Mojo Nixon Quotes

Hate has no place in the house of God.

We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, it's the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do.

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.

The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

No, the religion of Jesus is a social religion.

I don't create hate.

I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain't no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God's face.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

If men would as fervently seek after love and righteousness as they do after opinions, there would be no strife on earth, and we should be as children of one father, and should need no law or ordinance. For God is not served by any law, but only by obedience.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.