking%20about%20the%20menace%20of&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The neo-cons, or some of them, decided that they would back Clinton when he belatedly decided for Bo... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sigmund-freud-quote-meaning-51989</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51989.png?q=Observe%20the%20difference%20between%20your%20attitude%20to%20illusions%20and%20mine.%20You%20have%20to%20defend%20the%20religious%20illusion%20with%20all%20your%20might.%20If%20it%20becomes%20discredited%20-%20and%20indeed%20the%20threat%20to%20it%20is%20great%20enough%20-%20then%20your%20world%20collapses.%20There%20is%20nothing%20left%20for%20you%20but%20to%20despair%20of%20everything%2C%20of%20civilization%20and%20the%20future%20of%20mankind.%20From%20that%20bondage%20I%20am%2C%20we%20are%2C%20free.%20Since%20we%20are%20prepared%20to%20renounce%20a%20good%20part%20of%20our%20infantile%20wishes%2C%20we%20can%20bear%20it%20if%20a%20few%20of%20our%20expectations%20turn%20out%20to%20be%20illusions.&amp;a=Sigmund%20Freud&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Observe the difference between your attitude to illusions and mine. You have to defend the religious... — Sigmund Freud</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sigmund Freud quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-gary-malone-quote-51991</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51991.png?q=The%20belief%20that%20the%20world%20was%20created%20yesterday%20seems%20to%20hold%20great%20appeal%20to%20those%20born%20at%20that%20time.&amp;a=Gary%20Malone&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The belief that the world was created yesterday seems to hold great appeal to those born at that tim... — Gary Malone</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gary Malone quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-matheson-quote-meaning-51992</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51992.png?q=In%20a%20typical%20desperation%20for%20quick%20answers%2C%20easily%20understood%2C%20people%20had%20turned%20to%20primitive%20worship%20as%20the%20solution.%20With%20less%20than%20success.%20Not%20only%20had%20they%20died%20as%20quickly%20as%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20people%2C%20but%20they%20had%20died%20with%20terror%20in%20their%20hearts%2C%20with%20a%20mortal%20dread%20flowing%20in%20their%20very%20veins.&amp;a=Richard%20Matheson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In a typical desperation for quick answers, easily understood, people had turned to primitive worshi... — Richard Matheson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Matheson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-atrocities-51993</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51993.png?q=Suppose%20that%20we%20agree%20that%20the%20two%20atrocities%20can%20or%20may%20be%20mentioned%20in%20the%20same%20breath.%20Why%20should%20we%20do%20so%3F%20I%20wrote%20at%20the%20time%20(&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Suppose that we agree that the two atrocities can or may be mentioned in the same breath. Why should... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-macdonald-quote-meaning-51996</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51996.png?q=There%20is%20little%20hope%20of%20the%20repentance%20and%20redemption%20of%20certain%20some%20until%20they%20have%20committed%20one%20or%20another%20of%20the%20many%20wrong%20things%20of%20which%20they%20are%20daily%2C%20through%20a%20course%20of%20unrestrained%20selfishness%2C%20becoming%20more%20and%20more%20capable.&amp;a=George%20MacDonald&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is little hope of the repentance and redemption of certain some until they have committed one ... — George MacDonald</image:title>
      <image:caption>George MacDonald quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/blatty-quote-meaning-earth-homicide-51998</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51998.png?q=Earth%20is%20a%20homicide%20victim.%20We%20lose%20our%20children.%20There%20are%20wars.%20Disease.%20And%20God%20comes%20strolling%20by%20like%20a%20cosmic%20Billie%20Burke.&amp;a=William%20Peter%20Blatty&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Earth is a homicide victim. We lose our children. There are wars. Disease. And God comes strolling b... — William Peter Blatty</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Peter Blatty quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/happy-god-day-meaning-51999</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/51999.png?q=Maybe%20we%20should%20Create%20a%20'Happy%20God%20Day'%20and%20make%20it%20the%20one%20day%20of%20the%20year%20you%20can't%20kill%20each%20other.&amp;a=Stanley%20Victor%20Paskavich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Maybe we should Create a 'Happy God Day' and make it the one day of the year you can't kill each oth... — Stanley Victor Paskavich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stanley Victor Paskavich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/francis-collins-quote-meaning-52000</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>To get our universe, with all of its potential for complexities or any kind of potential for any kin... — Francis Collins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Francis Collins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gert-nygardshaug-quote-meaning-52001</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52001.png?q=Studerer%20man%20lenge%20nok%20de%20bibelske%20lignelser%2C%20lukkes%20sjelen%20gradvis%20inne%20i%20vanviddets%20labyrint.&amp;a=Gert%20Nyg%C3%A5rdshaug&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Studerer man lenge nok de bibelske lignelser, lukkes sjelen gradvis inne i vanviddets labyrint. — Gert Nygårdshaug</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gert Nygårdshaug quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/younger-told-him-religion-quote-meaning-52002</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Well, it just figures," Younger told him, like a man explaining his religion. — Richard Stark</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Stark quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-macdonald-quote-meaning-52004</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The ruin of a man's teaching comes of his followers, such as having never touched the foundation he ... — George MacDonald</image:title>
      <image:caption>George MacDonald quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hermann-hesse-quote-meaning-52005</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52005.png?q=Pronto%20me%20di%20cuenta%20de%20que%20estas%20ense%C3%B1anzas%20pod%C3%ADan%20ser%20un%20consuelo%20s%C3%B3lo%20para%20los%20que%20las%20aceptaran%20literalmente%20y%20que%20creyeran%20ser%20la%20verdad.%20Si%20fueran%2C%20como%20para%20m%C3%AD%2C%20en%20parte%20bella%20literatura%2C%20parte%20s%C3%ADmbolos%20intrincados%3B%20un%20intento%20de%20explicaci%C3%B3n%20mitol%C3%B3gica%20del%20mundo%2C%20uno%20podr%C3%ADa%20instruirse%20y%20apreciarlas%2C%20pero%20uno%20no%20aprender%C3%ADa%20la%20forma%20de%20vivir%20y%20sacar%20fuerza%20de%20ellas.&amp;a=Hermann%20Hesse&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Pronto me di cuenta de que estas enseñanzas podían ser un consuelo sólo para los que las aceptaran l... — Hermann Hesse</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hermann Hesse quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/umar-abd-aziz-quote-meaning-52007</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52007.png?q=Bagaimana%20mata%20ini%20dapat%20tertutup%20rapat%20dan%20tenteram%20sedangkan%20ia%20tak%20tahu%20di%20mana%20kelak%20ia%20akan%20kembali%20di%20antara%20dua%20tempat&amp;a=umar%20abd%20aziz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Bagaimana mata ini dapat tertutup rapat dan tenteram sedangkan ia tak tahu di mana kelak ia akan kem... — umar abd aziz</image:title>
      <image:caption>umar abd aziz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mralte-quote-meaning-religion-52008</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52008.png?q=I%20have%20no%20interest%20in%20anything%20so%20frivolous%20as%20the%20bona%20fide%20religion%20or%20mankind's%20pathetic%20debate%20over%20whose%20version%20of%20the%20church%20is%20correct.%20Circular%20arguments%20over%20the%20semantics%20of%20faith%20hold%20no%20interest%20for%20me.%20Those%20are%20questions%20answered%20only%20through%20death!&amp;a=m.ralte&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I have no interest in anything so frivolous as the bona fide religion or mankind's pathetic debate o... — m.ralte</image:title>
      <image:caption>m.ralte quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/johann-baptist-metz-quote-meaning-52009</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52009.png?q=Nismo%20li%20mo%C5%BEda%20tijekom%20vremena%20tuma%C4%8Dili%20kr%C5%A1%C4%87anstvo%20suvi%C5%A1e%20isklju%C4%8Divo%20kao%20religiju%20osjetljivu%20za%20grijeh%20te%20u%20skladu%20s%20tim%20premalo%20osjetljivu%20za%20trpljenje%3F&amp;a=Johann%20Baptist%20Metz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nismo li možda tijekom vremena tumačili kršćanstvo suviše isključivo kao religiju osjetljivu za grij... — Johann Baptist Metz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Johann Baptist Metz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/johann-baptist-metz-quote-meaning-52010</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52010.png?q=Tema%20'Boga'%20ne%20dispenzira%20teologa%20od%20njegove%20biografije.%20To%20ga%20razlikuje%20od%20stru%C4%8Dnjaka%20koji%20se%20bavi%20znano%C5%A1%C4%87u%20o%20religiji.&amp;a=Johann%20Baptist%20Metz&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Tema 'Boga' ne dispenzira teologa od njegove biografije. To ga razlikuje od stručnjaka koji se bavi ... — Johann Baptist Metz</image:title>
