Mallory Ortberg Quotes

I collect books and I have some really, really old schoolbooks, and God is mentioned on every single page.

Most people believe that the Creator of the universe wrote (or dictated) one of their books. Unfortunately, there are many books that pretend to divine authorship, and each makes incompatible claims about how we all must live.

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology.

Plenty of people out there think of me as the Antichrist or the devil incarnate because I do not affirm the literal patterns of the Bible. But the fact is I can no more abandon the literal patterns than I could fly to the moon. I just go beyond them.

As an undergraduate, I took a theology course titled Religion as Writing. If writing can be considered a form of faith, then inevitably doubt has to accompany it.

Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments.

If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.

The very first schoolbook that was written had God all over it.

Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason.

I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree.

What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably true and is not obvious? What makes you think that 'theology' is a subject at all?

Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith.

I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God.

The Bible is not man's word about God, but God's word about man.

All theological lore is becoming distasteful to me.

All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings.

The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.

Religion cannot and should not be understood by their texts alone. The lived history of a community of believers defines a religion; a great deal depends on how the custodians of the faith chose to interpret, defend and exploit or abuse its sacred texts.

The Moslems say their Koran was written by God. The Hindus say the Vedas were; we say the Bible was, and we are but interested witnesses in deciding absolutely and exclusively for ourselves

Charles Sumner didn’t believe in the Bible because he didn’t write it.

Revealed religion had no weight with me.

A lot of people have a belief system that is strictly based on religious dogma.

I want to be clear that I only share passages from the Bible as a gesture of love.

Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.

I actually do propose open-mindedness, but open-mindedness to the Word of God.