On the birthday of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Remembered as one of the most influential US Presidents to date, Lincoln successfully ended the American Civil War and through his efforts, eventually abolished slavery. Beautiful I miss you meme helps alot to remember your love once like Abraham Lincoln. Referred to as Honest Abe, below are some choice quotes that reflect his gifted oratory skills, wisdom and integrity.
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ON TRUTH
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.”
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ON READING
“A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems.”
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ON FRIENDSHIP
“The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.”
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ON GOVERNMENT
“The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities.”
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ON EDUCATION
“Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.”
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ON LIBERTY
“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.”
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ON RACE
“Let us discard all this quibbling about this man and the other man, this race and that race and the other race being inferior and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position. Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal.”
7 of Abraham Lincoln’s Most Memorable Quotes
10 of Gandhi’s Memorable Quotes
October 2 saw the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi. The Indian luminary, famous for leading the Indian nation to independence in peaceful means, is deemed an inspirational figure to this day, over 60 years after his death in 1948.
As a tribute to Gandhi, here’s a collection of some of his thought-provoking quotes.
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ON LIFE
“My life is my message.”
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ON BEING A SOLDIER
“I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.“
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ON FAITH IN HUMANITY
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
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ON NONVIOLENCE
“Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.”
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ON THE SEVEN SINS
“Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.”
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ON TRUTH
“An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self sustained.”
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ON THE “STILL SMALL VOICE”
“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the ‘still small voice’ within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.”
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ON LIBERTY
“I’m a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours.”
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ON FORGIVENESS
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
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ON THE NATURE OF MAN
“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”
Sequel to ‘God’s Not Dead’ Is in the Works, Says Pure Flix Film Studio
Faith-based film studio Pure Flix Entertainment is making plans to create a follow-up to its Spring 2014 break-out film “God is Not Dead.”
Pure Flix CEO and managing partner Michael Scott said his studio has a number of projects in the works for next year including “God’s Not Dead 2.”
“We’ve got a full slate next year. You’ll see ‘Do You Believe?’ which is coming in the spring … we’re looking at late March for the release [and] next year possibly either fall or the following year you’ll see ‘God’s Not Dead 2,'” Scott said…Read More
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“A.D.” Miniseries to Premiere Easter Sunday, 2015
Executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett announced this week that they will kick off their miniseries “A.D.,” which follows the first ten chapters of the Book of Acts, on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 on the NBC network.
The highly anticipated 12-week series picks up where their 2013 blockbuster “The Bible” left off, exploring the aftermath of Jesus’ death and its profound impact on His disciples, His mother Mary, and key political and religious leaders of the era.
Each episode of the series aims to bring the Biblical world to life in all of its grit and glory, by integrating dramatic history of different Biblical characters from that time, including the Apostles, Pilate, Caiaphas, Herod Antipas and others, all from their own points of view…Read More
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UK Activists Oppose Winners Chapel Plan To Open School
A Nigerian church accused of linking poor discipline to witchcraft wants to open an independent school in Kent. Winners’ Chapel International, which is currently under investigation by the Charity Commission, wants to open the school at its Dartford site. Human rights campaigners and the National Secular Society are urging the government to turn down the school bid.
The church, whose leader Bishop David Oyedpo was filmed accusing a woman of being a witch, declined an interview.
The organisation, which has its headquarters in Nigeria, is known as Living Faith Church Worldwide and also Winners’ Chapel International (WCI).
Bishop Oyedepo, its leader in Nigeria, has been shown on YouTube slapping a woman and accusing her of being a witch.
His son David Oyedepo Junior is the pastor at WCI’s European headquarters in Dartford, where the church organisation wants to open Kingdom Heritage Model School for children aged four to seven.
But groups including the National Secular Society (NSS) have raised concerns amid claims the church links child “disobedience” to witchcraft – citing the David Oyedepo Ministries website, which states “disobedience is as terrible as witchcraft”…Read More
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Electric Cars To Soon Be Charged by Their Own Bodies
A car powered by its own body panels like roof, doors, bonnet (or hood) and floor could soon be driving on roads.
A team from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane has developed lightweight “supercapacitors” that can be combined with regular batteries to dramatically boost the power of an electric car.
The supercapacitors – a “sandwich” of electrolyte between two all-carbon electrodes – were made into a thin and extremely strong film with a high-power density.
The film could be embedded in a car’s body panels, roof, doors, bonnet and floor – storing enough energy to charge an electric car’s battery in just a few minutes.