      <image:caption>Johann Baptist Metz quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/mohammad-qutb-quote-meaning-52011</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52011.png?q=%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%D8%8C%20%D9%88%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%20%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20-%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85-%20%D9%88%20%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D9%88%20%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%8C%20%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D9%81%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A9%20..%20%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D8%A3%D9%85%20%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%87!%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D9%87%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%20%22%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%AA%20%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%22%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%87%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%20%22%D8%BA%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%22..%20%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%AF%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85%20..(%D8%A5%D9%90%D9%86%D9%8E%D9%91%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%91%D9%80%D9%87%D9%8E%20%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%BA%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%90%D9%91%D8%B1%D9%8F%20%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%82%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%92%D9%85%D9%8D%20%D8%AD%D9%8E%D8%AA%D9%8E%D9%91%D9%89%D9%B0%20%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%BA%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%90%D9%91%D8%B1%D9%8F%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D9%90%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8F%D8%B3%D9%90%D9%87%D9%90%D9%85%D9%92%20)%D8%8C%20(%20%D9%82%D9%8F%D9%84%20%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%91%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D9%8E%D8%B3%D9%92%D8%AA%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%90%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%92%D8%AE%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8F%20%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8E%D9%91%D9%8A%D9%90%D9%91%D8%A8%D9%8F%20%D9%88%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%92%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%B9%D9%92%D8%AC%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%8E%D9%83%D9%8E%20%D9%83%D9%8E%D8%AB%D9%92%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A9%D9%8F%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%92%D8%AE%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%90%20)..%20%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%20%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87%20..%20%D9%88%20%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B8%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF..%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%20..&amp;a=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>فرق شاسع بين مفهوم العبادة كما نزل من عند الله، و علمه رسول الله -صلى الله عليه و سلم- و وعاه الجيل ... — محمد قطب</image:title>
      <image:caption>محمد قطب quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joseph-fourier-quote-meaning-52012</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52012.png?q=There%20cannot%20be%20a%20language%20more%20universal%20and%20more%20simple%2C%20more%20free%20from%20errors%20and%20obscurities...more%20worthy%20to%20express%20the%20invariable%20relations%20of%20all%20natural%20things%20%5Bthan%20mathematics%5D.%20%5BIt%20interprets%5D%20all%20phenomena%20by%20the%20same%20language%2C%20as%20if%20to%20attest%20the%20unity%20and%20simplicity%20of%20the%20plan%20of%20the%20universe%2C%20and%20to%20make%20still%20more%20evident%20that%20unchangeable%20order%20which%20presides%20over%20all%20natural%20causes&amp;a=Joseph%20Fourier&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There cannot be a language more universal and more simple, more free from errors and obscurities...m... — Joseph Fourier</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joseph Fourier quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-osama-bin-laden-52016</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52016.png?q=It%20can%20certainly%20be%20misleading%20to%20take%20the%20attributes%20of%20a%20movement%2C%20or%20the%20anxieties%20and%20contradictions%20of%20a%20moment%2C%20and%20to%20personalize%20or%20'objectify'%20them%20in%20the%20figure%20of%20one%20individual.%20Yet%20ordinary%20discourse%20would%20be%20unfeasible%20without%20the%20use%20of%20portmanteau%20terms%E2%80%94like%20'Stalinism%2C'%20say%E2%80%94just%20as%20the%20most%20scrupulous%20insistence%20on%20historical%20forces%20will%20often%20have%20to%20concede%20to%20the%20sheer%20personality%20of%20a%20Napoleon%20or%20a%20Hitler.%20I%20thought%20then%2C%20and%20I%20think%20now%2C%20that%20Osama%20bin%20Laden%20was%20a%20near-flawless%20personification%20of%20the%20mentality%20of%20a%20real%20force%3A%20the%20force%20of%20Islamic%20jihad.%20And%20I%20also%20thought%2C%20and%20think%20now%2C%20that%20this%20force%20absolutely%20deserves%20to%20be%20called%20evil%2C%20and%20that%20the%20recent%20decapitation%20of%20its%20most%20notorious%20demagogue%20and%20organizer%20is%20to%20be%20welcomed%20without%20reserve.%20Osama%20bin%20Laden's%20writings%20and%20actions%20constitute%20a%20direct%20negation%20of%20human%20liberty%2C%20and%20vent%20an%20undisguised%20hatred%20and%20contempt%20for%20life%20itself.&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It can certainly be misleading to take the attributes of a movement, or the anxieties and contradict... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bill-gaede-quote-meaning-52017</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52017.png?q=Science%20is%20not%20about%20making%20predictions%20or%20performing%20experiments.%20Science%20is%20about%20explaining.&amp;a=Bill%20Gaede&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining. — Bill Gaede</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bill Gaede quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gerard-manley-hopkins-quote-meaning-52018</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52018.png?q=The%20Best%20ideal%20is%20the%20true%20and%20other%20truth%20is%20none.%20All%20glory%20be%20ascribed%20to%20the%20holy%20Three%20in%20One.&amp;a=Gerard%20Manley%20Hopkins&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Best ideal is the true and other truth is none. All glory be ascribed to the holy Three in One. — Gerard Manley Hopkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gerard Manley Hopkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jeannette-walls-quote-meaning-52019</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dad was on the porch, pacing back and forth in that uneven stride he had on account of having a gimp... — Jeannette Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jeannette Walls quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/currer-bell-quote-meaning-52021</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52021.png?q=Conventionality%20is%20not%20morality.%20Self-righteousness%20is%20not%20religion...Appearance%20should%20not%20be%20mistaken%20for%20truth%3B%20narrow%20human%20doctrines%20that%20only%20tend%20to%20elate%20and%20magnify%20few%2C%20should%20not%20be%20substituted%20for%20the%20world-redeeming%20creed%20of%20Christ.&amp;a=Currer%20Bell&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion...Appearance should not be mista... — Currer Bell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Currer Bell quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/susan-griffin-quote-meaning-52025</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52025.png?q=The%20world%20of%20fundamental%20religion%20does%20not%20recognize%20even%20the%20slightest%20variation%20in%20meaning%20should%20this%20meaning%20fall%20outside%20its%20own%20definition%20of%20truth.&amp;a=Susan%20Griffin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The world of fundamental religion does not recognize even the slightest variation in meaning should ... — Susan Griffin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Susan Griffin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/dew-platt-quote-meaning-52026</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52026.png?q=God%20is%20thus%20entrenched%20in%20the%20Flow%20systems%20as%20a%20causal%20belief%2C%20but%20an%20unordered%20one.%20Within%20Flow%2C%20this%20is%20implemented%20as%20unordered%20in%20relation%20with%20the%20ordered.%20The%20responsibility%20of%20first%20Cause%20and%20causes%20as%20effects%20including%20physiological%20causes%20are%20passed%20on%20to%20God.%20In%20fact%2C%20to%20devout%20Christians%2C%20God%20is%20all%20causation%20incessantly.&amp;a=Dew%20Platt&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>God is thus entrenched in the Flow systems as a causal belief, but an unordered one. Within Flow, th... — Dew Platt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dew Platt quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/margaret-feinberg-quote-meaning-52027</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52027.png?q=Scripture%20breathes%20wisdom%20like%20we%20breathe%20oxygen.%20It%20can't%20not.%20Through%20Scripture%2C%20God%20reveals%20himself.%20This%20wisdom%20cannot%20be%20captured%2C%20let%20alone%20contained%2C%20on%20a%20neon%20bumper%20sticker%20or%20rubber%20bracelet.%20Wisdom%20itself%20invites%20us%20to%20go%20deeper-%20right%20into%20a%20relationship%20with%20God%20himself.&amp;a=Margaret%20Feinberg&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Scripture breathes wisdom like we breathe oxygen. It can't not. Through Scripture, God reveals himse... — Margaret Feinberg</image:title>
      <image:caption>Margaret Feinberg quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/james-jones-quote-meaning-52028</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52028.png?q=You%20think%20religions%20are%20constant%20things%3F%20inflexible%20and%20solid%20and%20form%20full-grown%3F%20Religions%20evolve.%20They%20grow%20out%20of%20a%20need%2C%20just%20like%20any%20other%20natural%20phenomenon%2C%20and%20they%20follow%20the%20same%20natural%20laws.%20They%20are%20born%2C%20grown%2C%20have%20sons%2C%20and%20illegitimate%20sons%2C%20and%20die.&amp;a=James%20Jones&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You think religions are constant things? inflexible and solid and form full-grown? Religions evolve.... — James Jones</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Jones quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/harper-lee-quote-meaning-52030</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52030.png?q=%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%B8%2C%20%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8...%20%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%87%D1%83%D1%80%20%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%20%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%82%20%D0%BE%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%20%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F%20%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.&amp;a=Harper%20Lee&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Просто есть такие люди, они... они чересчур много думают о том свете и потому никак не научатся жить... — Harper Lee</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harper Lee quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/salman-rushdie-quote-meaning-52031</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52031.png?q=Mahound%20comes%20to%20me%20for%20revelation%2C%20asking%20me%20to%20choose%20between%20monotheist%20and%20henotheist%20alternatives%2C%20and%20I'm%20just%20some%20idiot%20actor%20having%20a%20bhaenchud%20nightmare%2C%20what%20the%20fuck%20do%20I%20know%2C%20yaar%2C%20what%20to%20tell%20you%2C%20help.%20Help.&amp;a=Salman%20Rushdie&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mahound comes to me for revelation, asking me to choose between monotheist and henotheist alternativ... — Salman Rushdie</image:title>
      <image:caption>Salman Rushdie quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/umberto-eco-quote-meaning-52032</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52032.png?q=De%20mens%20bedrijft%20het%20kwaad%20nooit%20zo%20hartstochtig%20en%20vol%20overgave%20als%20wanneer%20hij%20dat%20doet%20uit%20godsdienstige%20overtuiging.&amp;a=umberto%20eco&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>De mens bedrijft het kwaad nooit zo hartstochtig en vol overgave als wanneer hij dat doet uit godsdi... — umberto eco</image:title>
