Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only on the sinful pagans but even on his Chosen People fire, lightning, hideous plagues and diseases, brimstone, and other curses.

If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.

1. Sustantivos (Preguntas: ¿Qué específicamente? O ¿Quién específicamente?) 2. Verbos (Pregunta: ¿Cómo específicamente?) 3. Reglas (Pregunta: ¿Qué sucedería si…?) 4. Generalizaciones (Preguntas: ¿Todo…? ¿Siempre…? ¿Nunca…?) 5. Comparaciones (Preguntas: ¿Mejor que qué?, ¿Comparado con qué?)

The Bible has been interpreted to justify such evil practices as, for example, slavery, the slaughter of prisoners of war, the sadistic murders of women believed to be witches, capital punishment for hundreds of offenses, polygamy, and cruelty to animals. It has been used to encourage belief in the grossest superstition and to discourage the free teaching of scientific truths. We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism.

No consultes tus miedos, sino tus esperanzas y tus sueños. No pienses en tus frustraciones, sino en tus potencialidades insatisfechas. Preocúpate no con lo que intentaste y fallaste, sino con lo que todavía es posible que hagas. PAPA JUAN XXIII, RELIGIOSO