"I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same"
- Jerry B. Jenkins
About this Quote
This quote suggests that religious beliefs is a way for human beings to try to get in touch with God. When somebody thinks they have actually achieved this connection, they end up being intolerant of anyone else who declares to have done the very same. This could be due to the fact that they feel threatened by the idea that someone else has actually achieved the exact same level of connection with God as they have. It could likewise be since they feel that their own connection is in some way lessened by the existence of another. Eventually, this quote recommends that faith can result in a sense of exclusivity and intolerance.
This quote is written / told by Jerry B. Jenkins somewhere between September 23, 1949 and today. He was a famous Novelist from USA.
The author also have 32 other quotes.
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"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite"
"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it"
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart"