      <image:caption>umberto eco quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-fowles-quote-meaning-52036</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Я мог бы влюбиться в неё по уши и стал бы невыносимо требовательным, предъявляя на неё собственные п... — John Fowles</image:title>
      <image:caption>John Fowles quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bill-gaede-quote-meaning-52037</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Proof' is the hallmark of religion. — Bill Gaede</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bill Gaede quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michel-onfray-quote-meaning-52038</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>[Über das Paradies:] Die fünf Bücher Mose, die Genesis und der Koran beschäftigen sich eingehend mit... — Michel Onfray</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michel Onfray quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/georgia-harkness-quote-meaning-52040</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dange... — Georgia Harkness</image:title>
      <image:caption>Georgia Harkness quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
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    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-52042</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Religions and states and classes and tribes and nations do not have to work or argue for their adher... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/alnihoom-quote-meaning-52043</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>انقلب تفسير المفهومات، فلم يعد الكافر، هو فرعون الذي طغى فى البلاد، بل أصبح المواطن الذي يخرج عن طاع... — النيهوم</image:title>
      <image:caption>النيهوم quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/meaning-of-النيهوم-quote-52045</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>فقصة فرعون ليست حكاية تخص المصريين القدماء، بل نموذج يلزم محوه من حياة المصريين إلى الأبد. إن القرآن... — النيهوم</image:title>
      <image:caption>النيهوم quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/tom-robbins-quote-meaning-52046</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Modern Romans insisted that there was only one god, a notion that struck Alobar as comically simplis... — Tom Robbins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tom Robbins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-palestinian-statehood-52047</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>I am not one of those who believes—as Obama is said to believe—that a solution to the Palestinian st... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jonathan-edwards-quote-meaning-52048</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion l... — Jonathan Edwards</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Edwards quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-dawkins-quote-meaning-52049</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Если кембриджский теолог — христианин стандартного толка, то сам он, по всей видимости, верит в ту и... — Richard Dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/raymond-d-reifinger-iii-quote-meaning-52051</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52051.png?q=The%20Lord%20is%20much%20like%20the%20air%20around%20us.%20The%20air%20is%20all%20around%20us%2C%20it%20is%20everywhere.%20Even%20though%20we%20can't%20see%20it%2C%20it%20is%20there%2C%20we%20know%20it%20is%20there%2C%20because%20we%20are%20breathing.%20The%20Lord%20is%20everywhere%20too%2C%20you%20can't%20see%20Him%2C%20but%20He%20is%20there%2C%20we%20know%20He%20is%20there%2C%20because%20we%20are%20breathing.%20(Page%20183)&amp;a=Raymond%20D.%20Reifinger%20III&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Lord is much like the air around us. The air is all around us, it is everywhere. Even though we ... — Raymond D. Reifinger III</image:title>
      <image:caption>Raymond D. Reifinger III quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-dawkins-quote-meaning-52052</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Дядя Лота — Авраам — является основателем всех трёх «великих» монотеистических религий. Благодаря св... — Richard Dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Other translations may engage the mind, but the King James Version is the Bible of the heart. — David Norton</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Norton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>In later life I have been sometimes praised, sometimes mocked, for my way of pointing out the mythic... — Robertson Davies</image:title>
      <image:caption>Robertson Davies quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>El error más grande al caer es quedarnos en el piso. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Libertad no es hacer lo que queremos hacer sino hacer lo que debemos hacer. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52057.png?q=I%20think%20all%20the%20politicians%20in%20Brazil%20use%20God.%20They%20always%20present%20themselves%20as%20the%20defenders%20of%20God.%20This%20is%20because%20power%20searches%20for%20its%20legitimation%20starting%20from%20God%2C%20religious%20legitimation.%20(Carlos%20Mesers%2C%20p.%20123)&amp;a=Mev%20Puleo&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of Go... — Mev Puleo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mev Puleo quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jonathan-edwards-quote-meaning-52058</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52058.png?q=But%20yet%20it%20is%20evident%20that%20religion%20consists%20so%20much%20in%20affection%2C%20as%20that%20without%20holy%20affection%20there%20is%20no%20true%20religion%3B%20and%20no%20light%20in%20the%20understanding%20is%20good%20which%20does%20not%20produce%20holy%20affection%20in%20the%20heart%3A%20no%20habit%20or%20principle%20in%20the%20heart%20is%20good%20which%20has%20no%20such%20exercise%3B%20and%20no%20external%20fruit%20is%20good%20which%20does%20not%20proceed%20from%20such%20exercises.&amp;a=Jonathan%20Edwards&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But yet it is evident that religion consists so much in affection, as that without holy affection th... — Jonathan Edwards</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jonathan Edwards quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/victor-manuel-rivera-quote-meaning-52059</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52059.png?q=El%20amor%20de%20Cristo%20nos%20ayuda%20a%20mirar%20m%C3%A1s%20all%C3%A1%20del%20amor%20de%20otros.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>El amor de Cristo nos ayuda a mirar más allá del amor de otros. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/freedom-and-contest-quote-meaning-52060</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52060.png?q=La%20libertad%20nos%20mantiene%20volando%20alto%2C%20pero%20la%20contienda%20destruye%20nuestra%20habilidad%20de%20volar.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>La libertad nos mantiene volando alto, pero la contienda destruye nuestra habilidad de volar. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/victor-manuel-rivera-quote-meaning-52061</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52061.png?q=Mientras%20m%C3%A1s%20meng%C3%BCe%20tu%20nivel%20de%20inseguridad%2C%20m%C3%A1s%20crecer%C3%A1%20tu%20nivel%20de%20fe.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Mientras más mengüe tu nivel de inseguridad, más crecerá tu nivel de fe. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/expectations-in-ourselves-over-others-52062</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52062.png?q=Nuestra%20expectativa%20debe%20de%20ser%20mayor%20en%20nosotros%20mismos%20que%20en%20las%20dem%C3%A1s%20personas.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nuestra expectativa debe de ser mayor en nosotros mismos que en las demás personas. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/importance-of-finishing-well-52063</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52063.png?q=M%C3%A1s%20importante%20que%20empezar%20bien%20nuestro%20caminar%20con%20Dios%20es%20terminar%20bien%20la%20obra.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Más importante que empezar bien nuestro caminar con Dios es terminar bien la obra. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/no-es-saber-sino-vivir-meaning-52064</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52064.png?q=No%20es%20saber%20sino%20vivir.&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No es saber sino vivir. — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/victor-manuel-rivera-quote-meaning-52065</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52065.png?q=%C2%A1Mientras%20m%C3%A1s%20sucia%20est%C3%A9%20tu%20Biblia%2C%20m%C3%A1s%20limpio%20estar%C3%A1%20tu%20coraz%C3%B3n!&amp;a=Victor%20Manuel%20Rivera&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>¡Mientras más sucia esté tu Biblia, más limpio estará tu corazón! — Victor Manuel Rivera</image:title>
      <image:caption>Victor Manuel Rivera quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fredrik-nael-quote-meaning-52066</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52066.png?q=Segala%20hal%20yang%20dikatakan%20Komandan%20mengenai%20Orde%20adalah%20kebenaran%20yang%20tidak%20dilebih-lebihkan.%20Orde%20memang%20bersinonim%20dengan%20kebaikan.%20Orde%20menghargai%20kemajuan.%20Orde%20mencintai%20kehidupan.%20Orde%20bahkan%20mengajarkan%20pertobatan.%20Semua%20yang%20dijabarkan%20di%20dalam%20Kitab%20pada%20dasarnya%20akan%20berakhir%20pada%20kebahagiaan%2C%20pun%20setelah%20kematian.&amp;a=Fredrik%20Nael&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Segala hal yang dikatakan Komandan mengenai Orde adalah kebenaran yang tidak dilebih-lebihkan. Orde ... — Fredrik Nael</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fredrik Nael quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/david-watson-quote-meaning-52067</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52067.png?q=We%20should%20be%20cautiously%20open%20to%20the%20spiritual%20and%20non-rational%2C%20and%20skeptical%20of%20the%20more%20invisible%20magical%20thinking%E2%80%94what%20we%20might%20call%20%E2%80%9Cmagical%20reason%E2%80%9D%E2%80%94pervading%20secular%20thought%20and%20experience%20in%20modern%20society.%20Science%20and%20technology%20are%20for%20most%20people%20a%20new%20religion%2C%20and%20their%20orthodoxies%20are%20believed%20with%20the%20same%20fervor.&amp;a=David%20Watson&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We should be cautiously open to the spiritual and non-rational, and skeptical of the more invisible ... — David Watson</image:title>
      <image:caption>David Watson quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/danny-scheinmann-quote-meaning-52068</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52068.png?q=-N%C3%A3o%20sei.%20Acho%20que%20Deus%20n%C3%A3o%20se%20rala%20com%20quem%20morre%20-%20disse%20Leo.%20-%20Se%20Deus%20fez%20isto%2C%20ent%C3%A3o%20n%C3%A3o%20precebo%20porque%20%C3%A9%20que%20voc%C3%AAs%20acreditam%20n'Ele.%20Porque%20%C3%A9%20que%20voc%C3%AAs%20adoram%20um%20assassino%3F&amp;a=Danny%20Scheinmann&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>-Não sei. Acho que Deus não se rala com quem morre - disse Leo. - Se Deus fez isto, então não preceb... — Danny Scheinmann</image:title>
