Faith Quotes

"I believe in the goodness of people."

"I never doubted we would win."

"I never lost faith in our cause."

"The greatest act of faith is to believe in yourself when nobody else does."

"As the majority wrote, 'They do not seek to have any religious marriage performed that is contrary to the tenets of their faith.'"

"Many who deem same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that conclusion based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises."

"Those who seek to marry one another have faith in what they seek to accomplish."

"Many religious traditions embrace the same-sex unions."

"Faith in humanity can sustain us through the darkest times."

"Faith sustains us when logic fails and hope wavers."

"Faith in humanity must be accompanied by accountability for human actions."

"Faith without reason leads to blind obedience; reason without faith lacks compassion."

"If you believe something and it is right, you must go forward with all your heart."

"Religion should comfort the afflicted, not afflict the comfortable."

"Faith that cannot be questioned is not faith; it is dogma."

"Faith doesn't mean believing everything will be fine. It means believing we can handle what comes."

"The God who matters is the One you actually worship by the way you treat other people, not the one you talk about."

"I have always been puzzled by the concept of original sin. If we are born in the image of God, shouldn't we be born in a state of grace?"

"God says to you, I have already fixed it all. You are already okay. Just enjoy your life."

"The radical thing Jesus was saying was, Loving God is inseparable from loving your neighbor. The two cannot be separated."

"We don't pray to change God's mind. We pray to change ours."

"This is my God - the God of the vulnerable, the God of those who suffer, the God of the despised and rejected."

"I say to people that we must be imprisoned by our conception of God. God does not belong to any religion. God is bigger than any religion."

"The measure of your faith is what you are willing to do for those who are vulnerable."

"I have been troubled by what I have seen in many churches - they have become very preoccupied with the mechanics of belief rather than the spirit."

"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."

"The church's role is to help people to encounter the living God and to grow in their relationship with God."

"God's love is not conditional on our worthiness. It is given freely and abundantly."

"In the heart of every person lies the capacity for good."

"We must separate the teachings of a religion from the practices of its followers."