ALL RP QUOTES (currently not including Theme C)

Why humans are special, the Bible, Christianity

“God created mankind in his own image”

The world belongs to God, the Bible, Christianity

“The Earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it”

Humans have dominion over other animals, the Bible, Christianity

“Rule over the fish…the birds…and over every living creature…on the ground”

We should treat animals well, Assisi Declaration, Christianity

“Every act of irresponsibility towards creatures is an abomination”

Humans should eat animals, the Bible, Christianity

“Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you”

Everything suffers so we should not kill, the Dhammapada, Buddhism

“All tremble at violence, all fear death. Comparing [others] with oneself, one should not kill or cause to kill”

Doctrine of Double Effect, Anglican Christianity

If something morally good has a morally bad side effect, it is permissible as long as the side effect was unintended

Abortion depends on circumstance, Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“I think abortion should be approved or disapproved according to each circumstance”

Life begins at conception, the Catechism, Catholicism/Christianity

“From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognised as having the rights of a person…the inviolable right…to life”

Compassion, the Bible, Christianity

“Love your neighbour as yourself”

Permits passive euthanasia, the Bible, Christianity

“There is a season for everything…a time to be born and a time to die”

Creator, the Bible, Christianity

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”

Eternal, the Bible, Christianity

“God is exalted…The number of His years is unsearchable”

Immanent, the Bible, Christianity

“For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob are not consumed”

Omnibenevolent, the Bible, Christianity

“Who does not love does not know God, because God is love”

Omnipotent, the Bible, Christianity

“The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress”

Transcendent, the Bible, Christianity

“God…does not dwell in temples made with hands”

The Father during Genesis, the Bible, Christianity

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”

The Son during Genesis, the Bible, Christianity

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”

The Holy Spirit during Genesis, the Bible, Christianity

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters”

Jesus as the Word/God, the Bible, Christianity

“The Word became flesh and lived…among us”

Many people are welcome in Heaven, the Bible, Christianity

“In my Father’s house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you”

Mortal sin is a choice, the Catechism, Catholicism/Christianity

“God predestines no one to go to hell”

What Jesus told the thief on the cross, the Bible, Christianity

“Today you will be with me in paradise”

Jesus is fully God and fully mortal, the Catechism, Christianity

“Jesus is inseparably true God and true man”

Jesus helped God reconcile by being the second man, the Bible, Christianity

“For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!”

Jesus’ ascension, the Bible, Christianity

“While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven”

Temple curtain tearing, the Bible, Christianity

“And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom”

Unforgivable sin, the Bible, Christianity

“Wicked heart…hardened by the deceptive power of sin”

Salvation through Grace, the Bible, Christianity

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast"

Work for peace, the Bible, Christianity

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God”

Sermon on the Mount, the Bible, Christianity

“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”

Pacifism, Quaker statement to King Charles II 1660, Quakers/Christianity

“We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever”

Retaliation, the Bible, Christianity

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

Self-defence, the Bible, Christianity

“If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one”

Violence breeds more violence, the Bible, Christianity

“Those who live by the sword die by the sword”

Do not kill, the Dhammapada, Buddhism

“He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill”

Peace by respect, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“Peace can exist if everyone respects all others”

Hatred and love, the Dhammapada, Buddhism

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, hatred ceases by love”

In support of Just War Theory, Pope Benedict XVI, Christianity

“Defending oneself and others is a duty”

Jesus in the parable of the sheep and the goats, the Bible, Christianity

“I was a stranger and you invited me in”

After a disciple cuts a priest’s servant’s ear off, the Bible, Christianity

“Jesus…touched the man’s ear and healed him”

Against nuclear weapons, Pope Francis, Catholicism/Christianity

“The threat of their use, as well as their very possession, is to be firmly condemned”

The Golden Rule, Sigalovada Sutta, Buddhism

“I will act towards others exactly as I would act towards myself”

The Buddha’s words when he was born, the Buddha, Buddhism

“No further rebirths I have to endure for this is my last body. Now I shall destroy and pluck out by the roots the sorry that is caused by birth and death”

During meditation to reach enlightenment, the Buddha, Buddhism

“Let only my skin, sinews and bone remain and let the flesh and blood in my body dry up; but not until I attain the supreme Enlightenment will I give up this seat of meditation”

Mara’s daughters attempt to seduce Siddhartha, Samyutta Nikaya, Buddhism

“They had come to him glittering with beauty…but the teacher swept them away right there”

Necessity of the three refuges, the Buddha, Buddhism

“Driven by fear, people run for security to mountains and forests, to sacred spots and shrines. But none of these can be a safe refuge because they cannot free the mind from fear”

The Dhamma, the Buddha, Buddhism

“He who sees the Dhamma sees me; he who sees me sees the Dhamma”

Dhamma as a raft, Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhism

“My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river. Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation”

Dependent arising, Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“All events…are…intimately linked with the fate of others”

Dukkha, the Buddha, Buddhism

“What I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering”

Anatta, Shantideva, Buddhism

“If all the harm, fear, and suffering in the world occur due to grasping on to the self, what use is that great demon to me?”