      <image:caption>Danny Scheinmann quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gerald-l-clore-quote-meaning-52069</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52069.png?q=Whereas%20cognitive%20constraints%20on%20negative%20emotions%20can%20reduce%20distress%2C%20freeing%20positive%20emotions%20from%20such%20constraints%20can%20enhance%20religious%20experience.&amp;a=Gerald%20L.%20Clore&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Whereas cognitive constraints on negative emotions can reduce distress, freeing positive emotions fr... — Gerald L. Clore</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gerald L. Clore quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/heisenberg-quote-meaning-religion-science-52070</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52070.png?q=In%20the%20history%20of%20science%2C%20ever%20since%20the%20famous%20trial%20of%20Galileo%2C%20it%20has%20repeatedly%20been%20claimed%20that%20scientific%20truth%20cannot%20be%20reconciled%20with%20the%20religious%20interpretation%20of%20the%20world.%20Although%20I%20an%20now%20convinced%20that%20scientific%20truth%20is%20unassailable%20in%20its%20own%20field%2C%20I%20have%20never%20found%20it%20possible%20to%20dismiss%20the%20content%20of%20religious%20thinking%20as%20simply%20part%20of%20an%20outmoded%20phase%20in%20the%20consciousness%20of%20mankind%2C%20a%20part%20we%20shall%20have%20to%20give%20up%20from%20now%20on%2C%20Thus%20in%20the%20course%20of%20my%20life%20I%20have%20repeatedly%20been%20compelled%20to%20ponder%20on%20the%20relationship%20of%20these%20two%20regions%20of%20though%2C%20for%20I%20have%20never%20been%20able%20to%20doubt%20the%20reality%20of%20that%20to%20which%20they%20point.&amp;a=Werner%20Heisenberg&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In the history of science, ever since the famous trial of Galileo, it has repeatedly been claimed th... — Werner Heisenberg</image:title>
      <image:caption>Werner Heisenberg quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/general-william-booth-quote-meaning-52071</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52071.png?q=I%20consider%20that%20the%20chief%20dangers%20which%20confront%20the%20coming%20century%20will%20be%20religion%20without%20the%20Holy%20Ghost%2C%20Christianity%20without%20Christ%2C%20forgiveness%20without%20repentance%2C%20salvation%20without%20regeneration%2C%20politics%20without%20God%2C%20and%20heaven%20without%20hell.&amp;a=General%20William%20Booth&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Hol... — General William Booth</image:title>
      <image:caption>General William Booth quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/georges-bataille-quote-meaning-52072</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52072.png?q=TO%20WHOM%20LIFE%20IS%20AN%20EXPERIENCE%20TO%20BE%20CARRIED%20AS%20FAR%20AS%20POSSIBLE...&amp;a=Georges%20Bataille&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>TO WHOM LIFE IS AN EXPERIENCE TO BE CARRIED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE... — Georges Bataille</image:title>
      <image:caption>Georges Bataille quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52073</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52073.png?q=There%20is%20a%20purpose%20in%20life--to%20raise%20men%20nearer%20to%20the%20likeness%20of%20God.%20Whoever%20seeks%20that%20ideal%2C%20daily%2C%20finds%20joy%3B%20and%20in%20no%20other%20way%20can%20true%20joy%20be%20found.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, da... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-polanyi-quote-meaning-52074</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52074.png?q=So%20far%20as%20we%20know%2C%20the%20tiny%20fragments%20of%20the%20universe%20embodied%20in%20man%20are%20the%20only%20centers%20of%20thought%20and%20responsibility%20in%20the%20visible%20world.%20If%20that%20be%20so%2C%20the%20appearance%20of%20the%20human%20mind%20has%20been%20so%20far%20the%20ultimate%20stage%20in%20the%20awakening%20of%20the%20world%3B%20and%20all%20that%20has%20gone%20before%2C%20the%20striving%20of%20myriad%20centers%20that%20have%20taken%20the%20risks%20of%20living%20and%20believing%2C%20seem%20to%20have%20all%20been%20pursuing%2C%20along%20rival%20lines%2C%20the%20aim%20now%20achieved%20by%20us%20up%20to%20this%20point.%20They%20are%20all%20akin%20to%20us%2C%20for%20all%20these%20centers%20-%20those%20which%20led%20up%20to%20our%20own%20existence%20and%20the%20far%20more%20numerous%20others%20which%20produced%20different%20lines%20of%20which%20many%20are%20extinct%20-%20may%20be%20seen%20engaged%20in%20the%20same%20endeavor%20towards%20ultimate%20liberation.%20We%20may%20envisage%20then%20a%20cosmic%20field%20which%20called%20forth%20all%20these%20centers%20by%20offering%20them%20a%20short-lived%2C%20limited%2C%20hazardous%20opportunity%20for%20making%20some%20progress%20of%20their%20own%20towards%20an%20unthinkable%20consummation.%20And%20that%20is%20also%2C%20I%20believe%2C%20how%20a%20Christian%20is%20placed%20when%20worshiping%20God.&amp;a=Michael%20Polanyi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>So far as we know, the tiny fragments of the universe embodied in man are the only centers of though... — Michael Polanyi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Polanyi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-quote-meaning-52075</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52075.png?q=In%20the%20aftermath%20of%20the%20recent%20wave%20action%20in%20the%20Indian%20Ocean%2C%20even%20the%20archbishop%20of%20Canterbury%2C%20Dr.%20Rowan%20Williamson%20%5B&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In the aftermath of the recent wave action in the Indian Ocean, even the archbishop of Canterbury, D... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/paul-brunton-quote-meaning-52076</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52076.png?q=Let%20it%20be%20stated%20clearly%20that%20mysticism%20is%20an%20a-rational%20type%20of%20experience%2C%20and%20in%20some%20degree%20common%20to%20all%20men.&amp;a=Paul%20Brunton&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Let it be stated clearly that mysticism is an a-rational type of experience, and in some degree comm... — Paul Brunton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paul Brunton quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52077</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52077.png?q=True%20freedom%2C%20which%20is%20full%20joy%2C%20is%20the%20complete%20recognition%20of%20law%20and%20adaptation%20to%20it.%20Bondage%20comes%20from%20ignorance%20of%20law%20or%20opposition%20to%20it.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage co... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bernd-heinrich-quote-meaning-52078</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52078.png?q=We%20are%20social%20animals.%20We%20like%20to%20feel%20a%20part%20of%20something%20of%20beauty%20and%20power%20that%20transcends%20our%20insignificance.%20It%20can%20be%20a%20religion%2C%20a%20political%20party%2C%20a%20ball%20club.%20Why%20not%20also%20Nature%3F%20I%20feel%20a%20strong%20identity%20with%20the%20world%20of%20living%20things.%20I%20was%20born%20into%20it%3B%20we%20all%20were.%20But%20we%20may%20not%20feel%20the%20ties%20unless%20we%20gain%20intimacy%20by%20seeing%2C%20feeling%2C%20smelling%2C%20touching%20and%20studying%20the%20natural%20world.%20Trying%20to%20live%20in%20harmony%20with%20the%20dictates%20of%20nature%20is%20probably%20as%20inspirational%20as%20living%20in%20harmony%20with%20the%20Koran%20or%20the%20Bible.%20Perhaps%20it%20is%20also%20a%20timely%20undertaking.&amp;a=Bernd%20Heinrich&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>We are social animals. We like to feel a part of something of beauty and power that transcends our i... — Bernd Heinrich</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bernd Heinrich quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/hitchens-quote-meaning-52080</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52080.png?q=What%20struck%20me%2C%20in%20reading%20the%20reports%20from%20Sri%20Lanka%2C%20was%20the%20mild%20disgrace%20of%20belonging%20to%20our%20imperfectly%20evolved%20species%20in%20the%20first%20place.%20People%20who%20had%20just%20seen%20their%20neighbors%20swept%20away%20would%20tell%20the%20reporters%20that%20they%20knew%20a%20judgment%20had%20been%20coming%2C%20because%20the%20Christians%20had%20used%20alcohol%20and%20meat%20at%20Christmas%20or%20because%20...%20well%2C%20yet%20again%20you%20can%20fill%20in%20the%20blanks%20for%20yourself.%20It%20was%20interesting%2C%20though%2C%20to%20notice%20that%20the%20Buddhists%20were%20often%20the%20worst.%20Contentedly%20patting%20an%20image%20of%20the%20chubby%20lord%20on%20her%20fencepost%2C%20a%20woman%20told%20the&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>What struck me, in reading the reports from Sri Lanka, was the mild disgrace of belonging to our imp... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/therese-de-lisieux-quote-meaning-52081</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52081.png?q=Qu'importe%2C%20mon%20Dieu%2C%20que%20je%20br%C3%BBle%20toute%20l'%C3%A9ternit%C3%A9%20en%20enfer%2C%20si%20c'est%20ta%20volont%C3%A9.&amp;a=Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20de%20Lisieux&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Qu'importe, mon Dieu, que je brûle toute l'éternité en enfer, si c'est ta volonté. — Thérèse de Lisieux</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thérèse de Lisieux quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52084</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52084.png?q=Man%20must%20learn%20to%20know%20the%20universe%20precisely%20as%20it%20is%2C%20or%20he%20cannot%20successfully%20find%20his%20place%20in%20it.%20A%20man%20should%20therefore%20use%20his%20reasoning%20faculty%20in%20all%20matters%20involving%20truth%2C%20and%20especially%20as%20concerning%20his%20religion.%20He%20must%20learn%20to%20distinguish%20between%20truth%20and%20error.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Man must learn to know the universe precisely as it is, or he cannot successfully find his place in ... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernst-junger-quote-meaning-52085</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52085.png?q=The%20padres%20set%20great%20store%20by%20addressing%20prayer%20to%20personal%20gods%3A%20'Genuine%20prayer%20exists%20only%20in%20religions%20in%20which%20there%20is%20a%20God%20as%20a%20person%20and%20a%20shape%20and%20endowed%20with%20a%20will.'&amp;a=Ernst%20J%C3%BCnger&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The padres set great store by addressing prayer to personal gods: 'Genuine prayer exists only in rel... — Ernst Jünger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernst Jünger quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52087</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52087.png?q=That%20which%20is%20true%20must%20always%20remain%20true%2C%20though%20the%20applications%20may%20change%20greatly%20from%20generation%20to%20generation.