On Self-Worship
We do not have to act out everything we feel; that is idolatry of our own selves and does not lead to any kind of deep happiness. — Madeleine L’Engle, in Penguins and Golden Calves
Power = Idolatry
When we wield power over other people, are we not becoming idolatrous as we take over the prerogatives of God? — Madeleine L’Engle, in Penguins and Golden Calves
On Pain
Our souls do not grow if we insulate ourselves from pain. — Madeleine L’Engle, in Penguins and Golden Calves
Why Are the Sects Growing?
The sects and fundamentalists are growing because they offer black-and-white answers to all the unanswerable questions. The frightened person is given all the rules and assured that the few people who keep the rules and accept the answers to the unanswerable questions will be saved, and everybody else will be damned. The damnation of others […]