Muriel Spark Quotes

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.

My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.

I love religion.

I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.

Faith is important to me.

I tell my children what I think myself: That religion is not necessarily convincing, but it is still interesting and not to be laughed at or denigrated.

My mom is very religious - Catholic - and from a young age they brought me to the church.

I'm a Catholic, and not because I just happened to wake up as a Catholic. I'm not going to be persuaded on any topic, especially not that.

Faith without works is dead.

My faith is everything.

Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.

I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors.

I was never out of my Bible.

I was raised in the church.

Most observers understand the difference between a committed Christian who accepts Jesus as a model for living and a 'cultural Christian' who happens to live in a nation with a Christian heritage. Most Muslims do not.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.

Faith is never identical with piety.

I hold that religion and faith are two different things.

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the worshipper may one day be required to suffer.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor.