A Quote by Swami Vivekananda

The idol is the expression of religion.

Swami Vivekananda

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Expression Idol Religion

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Swami Vivekananda
Indian - Priest
January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902

Religion, like poetry, is not a mere idea, it is expression. The self-expression of God is in the endless variety of creation; and our attitude toward the Infinite Being must also in its expression have a variety of individuality ceaseless and unendi.

Rabindranath Tagore

If we insist upon trying to imagine Him, we end with an idol, made not with hands but with thoughts; and an idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

Today courts wrongly interpret separation of church and state to mean that religion has no place in the public arena, or that morality derived from religion should not be permitted to shape our laws. Somehow freedom for religious expression has become freedom from religious expression. Secularists want to empty the public square of religion and religious-based morality so they can monopolize the shared space of society with their own views. In the process they have made religious believers into second-class citizens.

Dinesh D'Souza

Whatever thing a man gets quickly enraged about is his idol, and whatever thing he makes his idol becomes his religion.

Criss Jami

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.

Frederick the Great

Marriage can be a religious thing. It can also be a secular thing. And guess what? Not everyone in the world is of the same religion. Preventing gay people from getting married is not an expression of religious freedom. It's an expression of religious oppression.

Hank Green

Religion is passionate, reckless, destructive, idol-smashing. It's a martyr burning at the stake. It's a crown of thorns and a cross.

Martha Ostenso

The other night, President Bush's press conference was pre-empted by 'American Idol.' You know the difference between President Bush and 'American Idol?' See, on 'American Idol,' the one with the most votes wins.

Jay Leno

I support the rights of all people to practice their religious beliefs privately, but I oppose the idea of respecting religions. In truth, I have no respect for any religion. I believe religion is not compatible with human rights, women's rights, or freedom of expression.

Taslima Nasrin

It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family.

Katie Stevens

It is better to catch the idol-maker than to smash each idol.

Walter Lippmann

If you uproot the idol and fail to plant the love of Christ in its place, the idol will grow back.

Tullian Tchividjian

When 'Indian Idol 2' started, I believed we would have a female idol this time. Unfortunately, that didn't happen and it is really funny.

Anu Malik

We call an obsession with having someone's approval 'co-dependency;' the Bible's word for it is idolatry. A country can be an idol. A family can be an idol.