%20It%20is%20the%20absence%20of%20such%20fundamental%20certainties%2C%20no%20doubt%2C%20that%20leads%20men%20into%20continual%20search%20for%20a%20satisfying%20religion%2C%20or%20that%20drives%20them%20away%20from%20their%20old%20religion.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>That which is true must always remain true, though the applications may change greatly from generati... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52088</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52088.png?q=The%20better%20men%20know%20the%20Lord%2C%20the%20better%20may%20the%20eternal%20truths%20we%20learn%20be%20applied%20in%20our%20daily%20lives.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The better men know the Lord, the better may the eternal truths we learn be applied in our daily liv... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fred-kaplan-quote-meaning-52089</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52089.png?q=As%20became%20a%20young%20sinner%2C%20Sam%20%5BMark%20Twain%5D%20had%20a%20special%20interest%20in%20Satan.%20He%20asked%20his%20Sunday%20school%20teacher%20questions%20about%20Eve%20in%20the%20garden%2C%20wondering%20%22if%20he%20had%20ever%20heard%20of%20another%20woman%20who%2C%20being%20approached%20by%20a%20serpent%2C%20would%20not%20excuse%20herself%20and%20break%20for%20the%20nearest%20timber.%22%20Twain%20recalled%2C%20%22He%20did%20not%20answer%20my%20question%2C%20but%20rebuked%20me%20for%20inquiring%20into%20matters%20above%20my%20age%20and%20comprehension.&amp;a=Fred%20Kaplan&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>As became a young sinner, Sam [Mark Twain] had a special interest in Satan. He asked his Sunday scho... — Fred Kaplan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fred Kaplan quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/bret-harte-quote-meaning-52090</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52090.png?q=The%20morning%20was%20bright%20and%20propitious.%20Before%20their%20departure%2C%20mass%20had%20been%20said%20in%20the%20chapel%2C%20and%20the%20protection%20of%20St.%20Ignatius%20invoked%20against%20all%20contingent%20evils%2C%20but%20especially%20against%20bears%2C%20which%2C%20like%20the%20fiery%20dragons%20of%20old%2C%20seemed%20to%20cherish%20unconquerable%20hostility%20to%20the%20Holy%20Church.%20(%22The%20Legend%20Of%20Monte%20Del%20Diablo%22).&amp;a=Bret%20Harte&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The morning was bright and propitious. Before their departure, mass had been said in the chapel, and... — Bret Harte</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bret Harte quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52093</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52093.png?q=If%20we%20talk%20about%20the%20living%20oracles%20and%20want%20to%20pay%20respect%20to%20them%2C%20how%20shall%20we%20do%20this%3F%20Shall%20we%20do%20it%20by%20never%20reading%20their%20words-by%20paying%20not%20attention%20to%20that%20which%20they%20say%3F%20That%20is%20a%20very%20poor%20way%20of%20doing.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If we talk about the living oracles and want to pay respect to them, how shall we do this? Shall we ... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/heresy-kicks-ass-meaning-52094</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52094.png?q=Heresy%20kicks%20ass.&amp;a=P.S.%20Baber&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Heresy kicks ass. — P.S. Baber</image:title>
      <image:caption>P.S. Baber quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/novala-takemoto-quote-meaning-52096</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52096.png?q=I%20don't%20subscribe%20to%20any%20religion%20so%20it%20didn't%20matter%20to%20me%20if%20I%20prayed%20in%20a%20shrine%2C%20temple%2C%20or%20church.%20Butbe%20cause%20I%20was%20asking%20for%20so%20much%20I%20assumed%20Buddha%20and%20the%20Christian%20God%20wouldn't%20even%20listen&amp;a=Novala%20Takemoto&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I don't subscribe to any religion so it didn't matter to me if I prayed in a shrine, temple, or chur... — Novala Takemoto</image:title>
      <image:caption>Novala Takemoto quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/philippe-descola-quote-meaning-52097</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52097.png?q=In%20marked%20contrast%20to%20the%20relaxed%2C%20typically%20Latin%20attitude%20of%20the%20Dominicans%20the%20Protestant%20missionaries%20were%20still%20proceeding%20at%20full%20blast%20with%20the%20fight%20for%20souls.%20These%20North%20American%20evangelists%20of%20strictly%20fundamentalist%20inclination%20combined%20in%20a%20curious%20fashion%20strict%20adhesion%20to%20the%20literal%20meaning%20of%20the%20Old%20Testament%20With%20mastery%20of%20the%20most%20modern%20technology.%20Most%20of%20them%20came%20from%20small%20towns%20in%20the%20Bible%20Belt%2C%20armed%20with%20unshakably%20clear%20consciences%20and%20a%20rudimentary%20smattering%20of%20theology%2C%20convinced%20that%20they%20alone%20were%20the%20repositories%20of%20Christian%20values%20now%20abolished%20elsewhere.%20Totally%20ignorant%20of%20the%20vast%20world%2C%20despite%20their%20transplantation%2C%20and%20taking%20the%20few%20articles%20of%20morality%20accepted%20in%20the%20rural%20Amenca%20of%20their%20childhoods%20to%20be%20a%20universal%20credo%2C%20they%20strove%20bravely%20to%20spread%20these%20principles%20of%20salvation%20all%20around%20them.&amp;a=Philippe%20Descola&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In marked contrast to the relaxed, typically Latin attitude of the Dominicans the Protestant mission... — Philippe Descola</image:title>
      <image:caption>Philippe Descola quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52099</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52099.png?q=No%20one%20attribute%20so%20clearly%20distinguishes%20man%20as%20does%20the%20intelligent%20will%20or%20the%20will%20to%20act%20intelligently.%20It%20was%20by%20the%20exercise%20of%20their%20wills%20that%20spiritual%20beings%20in%20the%20beginning%20gathered%20information%20rapidly%20or%20slowly%2C%20acquired%20experiences%20freely%20or%20laboriously.%20Through%20the%20exercise%20of%20their%20wills%20they%20grew%2C%20remained%20passive%2C%20or%20retrograded%2C%20for%20with%20living%20things%20motion%20in%20any%20direction%20is%20possible.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>No one attribute so clearly distinguishes man as does the intelligent will or the will to act intell... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/understanding-stephen-prothero-quote-52101</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52101.png?q=Widespread%20criticisms%20of%20jihad%20in%20Islam%20and%20the%20so-called%20sword%20verses%20in%20the%20Quran%20have%20unearthed%20for%20fair-minded%20Christians%20difficult%20questions%20about%20Christianity's%20own%20traditions%20of%20holy%20war%20and%20'texts%20of%20terror.'%20Like%20Hinduism's%20Mahabharata%20epic%2C%20the%20Bible%20devotes%20entire%20books%20to%20war%20and%20rumors%20thereof.%20Unlike%20the%20Quran%2C%20however%2C%20it%20contains%20hardly%20any%20rules%20for%20how%20to%20conduct%20a%20just%20war.&amp;a=Stephen%20Prothero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Widespread criticisms of jihad in Islam and the so-called sword verses in the Quran have unearthed f... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Prothero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/karl-marx-quote-meaning-52103</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52103.png?q=Criticism%20has%20plucked%20the%20imaginary%20flowers%20on%20the%20chain%20not%20in%20order%20that%20man%20shall%20continue%20to%20bear%20that%20chain%20without%20fantasy%20or%20consolation%2C%20but%20so%20that%20he%20shall%20throw%20off%20the%20chain%20and%20pluck%20the%20living%20flower.&amp;a=Karl%20Marx&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Criticism has plucked the imaginary flowers on the chain not in order that man shall continue to bea... — Karl Marx</image:title>
      <image:caption>Karl Marx quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/michael-palin-quote-meaning-52104</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52104.png?q=It%20was%20a%20strange%20feeling%20going%20into%20a%20church%20I%20did%20not%20know%20for%20a%20service%20that%20I%20did%20not%20really%20believe%20in%2C%20but%20once%20inside%20I%20couldn't%20help%20a%20feeling%20of%20warmth%20and%20security.%20Outside%20there%20were%20wars%20and%20road%20accidents%20and%20murders%2C%20striptease%20clubs%20and%20battered%20babies%20and%20frayed%20tempers%20and%20unhappy%20marriages%20and%20people%20contemplating%20suicide%20and%20bad%20jokes%2C%20but%20once%20in%20St.%20Martin's%20there%20was%20peace.%20Surely%20people%20go%20to%20church%20not%20to%20involve%20themselves%20in%20the%20world's%20problems%20but%20to%20escape%20from%20them.&amp;a=Michael%20Palin&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It was a strange feeling going into a church I did not know for a service that I did not really beli... — Michael Palin</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Palin quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/stephen-prothero-quote-meaning-52105</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52105.png?q=Pretending%20that%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20religions%20are%20the%20same%20does%20not%20make%20our%20world%20safer.%20Like%20all%20forms%20of%20ignorance%2C%20it%20makes%20our%20world%20more%20dangerous.%20What%20we%20need%20on%20this%20furiously%20religious%20planet%20is%20a%20realistic%20view%20of%20where%20religious%20rivals%20clash%20and%20where%20they%20can%20cooperate.&amp;a=Stephen%20Prothero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Pretending that the world’s religions are the same does not make our world safer. Like all forms of ... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stephen Prothero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/sue-monk-kidd-quote-meaning-52106</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52106.png?q=My%20mother%20was%20a%20good%20Catholic%20--%20she%20went%20to%20mass%20twice%20a%20week%20at%20St.%20Mary's%20in%20Richmond%2C%20but%20my%20father%20was%20an%20Orthodox%20Eclectic.&amp;a=Sue%20Monk%20Kidd&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My mother was a good Catholic -- she went to mass twice a week at St. Mary's in Richmond, but my fat... — Sue Monk Kidd</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sue Monk Kidd quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joseph-sheridan-le-fanu-quote-meaning-52108</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52108.png?q=There%20is%20a%20faculty%20in%20man%20that%20will%20acknowledge%20the%20unseen.%20He%20may%20scout%20and%20scare%20religion%20from%20him%3B%20but%20if%20he%20does%2C%20superstition%20perches%20near.&amp;a=Joseph%20Sheridan%20Le%20Fanu&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>There is a faculty in man that will acknowledge the unseen. He may scout and scare religion from him... — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/joe-bageant-quote-meaning-52109</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52109.png?q=Looking%20at%20Great-Great%20Grandpa%20Baldwin's%20photograph%2C%20I%20think%20to%20myself%3A%20You've%20finally%20done%20it.