427 Quotes by Christina Engela

Churches need to realize that they are houses OF God – and that they are NOT God.

Different people think of different versions of ‘God’ – a loving father or a fearful punishing ghoul. These are incompatible, irreconcilable – and you thought having ‘one world religion’ or ‘one God’ would unite humanity?

Rejecting people for who and what they are will not make you a better, more ‘righteous’ or more ‘moral’ person – than the other person, or even in your own right – in fact, if that’s why you’re doing it, it is far more likely to do the opposite.

Interestingly enough, every time I corner a fanatic with scientific facts which they cannot argue or disprove, they either dismiss me as ‘anti-God’ and a ‘secular humanist’ or they start spouting reams of misapplied and irrelevant ‘scripture’ at me, like good little sheeple and like that will in any way, shape or form prove anything... Which just proves to me that common sense and actual reason doesn’t come into it. Only hatred.

Just saying “I love you” can mean the difference between nothing and everything. Some people say it while they stab the person they say it to – some say it to the one holding the knife.

It’ is for objects, not people.

Respect by fear isn’t respect... it’s fear.

As a South African I honestly cannot understand how people can’t see South Africa as a unique nation, untied by ties of history, bonds of suffering, victory, struggles, hope – and in more ways than I ever before thought possible – blood.

Isn’t unconditional love supposed to work both ways? How can we expect unconditional love for ourselves if we are not willing to grant others the same mercy?