“Supercapacitors offer a high power output in a short time, meaning a faster acceleration rate of the car and a charging time of just a few minutes, compared to several hours for a standard electric car battery,” explained post-doctoral research fellow Jinzhang Liu from QUT’s science and engineering faculty…Read More
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Christian Irish Baker Facing Consequences Over Gay Marriage Cake
A Christian baker in Northern Ireland is facing legal consequences for refusing to bake a cake with a gay marriage message.
Asher’s Baking Company was targeted by the Government Equality Commission after it declined to make a cake that said, “Support gay marriage.”
The commission said the company discriminated against the customer for his sexual orientation and threatened legal action.
“We’re continuing to hold to the stand that we took originally because we believe it’s biblical, we believe it’s what God would want us to do, and we also think that if we do cave in to the Equality Commission, at this point it’ll put pressure on other citizens who are defending their view of traditional marriage,” Daniel Mcarthur, general manager of Asher’s Baking Company, said.
The Christians Institute is providing legal assistance to the company. Find out more about thecase here.
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Catholic Church Welcomes Religious Education Plans
New criteria proposals have been launched for GCSE and A Level courses in R.E. as part of a public consultation.
The Catholic Education Service (CES) says the plans will ensure a more ‘academically rigorous’ religious education for pupils.
The organisation, along with The Church of England’s Education Division, worked alongside the Department for Education to draft the proposals, which are now subject to a public consultation.
CES says the reforms will include the teachings of two religions at GCSE and a breadth and depth of study at A-Level to support students progressing to higher education.
The Church of England’s Chief Education Officer, Revd. Nigel Genders, said: “Looking at the world today, it is hard to overstate the importance of equipping the young people of this country with a challenging and rigorous education which includes religious literacy.
“This new set of criteria will provide qualifications which do exactly that, and I hope the government will act to launch them publically as soon as possible.”
Chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Department of Education and Formation, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, added: “We are excited about the opportunities that these will give our schools in delivering an academic study of religious education which conforms with the Bishops’ requirements, and look forward to the imminent launch of the consultation.”
However, the plans have been criticised by some for not giving non-religious views the same weight as religious viewpoints.
The British Humanist Association (BHA) and the Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC) want the Government to reconsider the proposals.
They want the subject to include an optional annex on humanism, alongside those on the six major world religions…Read More
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Pope Francis Blasts ‘Pagan’ Christians
In his daily homily for Mass at the Santa Marta residence, Pope Francis urged the faithful against living as lukewarm pagans who are merely Christian in name, for these are “enemies of the Cross.”
Reflecting on the day’s reading from Paul to the Philippians, the Holy Father spoke of two types of Christians: those who advance in their faith, and those who behave as “enemies of the Cross of Christ.”
Pope Francis condemned this latter group as “Christian pagans,” describing them as “worldly, Christian in name,” but living a “pagan life.” They are “pagans with two strokes of Christian paint, in order to appear as Christians.”
There are my Christians today who live out their faith in this way, the Holy Father said. He warned the faithful to be attentive so as to not become like these “Christian pagans,” who are merely “Christians in appearance.”
The downfall of such Christians is their mediocrity, he continued, for their hearts become lukewarm. “Because you are lukewarm, I vomit you from my mouth” the Pope said, citing the Lord’s words against lukewarm Christians.
“They are enemies of the Cross of Christ. They take the name (Christian), but do not follow the demands of a Christian life.”
Continuing his reflection on Saint Paul, Pope Francis said these Christians “are citizens of the world,” not of Heaven…Read More
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Football Star Shows Appreciation to God
England’s newest striker tweeted that ‘God is truly amazing’ after his first call up to the senior squad.
Saido Berahino has been in prolific form this season scoring 7 goals in 10 Premier League appearances.
The West Bromwich Albion star’s form was rewarded yesterday when he was called up for the games against Slovenia and Scotland.
Tweeting about his call up he said:
@SBerahino: “Cant believe how far i have come, God is truly amazing, wana thank everyone for the messages”. #GodIsGood #thisoneforyouMUM
Berahino moved to England at the age of ten escaping from war-torn Burundi to join his mother, brother and sisters who had already been granted asylum in Birmingham
He has played for England at every level from Under-16 to Under-21, but this is his first call-up to the senior side.
He regularly proclaims his faith using #GodisGood and #GodisGreat at the end of twitter messages.
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