%20It%20took%20four%20generations%2C%20but%20you've%20finally%20goddamned%20done%20it.%20Gotten%20that%20war%20against%20reason%20and%20uppity%20secularists%20you%20always%20wanted.%20Gotten%20even%20for%20the%20Scopes%20trial%2C%20which%20they%20say%20was%20one%20of%20many%20burrs%20under%20your%20saddle%20until%20your%20last%20breath.%20Well%2C%20rejoice%2C%20old%20man%2C%20because%20your%20tribes%20have%20gathered%20around%20America's%20oldest%20magical%20hairball%20of%20ignorance%20and%20superstition%2C%20Christian%20fundamentalism%2C%20and%20their%20numbers%20have%20enabled%20them%20to%20suck%20so%20much%20oxygen%20out%20of%20the%20political%20atmosphere%20that%20they%20are%20now%20acknowledged%20as%20a%20mainstream%20force%20in%20politics.%20Episcopalians%2C%20Jews%2C%20and%20affluent%20suburban%20Methodists%20and%20Catholics%2C%20they%20are%20all%20now%20scratching%20their%20heads%2C%20sweating%2C%20and%20swearing%20loudly%20that%20this%20pack%20of%20lower-class%20zealots%20cannot%20possibly%20represent%20the%20mainstream--not%20the%20mainstream%20they%20learned%20about%20in%20their%20fancy%20sociology%20classes%20or%20were%20so%20comfortably%20reassured%20about%20by%20media%20commentators%20who%20were%20people%20like%20themselves.%20Goodnight%2C%20Grandpa%20Baldwin.%20I'll%20toast%20you%20from%20hell.&amp;a=Joe%20Bageant&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Looking at Great-Great Grandpa Baldwin's photograph, I think to myself: You've finally done it. It t... — Joe Bageant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joe Bageant quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Some people do polarizing the religion against science. — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident]</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident] quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>If religion is true, one must believe. And if one chooses not to believe, one’s choice is marked und... — James Wood</image:title>
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      <image:title>Рассмотрим представление о Боге. Мы не знаем, как оно возникло в мимофонде. Возможно, оно возникало ... — Richard Dawkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard Dawkins quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Like all religious people, Christians repress, remember, and retell their core stories selectively. ... — Stephen Prothero</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52114.png?q=The%20noble%20old%20synagogue%20had%20been%20profaned%20and%20turned%20into%20a%20stable%20by%20the%20Nazis%2C%20and%20left%20open%20to%20the%20elements%20by%20the%20Communists%2C%20at%20least%20after%20they%20had%20briefly%20employed%20it%20as%20a%20'furniture%20facility.'%20It%20had%20then%20been%20vandalized%20and%20perhaps%20accidentally%20set%20aflame%20by%20incurious%20and%20callous%20local%20'youths.'%20Only%20the%20well-crafted%20walls%20really%20stood%2C%20though%20a%20recent%20grant%20from%20the%20European%20Union%20had%20allowed%20a%20makeshift%20roof%20and%20some%20wooden%20scaffolding%20to%20hold%20up%20and%20enclose%20the%20shell%20until%20further%20notice.%20Adjacent%20were%20the%20remains%20of%20a&amp;a=Christopher%20Hitchens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The noble old synagogue had been profaned and turned into a stable by the Nazis, and left open to th... — Christopher Hitchens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher Hitchens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/richard-king-quote-meaning-52115</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52115.png?q=The%20very%20fact%20that%20'the%20mystical'%20is%20seen%20as%20irrelevant%20to%20issues%20of%20social%20and%20political%20authority%20itself%20reflects%20contemporary%2C%20secularized%20notions%20of%20and%20attitudes%20toward%20power.%20The%20separation%20of%20the%20mystical%20from%20the%20political%20is%20itself%20a%20political%20decision!&amp;a=Richard%20King&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The very fact that 'the mystical' is seen as irrelevant to issues of social and political authority ... — Richard King</image:title>
      <image:caption>Richard King quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/moral-beauty-spiritual-experience-quote-52116</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52116.png?q=Moral%20beauty%20existed%20as%20clearly%20as%20any%20other%20form%20of%20beauty%20and%20perhaps%20that%20was%20where%20we%20could%20find%20the%20God%20who%20was%20so%20vividly%2C%20and%20sometimes%20bizarrely%2C%20described%20in%20our%20noisy%20religious%20explanations.%20It%20was%20an%20intriguing%20thought%2C%20as%20it%20meant%20that%20a%20concert%20could%20be%20a%20spiritual%20experience%2C%20a%20secular%20painting%20a%20religious%20icon%2C%20a%20beguiling%20face%20a%20passing%20angel.&amp;a=Alexander%20McCall%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Moral beauty existed as clearly as any other form of beauty and perhaps that was where we could find... — Alexander McCall Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alexander McCall Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/a-e-coppard-quote-meaning-52118</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52118.png?q=Holiness%20was%20always%20something%20richly%20dim.&amp;a=A.E.%20Coppard&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Holiness was always something richly dim. — A.E. Coppard</image:title>
      <image:caption>A.E. Coppard quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/francois-maspero-quote-meaning-52119</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52119.png?q=A%20lifetime%20spent%20in%20the%20study%20of%20the%20history%20of%20societies%20since%20the%20dawn%20of%20mankind%20presumably%20inclined%20him%20to%20skepticism%20and%20misgivings%20in%20regard%20to%20any%20great%20scheme%2C%20religious%20or%20political%2C%20that%20set%20out%20to%20create%20universal%20happiness%20in%20one%20fell%20swoop%3B%20what%20it%20was%20more%20likely%20to%20create%2C%20in%20his%20opinion%2C%20was%20universal%20misery%3B%20and%20his%20faith%20in%20heaven-sent%20saviors%20was%20hardly%20greater.&amp;a=Francois%20Maspero&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>A lifetime spent in the study of the history of societies since the dawn of mankind presumably incli... — Francois Maspero</image:title>
      <image:caption>Francois Maspero quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/nick-flynn-quote-meaning-52120</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52120.png?q=My%20statement%20to%20Harris%20that%20his%20book%20contains&amp;a=Nick%20Flynn&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>My statement to Harris that his book contains — Nick Flynn</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nick Flynn quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/toba-beta-quote-meaning-52121</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52121.png?q=Science%20is%20a%20trigger%20of%20changes%20of%20civilization.&amp;a=Toba%20Beta%20%5BBetelgeuse%20Incident%5D&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Science is a trigger of changes of civilization. — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident]</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident] quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/micheal-o-muircheartaigh-quote-meaning-52123</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52123.png?q=I%20saw%20a%20few%20Sligo%20people%20at%20Mass%20in%20Gardiner%20Street%20this%20morning%20and%20the%20omens%20seem%20to%20be%20good%20for%20them%2C%20the%20priest%20was%20wearing%20the%20same%20colours%20as%20the%20Sligo%20jersey!%2040%20yards%20out%20on%20the%20Hogan%20Stand%20side%20of%20the%20field%20Ciar%C3%A1n%20Whelan%20goes%20on%20a%20rampage%2C%20it's%20a%20goal.%20So%20much%20for%20religion.&amp;a=M%C3%ADche%C3%A1l%20%C3%93%20Muircheartaigh&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner Street this morning and the omens seem to be good for t... — Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/gema-quote-meaning-quote-lesson-52124</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52124.png?q=Salahkah%20bila%20kita%20membela%20seseorang%20yang%20kita%20cintai%20walaupun%20sesungguhnya%20kita%20tahu%20ia%20tak%20memerlukan%20pembelaan%20kita%2C&amp;a=Gema&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Salahkah bila kita membela seseorang yang kita cintai walaupun sesungguhnya kita tahu ia tak memerlu... — Gema</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gema quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/frederick-buechner-quote-meaning-52126</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52126.png?q=Somos%20todos%20mais%20m%C3%ADsticos%20do%20que%20acreditamos%20ou%20queremos%20crer%20(...).%20Temos%20visto%20mais%20do%20que%20deixamos%20transparecer%2C%20at%C3%A9%20para%20n%C3%B3s%20mesmos.%20Seja%20em%20momentos%20de%20beleza%20ou%20dor%2C%20seja%20por%20meio%20de%20alguma%20reviravolta%20sutil%20em%20nossa%20vida%2C%20ao%20menos%20vislumbramos%20o%20que%20cegou%20os%20santos%3B%20s%C3%B3%20que%2C%20ao%20contr%C3%A1rio%20dos%20santos%2C%20seguimos%20em%20frente%20como%20se%20nada%20tivesse%20acontecido.%20Seguir%20em%20frente%20ciente%20de%20que%20algo%20aconteceu%2C%20apesar%20de%20n%C3%A3o%20ter%20certeza%20do%20que%20foi%2C%20nem%20do%20que%20fazer%20com%20o%20que%20ocorreu%2C%20%C3%A9%20entrar%20na%20dimens%C3%A3o%20da%20vida%20de%20que%20trata%20a%20palavra%20religi%C3%A3o.&amp;a=Frederick%20Buechner&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Somos todos mais místicos do que acreditamos ou queremos crer (...). Temos visto mais do que deixamo... — Frederick Buechner</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frederick Buechner quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/john-a-widtsoe-quote-meaning-52128</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52128.png?q=Without%20denying%20that%20adaptation%20may%20be%20one%20of%20God's%20methods%20of%20operation%2C%20it%20may%20be%20definitely%20said%2C%20that%20an%20intelligent%20Master%20of%20the%20universe%2C%20in%20which%20we%20believe%2C%20has%20the%20power%20to%20prepare%20an%20earth%20to%20fit%20the%20needs%20of%20man%3B%20or%20fit%20man%20to%20meet%20the%20conditions%20of%20earth.%20If%20He%20were%20not%20able%20to%20do%20so%2C%20He%20would%20be%20inferior%20to%20His%20creatures%20who%20build%20houses%20for%20human%20comfort%2C%20and%20equip%20them%20with%20heating%2C%20freezing%2C%20and%20many%20other%20devices.%20The%20argument%20for%20adaptation%2C%20standing%20alone%2C%20requires%20chance%20as%20a%20creative%20force.%20That%20we%20do%20not%20and%20cannot%20believe.&amp;a=John%20A.%20Widtsoe&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Without denying that adaptation may be one of God's methods of operation, it may be definitely said,... — John A. Widtsoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>John A. Widtsoe quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/charles-dickens-quote-meaning-52129</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52129.png?q=Your%20haughty%20religious%20people%20would%20have%20held%20their%20heads%20up%20to%20see%20me%20as%20I%20am%20tonight%2C%20and%20preached%20of%20flames%20and%20vengeance%2C'%20cried%20the%20girl.%20'Oh%2C%20dear%20lady%2C%20why%20ar'n't%20those%20who%20claim%20to%20be%20God's%20own%20folks%20as%20gentle%20and%20as%20kind%20to%20us%20poor%20wretches%20as%20you%2C%20who%2C%20having%20youth%2C%20and%20beauty%2C%20and%20all%20that%20they%20have%20lost%2C%20might%20be%20a%20little%20proud%20instead%20of%20so%20much%20humbler%3F&amp;a=Charles%20Dickens&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Your haughty religious people would have held their heads up to see me as I am tonight, and preached... — Charles Dickens</image:title>
      <image:caption>Charles Dickens quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/ernst-bloch-quote-meaning-52130</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52130.png?q=Being%20doped%20is%20a%20pleasure%20you%20pay%20for.%20There%20was%20always%20opium%20there%20for%20the%20people%20--%20in%20the%20end%20it%20tainted%20their%20whole%20faith.%20If%20the%20Church%20had%20not%20always%20stood%20so%20watchfully%20behind%20the%20ruling%20powers%2C%20there%20would%20not%20have%20been%20such%20attacks%20against%20everything%20it%20stood%20for%20--%20although%20of%20course%20it%20may%20have%20been%20competing%20with%20them%20for%20the%20first%20place%20among%20the%20rulers%2C%20as%20in%20the%20Middle%20Ages.%20Whenever%20it%20was%20a%20question%20of%20keeping%20the%20serfs%2C%20and%20then%20the%20paid%20slaves%20down%2C%20the%20dope-dealers%20came%20unfailingly%20to%20the%20help%20of%20the%20oppressors.&amp;a=Ernst%20Bloch&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Being doped is a pleasure you pay for. There was always opium there for the people -- in the end it ... — Ernst Bloch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ernst Bloch quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/roberto-bolano-quote-meaning-52131</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52131.png?q=Did%20Jesus%20Christ%2C%20he%20asked%2C%20suspect%20that%20someday%20his%20church%20would%20spread%20to%20the%20farthest%20corners%20of%20Earth%3F%20Did%20Jesus%20Christ%2C%20he%20asked%2C%20ever%20have%20what%20we%2C%20today%2C%20call%20an%20idea%20of%20the%20world%3F%20Did%20Jesus%20Christ%2C%20who%20apparently%20knew%20everything%2C%20know%20that%20the%20world%20was%20round%20and%20to%20the%20east%20lived%20the%20Chinese%20(this%20sentence%20he%20spat%20out%2C%20as%20if%20it%20cost%20him%20great%20effort%20to%20utter%20it)%20and%20to%20the%20west%20the%20primitive%20peoples%20of%20America%3F%20And%20he%20answered%20himself%2C%20no%2C%20although%20of%20course%20in%20a%20way%20having%20an%20idea%20of%20the%20world%20is%20easy%2C%20everybody%20has%20one%2C%20generally%20an%20idea%20restricted%20to%20one's%20village%2C%20bound%20to%20the%20land%2C%20to%20the%20tangible%20and%20mediocre%20things%20before%20one's%20eyes%2C%20and%20this%20idea%20of%20the%20world%2C%20petty%2C%20limited%2C%20crusted%20with%20the%20grime%20of%20the%20familiar%2C%20tends%20to%20persist%20and%20acquire%20authority%20and%20eloquence%20with%20the%20passage%20of%20time.&amp;a=Roberto%20Bola%C3%B1o&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Did Jesus Christ, he asked, suspect that someday his church would spread to the farthest corners of ... — Roberto Bolaño</image:title>
      <image:caption>Roberto Bolaño quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/baha-i-international-community-quote-meaning-52132</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52132.png?q=The%20turmoil%20and%20dislocations%20confronting%20present-day%20society%20will%20not%20be%20solved%20until%20both%20the%20scientific%20and%20religious%20genius%20of%20the%20human%20race%20are%20fully%20utilized.&amp;a=Baha'i%20International%20Community&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The turmoil and dislocations confronting present-day society will not be solved until both the scien... — Baha'i International Community</image:title>
      <image:caption>Baha'i International Community quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/olaf-stapledon-quote-meaning-52134</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52134.png?q=The%20older%20Puritans%20had%20trampled%20down%20all%20fleshly%20impulses%3B%20these%20newer%20Puritans%20trampled%20no%20less%20self-righteously%20upon%20the%20spiritual%20cravings.%20But%20in%20the%20increasingly%20spiritistic%20inclination%20of%20physics%20itself%2C%20Behaviorism%20and%20Fundamentalism%20had%20found%20a%20meeting%20place.%20Since%20the%20ultimate%20stuff%20of%20the%20physical%20universe%20was%20now%20said%20to%20be%20multitudinous%20and%20arbitrary%20%E2%80%9Cquanta%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20activity%20%E2%80%9Cspirits%E2%80%9D%2C%20how%20easy%20was%20it%20for%20the%20materialistic%20and%20the%20spiritistic%20to%20agree%3F%20At%20heart%2C%20indeed%2C%20they%20were%20never%20very%20far%20apart%20in%20mood%2C%20though%20opposed%20in%20doctrine.%20The%20real%20cleavage%20was%20between%20the%20truly%20spiritual%20view%20on%20the%20one%20hand%2C%20and%20the%20spiritistic%20and%20materialistic%20on%20the%20other.%20Thus%20the%20most%20materialistic%20of%20Christian%20sects%20and%20the%20most%20doctrinaire%20of%20scientific%20sects%20were%20not%20long%20in%20finding%20a%20formula%20to%20express%20their%20unity%2C%20their%20denial%20of%20all%20those%20finer%20capacities%20which%20had%20emerged%20to%20be%20the%20spirit%20of%20man.&amp;a=Olaf%20Stapledon&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The older Puritans had trampled down all fleshly impulses; these newer Puritans trampled no less sel... — Olaf Stapledon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Olaf Stapledon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/navid-kermani-quote-meaning-52135</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52135.png?q=Sich%20mit%20diesem%20oder%20jenem%20zu%20identifizieren%2C%20ist%20also%20ein%20normaler%20Vorgang.%20Gef%C3%A4hrlich%20wird%20es%2C%20sobald%20eine%20einzige%20Identit%C3%A4t%20bestimmend%20wird%2C%20sobald%20man%20nur%20noch%20Muslim%20ist%20oder%20Christ%20oder%20Deutscher%2C%20Iraner%20oder%20meinetwegen%20Anh%C3%A4nger%20eines%20bestimmten%20Fu%C3%9Fballclubs%20oder%20eines%20Popstars.%20Dann%20wird%20aus%20der%20pragmatischen%20Einschr%C3%A4nkung%2C%20die%20jede%20Art%20von%20Identifizierung%20bedeutet%2C%20eine%20reale%20Verst%C3%BCmmelung%20der%20Pers%C3%B6nlichkeit.&amp;a=Navid%20Kermani&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sich mit diesem oder jenem zu identifizieren, ist also ein normaler Vorgang. Gefährlich wird es, sob... — Navid Kermani</image:title>
      <image:caption>Navid Kermani quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/pearl-abraham-quote-meaning-52137</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52137.png?q=When%20the%20highest%20value%20in%20a%20community%20is%20loyalty%20to%20the%20greater%20cause%2C%20meaning%20the%20continuity%20of%20the%20status%20quo%2C%20all%20means%20to%20this%20end%20are%20imbued%20with%20religious%20significance%2C%20and%20are%20thereby%20justified.%20%22Hasidic%20Noir&amp;a=Pearl%20Abraham&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>When the highest value in a community is loyalty to the greater cause, meaning the continuity of the... — Pearl Abraham</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pearl Abraham quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/olaf-stapledon-quote-meaning-52138</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52138.png?q=They%20were%20a%20remarkable%20company%2C%20each%20one%20of%20them%20a%20unique%20person%2C%20yet%20characterized%20to%20some%20extent%20by%20his%20particular%20national%20type.%20And%20all%20were%20distinctively%20%E2%80%9Cscientists%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20period.%20Formerly%20this%20would%20have%20implied%20a%20rather%20uncritical%20leaning%20towards%20materialism%2C%20and%20an%20affectation%20of%20cynicism%3B%20but%20by%20now%20it%20was%20fashionable%20to%20profess%20an%20equally%20uncritical%20belief%20that%20all%20natural%20phenomena%20were%20manifestations%20of%20the%20cosmic%20mind.%20In%20both%20periods%2C%20when%20a%20man%20passed%20beyond%20the%20sphere%20of%20his%20own%20serious%20scientific%20work%20he%20chose%20his%20beliefs%20irresponsibly%2C%20according%20to%20his%20taste%2C%20much%20as%20he%20chose%20his%20recreation%20or%20his%20food.&amp;a=Olaf%20Stapledon&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>They were a remarkable company, each one of them a unique person, yet characterized to some extent b... — Olaf Stapledon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Olaf Stapledon quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/george-bernard-shaw-quote-meaning-52139</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52139.png?q=The%20reason%20why%20the%20continental%20European%20is%2C%20to%20the%20Englishman%20or%20American%2C%20so%20surprisingly%20ignorant%20of%20the%20Bible%2C%20is%20that%20the%20authorized%20English%20version%20is%20a%20great%20work%20of%20literary%20art%2C%20and%20the%20continental%20versions%20are%20comparatively%20artless.&amp;a=George%20Bernard%20Shaw&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The reason why the continental European is, to the Englishman or American, so surprisingly ignorant ... — George Bernard Shaw</image:title>
      <image:caption>George Bernard Shaw quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/huston-smith-quote-meaning-52140</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52140.png?q=Most%20of%20the%20book%20deals%20with%20things%20we%20already%20know%20yet%20never%20learn.&amp;a=Huston%20Smith&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Most of the book deals with things we already know yet never learn. — Huston Smith</image:title>
