सृष्टि इतनी भव्य, जटिल और रहस्यमयी है कि इसे किसी संकीर्ण धर्मग्रंथ या विचारधारा में नहीं बांधा जा सकता। यही कारण है कि हम व्यक्तिगत विश्वास की स्वतंत्रता को संजो कर रखते हैं।
Creation is too grand, complex, and mysterious to be captured in a narrow creed. That is why we cherish individual freedom of belief.
Creation is too grand, complex, and mysterious to be captured in a narrow creed. That is why we cherish individual freedom of belief.
मानव जाति, अनुग्रह के वरदानों के साथ मिलकर, इस ग्रह और उसके भविष्य के लिए उत्तरदायी है।
Human beings, joined in collaboration with the gifts of grace, are responsible for the planet and its future.
Human beings, joined in collaboration with the gifts of grace, are responsible for the planet and its future.
जो धर्म लोगों पर जबरन थोपा जाता है, वह अंततः या तो उदासीनता को जन्म देता है या फिर आक्रोश को। अधिकांश अमेरिकी धार्मिक नेताओं ने यह स्वीकार किया है कि जब बात अपने धार्मिक विचारों को बढ़ावा देने की हो, तो जोर-जबरदस्ती की तुलना में लोगों को समझाना (पर्सुएशन) कहीं अधिक प्रभावशाली होता है। ...इसलिए इसमें कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि बड़ी संख्या में धार्मिक नेताओं ने प्रार्थना के फैसलों पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का समर्थन किया है।
Religion that is imposed upon its recipients turns out to engender either indifference or resentment. Most American religious leaders have recognized that persuasion is far more powerful than coercion when it comes to promoting one's religious views. . . . Not surprisingly, then, large numbers of religious leaders have supported the Supreme Court in its prayer decisions.
Religion that is imposed upon its recipients turns out to engender either indifference or resentment. Most American religious leaders have recognized that persuasion is far more powerful than coercion when it comes to promoting one's religious views. . . . Not surprisingly, then, large numbers of religious leaders have supported the Supreme Court in its prayer decisions.
आतंकवादी ऐसा इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि उनके पास आसानी से इस्तेमाल करने के लिए कोई बड़ी ताकत नहीं होती। नतीजा यह होता है कि वे दूसरों की गलतियों का फायदा उठाने पर निर्भर रहते हैं।
Terrorists act as they do because they don't have great power at their easy disposal. The result is that they rely upon the ability to exploit the mistakes of others.
Terrorists act as they do because they don't have great power at their easy disposal. The result is that they rely upon the ability to exploit the mistakes of others.