“The kind of people claiming to be in communication with God today … they are enough to drive a real Christian crazy!”
A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989)
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American novelist and screenwriter 1942Related quotes
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Bill Hybels (1951) American writer
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Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902) German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician
Liebt man sich wirklich, so ist es ja nicht schwer, die Toleranz zu üben, denn die Toleranz ist die Tochter der Liebe -- es ist die eigentlich christliche Eigenschaft, die freilich von der heutigen Christenwelt nicht geübt wird.
in a letter to his father dated 7 April 1851, published in Briefe an seite Eltern, 1839 bis 1864 (1907).
Apollonius of Tyana (15–100) Ancient Greek philosopher
Attributed to Apollonius. Quoted from Ram Swarup (2000). On Hinduism: Reviews and reflections, Chapter India and Greece
“I am tired of people claiming that this country isn’t a Christian nation.”
"I am a tired American" at RedState (5 April 2009) http://www.redstate.com/diary/warner_todd_huston/2009/04/05/i-am-a-tired-american/