      <image:caption>Huston Smith quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/laplace-quote-meaning-life-lesson-52141</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52141.png?q=%5BSire%2C%5D%20je%20n'ai%20pas%20eu%20besoin%20de%20cette%20hypoth%C3%A8se.&amp;a=Pierre-Simon%20Laplace&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>[Sire,] je n'ai pas eu besoin de cette hypothèse. — Pierre-Simon Laplace</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pierre-Simon Laplace quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/poincare-quote-meaning-52143</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52143.png?q=La%20pens%C3%A9e%20ne%20doit%20jamais%20se%20soumettre%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20un%20dogme%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20un%20parti%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20une%20passion%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20un%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20une%20id%C3%A9e%20pr%C3%A9con%C3%A7ue%2C%20ni%20%C3%A0%20quoi%20que%20ce%20soit%2C%20si%20ce%20n'est%20aux%20faits%20eux-m%C3%AAmes%2C%20parce%20que%2C%20pour%20elle%2C%20se%20soumettre%2C%20ce%20serait%20cesser%20d'%C3%AAtre.&amp;a=Jules%20Henri%20Poincar%C3%A9&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>La pensée ne doit jamais se soumettre, ni à un dogme, ni à un parti, ni à une passion, ni à un intér... — Jules Henri Poincaré</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jules Henri Poincaré quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/political-order-freedom-explained-52144</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52144.png?q=Since%20the%20Enlightenment%2C%20the%20political%20order%20is%20an%20order%20of%20freedom.%20The%20political%20structures%20are%20no%20longer%20given%2C%20previous%20to%20man's%20freedom%2C%20but%20are%20rather%20realities%20based%20on%20freedom%2C%20taken%20on%20and%20modified%20by%20man.%20.%20.%20.%20This%20new%20definition%20of%20politics%20carefully%20distinguishes%20between%20state%20and%20society.%20The%20distinction%20.%20.%20.%20allows%20us%20to%20differentiate%20between%20the%20public%20sphere%20of%20the%20state%20of%20the%20Church%20(or%20the%20combination%20of%20them)%20as%20powers%20from%20the%20public%20sphere%20'in%20which%20the%20interests%20of%20all%20men%20as%20a%20social%20group%20are%20expressed.&amp;a=Gustavo%20Guti%C3%A9rrez&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Since the Enlightenment, the political order is an order of freedom. The political structures are no... — Gustavo Gutiérrez</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gustavo Gutiérrez quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/juli-zeh-quote-meaning-52146</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52146.png?q=Religion%20ist%20nichts%20anderes%20als%20die%20Lehre%20davon%2C%20wie%20man%20frei%20von%20Erkenntnis%20gehorcht%20%5B...%5D.&amp;a=Juli%20Zeh&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion ist nichts anderes als die Lehre davon, wie man frei von Erkenntnis gehorcht [...]. — Juli Zeh</image:title>
      <image:caption>Juli Zeh quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/susan-neiman-quote-meaning-52147</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52147.png?q=You%20may%20substitute%20knowledge%20for%20superstition%20without%20satisfying%20the%20needs%20that%20drive%20people%20into%20superstition's%20arms.&amp;a=Susan%20Neiman&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>You may substitute knowledge for superstition without satisfying the needs that drive people into su... — Susan Neiman</image:title>
      <image:caption>Susan Neiman quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/clysta-kinstler-quote-meaning-52148</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52148.png?q=Simon%2C%20you%20gave%20me%20no%20water%20to%20wash%20my%20feet%2C%20but%20this%20woman%20as%20washed%20them%20with%20her%20tears.%20You%20gave%20me%20no%20kiss%2C%20but%20she%20has%20not%20ceased%20to%20kiss%20my%20feet.%20Do%20no%20reproach%20her%20Simon%20for%20you%20did%20not%20anoint%20my%20head%20with%20oil%2C%20but%20she%20has%20anointed%20me%20for%20my%20burial.&amp;a=Clysta%20Kinstler&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Simon, you gave me no water to wash my feet, but this woman as washed them with her tears. You gave ... — Clysta Kinstler</image:title>
      <image:caption>Clysta Kinstler quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/flaubert-quote-meaning-fanaticism-science-52149</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52149.png?q=But%20that%20which%20fanaticism%20formerly%20promised%20to%20the%20elect%2C%20science%20now%20accomplishes%20for%20all%20men.&amp;a=Gustave%20Flaubert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>But that which fanaticism formerly promised to the elect, science now accomplishes for all men. — Gustave Flaubert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gustave Flaubert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/fray-luis-de-leon-quote-meaning-52150</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52150.png?q=Ninguna%20cosa%20es%20m%C3%A1s%20propia%20a%20Dios%20que%20el%20amor%2C%20ni%20al%20amor%20hay%20cosa%20m%C3%A1s%20natural%20que%20volver%20al%20que%20ama%20en%20las%20condiciones%20e%20ingenio%20del%20que%20es%20amado.&amp;a=Fray%20Luis%20de%20Le%C3%B3n&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ninguna cosa es más propia a Dios que el amor, ni al amor hay cosa más natural que volver al que ama... — Fray Luis de León</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fray Luis de León quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/cormac-mccarthy-quote-meaning-52151</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52151.png?q=E%20se%20eu%20te%20dissesse%20que%20ele%20%C3%A9%20um%20deus%3F&amp;a=Cormac%20McCarthy&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>E se eu te dissesse que ele é um deus? — Cormac McCarthy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cormac McCarthy quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/vernant-quote-meaning-52152</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52152.png?q=Tragische%20Schuld%20verk%C3%B6rpert%20sich%20im%20permanenten%20Konflikt%20zwischen%20der%20uralten%20religi%C3%B6sen%20Vorstellung%20von%20der%20Missetat%20als%20einer%20Beschmutzung%2C%20die%20einer%20ganzen%20Rasse%20anhaftet%20und%20unausweichlich%20von%20einer%20Generation%20auf%20die%20n%C3%A4chste%20vererbt%20wird%20%5B...%5D%2C%20und%20dem%20neuen%20vom%20Gesetz%20%C3%BCbernommenen%20Konzept%2C%20nach%20dem%20der%20Schuldige%20definiert%20wird%20als%20Privatperson%2C%20die%20sich%20aus%20eigenem%20Antrieb%20und%20unter%20keinem%20Zwang%20stehend%20entschlossen%20hat%2C%20ein%20Verbrechen%20zu%20begehen.&amp;a=Jean-Pierre%20Vernant&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Tragische Schuld verkörpert sich im permanenten Konflikt zwischen der uralten religiösen Vorstellung... — Jean-Pierre Vernant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jean-Pierre Vernant quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jm-coetzee-quote-meaning-52153</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52153.png?q=In%20der%20gegenw%C3%A4rtigen%20'Kultur'%20geben%20sich%20wenige%20die%20M%C3%BChe%2C%20zwischen%20Aufrichtigkeit%20und%20dem%20Vorspielen%20von%20Aufrichtigkeit%20zu%20unterscheiden%20-%20ja%2C%20wenige%20sind%20zu%20dieser%20Unterscheidung%20%C3%BCberhaupt%20in%20der%20Lage%20-%2C%20wie%20auch%20nur%20wenige%20zwischen%20religi%C3%B6sem%20Glauben%20und%20dem%20Einhalten%20religi%C3%B6ser%20Vorschriften%20unterscheiden.&amp;a=J.M.%20Coetzee&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>In der gegenwärtigen 'Kultur' geben sich wenige die Mühe, zwischen Aufrichtigkeit und dem Vorspielen... — J.M. Coetzee</image:title>
      <image:caption>J.M. Coetzee quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/jean-paul-quote-meaning-52154</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52154.png?q=On%20the%20church%20vaulting%20above%20was%20the%20clock-face%20of%20eternity%2C%20void%20of%20number%20and%20serving%20as%20its%20own%20hand%2C%20only%20one%20black%20finger%20was%20pointing%20and%20the%20dead%20wanted%20to%20tell%20the%20time%20by%20it.&amp;a=Jean%20Paul&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>On the church vaulting above was the clock-face of eternity, void of number and serving as its own h... — Jean Paul</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jean Paul quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/royston-lambert-quote-meaning-52155</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52155.png?q=It%20is%20symptomatic%20of%20the%20constricting%20specialism%20and%20the%20oppressive%20burden%20of%20fact%20of%20our%20time%20that%20it%20has%20been%20left%20to%20the%20imagination%20of%20a%20novelist%2C%20Marguerite%20Yourcenar%2C%20to%20create%20the%20broadest%2C%20the%20most%20balanced%20and%20in%20many%20ways%20the%20most%20authentic%20interpretation%20of%20the%20affair.&amp;a=Royston%20Lambert&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>It is symptomatic of the constricting specialism and the oppressive burden of fact of our time that ... — Royston Lambert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Royston Lambert quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/al-masudi-quote-meaning-52156</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52156.png?q=The%20sciences%20were%20financially%20supported%2C%20honoured%20everywhere%2C%20universally%20pursued%3B%20they%20were%20like%20tall%20edifices%20supported%20by%20strong%20foundations.%20Then%20the%20Christian%20religion%20appeared%20in%20Byzantium%20and%20the%20centres%20of%20learning%20were%20eliminated%2C%20their%20vestiges%20effaced%20and%20the%20edifice%20of%20Greek%20learning%20was%20obliterated.%20Everything%20the%20ancient%20Greeks%20had%20brought%20to%20light%20vanished%2C%20and%20the%20discoveries%20of%20the%20ancients%20were%20altered%20out%20of%20recognition.&amp;a=Al%20Masudi&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The sciences were financially supported, honoured everywhere, universally pursued; they were like ta... — Al Masudi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Al Masudi quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/allen-greenfield-quote-meaning-52157</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52157.png?q=If%20you%20are%20on%20the%20Path%2C%20and%20see%20the%20Buddha%20walking%20toward%20you%2C%20kill%20him.&amp;a=Allen%20Greenfield&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>If you are on the Path, and see the Buddha walking toward you, kill him. — Allen Greenfield</image:title>
      <image:caption>Allen Greenfield quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/garry-marshall-quote-meaning-52158</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52158.png?q=Religion%20has%20a%20good%20place%20and%20it%20has%20its%20good%20people.&amp;a=Garry%20Marshall&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Religion has a good place and it has its good people. — Garry Marshall</image:title>
      <image:caption>Garry Marshall quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/clothes-have-no-emperor-meaning-52159</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52159.png?q=The%20clothes%20have%20no%20emperor.&amp;a=Stewart%20Elliott%20Guthrie&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>The clothes have no emperor. — Stewart Elliott Guthrie</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stewart Elliott Guthrie quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/blaise-pascal-quote-meaning-52160</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52160.png?q=Nie%20betrieben%20die%20Menschen%20das%20B%C3%B6se%20so%20umfassend%20und%20freudig%20wie%20aus%20religi%C3%B6ser%20%C3%9Cberzeugung.&amp;a=Blaise%20Pascal&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nie betrieben die Menschen das Böse so umfassend und freudig wie aus religiöser Überzeugung. — Blaise Pascal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blaise Pascal quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/quote/j-m-coetzee-quote-meaning-52161</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T18:41:40.000Z</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://quoteswithmeaning.com/api/quote-image/52161.png?q=Charakter%20ist%20Schicksal.%20Historie%20ist%20Gott.&amp;a=J.M.%20Coetzee&amp;c=Religion</image:loc>
      <image:title>Charakter ist Schicksal. Historie ist Gott. — J.M. Coetzee</image:title>
      <image:caption>J.M. Coetzee quote about religion — Quotes With Meaning</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
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