Frederick Hanna

“Contrary to popular belief, Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is about bad people coping with their failure to be good.”
― Tullian Tchividjian, Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free

“The innocuous mental belief systems of much religion are probably the major cause of atheism in the world today, because people see that they have not generally created people who are more strong, caring, or creative than other groups—and often a lot worse.”
― Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater

“Faith itself became a “good work” that I could perform, and the ego was back in charge. Such a mechanical notion of salvation frequently led to all the right religious words, without much indication of self-critical or culturally critical behavior. Usually, there was little removal of most “defects of character,” and many Christians have remained thoroughly materialistic, warlike, selfish, racist, sexist, and greedy for power and money—while relying on “amazing grace” to snatch them into heaven at the end.”
― Richard Rohr, Breathing Underwater