Noble truth of suffering, the Buddha, Buddhism

“Now this…is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering”

Nirodha, the Buddha, Buddhism

“The cessation of suffering…is the…cessation of that same craving”

Magga, the Buddha, Buddhism

“[Monks], abandon the unwholesome! It is possible to abandon the unwholesome. If it were not possible to abandon the unwholesome, I would not say: "[Monks], abandon the unwholesome!””

Arhats, the Buddha, Buddhism

“There is no more worldly existence for the Arhat who, like the earth, resents nothing…Calm is his thought, calm his speech, and calm his deed, who, truly knowing, is wholly freed, perfectly tranquil and wise”

Bodhisattva vow, Buddhism

“I will, for the sake of all beings, generate the mind of enlightenment and accomplish all stages of the Bodhisattva training”

Pure Land, the Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra, Buddhism

“All the beings who are born…are all fixed on the right method of salvation”

Keeping shrine clean, Buddhism, the Buddha

“The time and effort required to keep the shrine clean and replenished with flowers and other offerings is considered a skilful activity to focus one’s mind and spiritual practices”

Triratna/Three Jewels/Threefold Refuge, Buddhism, Chant

“I go to the Buddha for refuge, I go to the Dhamma for refuge, I go to the Sangha for refuge”

om mani padme hum, Buddhism, mantra

“The Jewel in the Lotus”

amo amituofo, Buddhism, mantra

“in the name of Amida”

Contemplation, Buddhism, the Dhammapada

“To contemplate life leads to wisdom, without contemplation wisdom wanes”

Control, Buddhism, the Dhammapada

“A controlled mind bring happiness”

Envy, the Buddha, Buddhism

“Even the gods envy those awakened and mindful ones”

Breath, Vietnamese Buddhist Monk

“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness”

Sowing seeds, a Sutta, Buddhism

“According to the seed that’s sown, So is the fruit you reap there from”

Harm and contentment, the Dhammapada, Buddhism

“To harm living beings who, like us, seek contentment, is to bring harm to ourselves”

Key to better world, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“the key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion”

Kindness, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“My religion is simple, my religion is kindness”

Help/harm, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“You must help others…If not, you should not harm others”

Necessities, the Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries”

Five Precepts, the Dhammapada, Buddhism

“Whoever destroys life, disregards truth, is sexually irresponsible, takes what is not rightfully theirs, and heedlessly indulges in drugs destroys the very roots of their own life”

Room for prayer, Bible, Christianity

“When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father”

Assembling, Bible, Christianity

“Do not forsake the assembling of ourselves together”

Jesus prayer, Christianity

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”

Hypocrites, Bible, Christianity

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others”

Ask, Bible, Christianity

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find”

Audacity, Bible, Christianity

“Because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much bread as you need”

Baptism, Bible, Christianity

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”

Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, Bible, Christianity

“He distributes to each one, just as he determines”

Covenant, Bible, Christianity

“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many”

Vine, Bible, Christianity

“I will never again drink [wine] until…the kingdom of God”

Remembrance, Bible, Christianity

“Do this in remembrance of me”

Whoever, Bible, Christianity

“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me”

Blessed, Bible, Christianity

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage”

End of the days, Bible, Christianity

“Go on your way;…you shall rest…at the end of the days”

Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, Bible, Christianity

“I was a stranger and you invited me in”

Love, Bible, Christianity

“love your neighbour”

Sermon on the Mount, Bible, Christianity

“love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you”

Material possession, Bible, Christianity

“If anyone has material possession and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?”

Sword, Bible, Christianity

“if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one”

Life/eye/tooth, Bible, Christianity

“you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth”

Righteousness, Bible, Christianity

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of their righteousness”

House, Bible, Christianity

“In my Father’s house are many rooms”

Desire, Bible, Christianity

“All who desire to live a Godly life will be persecuted”

Mountains, Bible, Christianity

“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring the good news?”

Compassion, Dalai Lama, Buddhism

“Always think compassion”

Kindness, Dalai Lama, Buddhism

Buddhism is “the religion of kindness”