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Rodney Stark Quotes

... One thing about religious truths is that we have to take them on faith, and faith needs reassurance. What’s more reassuring than noticing that some other people, whom you admire, are so certain that it’s all true that they’re willing to go the ultimate mile? Picture Quote #1

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand Picture Quote #1

The more members of the clergy that are out there working to expand their congregations, the more people will go to church Picture Quote #1

There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin to miss Mass. They said Catholics could act like Protestants, and so they did Picture Quote #1

American churches work very hard at reaching out to people to bring them in Picture Quote #1

It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief Picture Quote #1

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Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend symphony concerts, operas, and stage plays Picture Quote #1

Can anyone seriously imagine a society without stable families? Maybe we should raise all the kids in state orphanages Picture Quote #1

The overwhelming majority of social scientists were irreligious or even anti-religious. This led them to believe that religion was a disappearing and unimportant factor in human affairs Picture Quote #1

That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians denounced clocks or sailing ships-although both were condemned on religious grounds in various non-Western societies Picture Quote #1

Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary, he destroyed its most attractive and dynamic aspects, turning a high-intensity, grassroots movement into an arrogant institution controlled by an elite who often managed to be both brutal and lax Picture Quote #1

Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They’ve got really short hair and they always go for the throat Picture Quote #1

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For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities Picture Quote #1

No other single innovation had so much impact on history Picture Quote #1

People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don’t value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing Picture Quote #1

Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs Picture Quote #1

It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns Picture Quote #1

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... One thing about religious truths is that we have to take them on faith, and faith needs reassurance. What’s more reassuring than noticing that some other people, whom you admire, are so certain that it’s all true that they’re willing to go the ultimate mile? (Rodney Stark Quotes) The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand. (Rodney Stark Quotes) The more members of the clergy that are out there working to expand their congregations, the more people will go to church. (Rodney Stark Quotes) There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin to miss Mass. They said Catholics could act like Protestants, and so they did. (Rodney Stark Quotes) American churches work very hard at reaching out to people to bring them in (Rodney Stark Quotes) It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief. (Rodney Stark Quotes) Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend symphony concerts, operas, and stage plays. (Rodney Stark Quotes) Can anyone seriously imagine a society without stable families? Maybe we should raise all the kids in state orphanages. (Rodney Stark Quotes) The overwhelming majority of social scientists were irreligious or even anti-religious. This led them to believe that religion was a disappearing and unimportant factor in human affairs (Rodney Stark Quotes) That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians denounced clocks or sailing ships-although both were condemned on religious grounds in various non-Western societies (Rodney Stark Quotes) Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary, he destroyed its most attractive and dynamic aspects, turning a high-intensity, grassroots movement into an arrogant institution controlled by an elite who often managed to be both brutal and lax (Rodney Stark Quotes) Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They’ve got really short hair and they always go for the throat (Rodney Stark Quotes) For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities (Rodney Stark Quotes) No other single innovation had so much impact on history (Rodney Stark Quotes) People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don’t value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing (Rodney Stark Quotes) Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs (Rodney Stark Quotes) It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns (Rodney Stark Quotes)