The principle of the Inquisition was murderous. . . . The popes were not only murderers in the great style, but they… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
During the centuries-long process of Reformation and Enlightenment, Christian churches had to accept some things they didn't like. Islam will have to… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
All the modern christian churches, who deny new revelation, have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us,… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Indeed, if their wristbands asked them the question: “What-Would-Jesus-Buy”—well now, that could very well revolutionize the Christian church in America.” — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
If the Savior had come back to earth at the beginning of the fifth century A.D., I doubt whether he would have… — Milton R. Hunter Copy Share Image
“The word miracle, as pronounced by Christian churches, gives a false impression; it is a monster. It is not one with the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spirit—they say the Holy… — George Barna Copy Share Image
“All Christian churches in China practice some form of healing, including Three-Self churches. In fact, according to some surveys, 90% of new… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
The 20th century was a turning point; it freed and emancipated women, broke the back of segregation, and began the struggle to… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Contemporary Christianity, diverse and complex as we find it, actually may show more unanimity than the Christian churches of the first and… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“It is not too much to say that whoever wishes to become a truly moral human being ... must first divorce himself… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“After half a millennium of dominance, the West is being eclipsed in the global era, the United States as the lead society… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
Henceforward the Christian Churches having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, came into the hands of the Encratites: and… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
“THE attention of the writer having been called to the fact that all Indo-Germanic nations have worshipped crucified Saviours, an investigation of… — Sarah E. Titcomb Copy Share Image
Why did the consensus of Christian churches not only accept these astonishing views but establish them as the only true form of… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“I became aware of Jews in my early teens, as I started to pick up the signals from the Christian church. Not… — Phillip Adams Copy Share Image
“The following is one of the oldest sermon illustrations used in the Christian church. It also tests one’s understanding of the Christian… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
“A friend of mine commented yesterday that she has experienced similar insights that I talked about that all enlightened Masters and founders… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
“Sadly, the Christian church has not proven to be immune to performancism. Far from it, in fact. In recent years, a handful… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
“Since the orthodox Christian church continued to slip farther and farther toward the belief that sex was evil, the doctrine of the… — Joseph B. Lumpkin Copy Share Image
“Multitudes are now turning to Christ in all parts of the world. How unbearably tragic it would be, though, if the millions… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“interchangeably. There are numerous biblical texts expressing Yahweh’s hatred and condemnation of all people who could be generically defined as witches: “diviners,”… — Monica Sjöö Copy Share Image
“To the altars of the Great Mother, and later still to that of the Horned God, came those women who wanted children.… — Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki Copy Share Image
PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Since the early 1960s, since what's been called the charismatic movement within the Christian church, a significant number of Christians believe that… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
It has come to be a dreadfully common belief in the Christian Church that the only man who has a “call” is… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Birth control appeals to the advanced radical because it is calculated to undermine the authority of the Christian churches. I look forward… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected the higher… — Frank Harris Copy Share Image
We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do not notice the atrocity, stupidity and cruelty… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ rose from the grave.' With this proclamation, the Christian church began. This may be the fundamental element of Christian faith;… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
When a religion is good, I conceive it will support itself; and when it does not support itself, and God does not… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The Christian church in the U.S. is still strong numerically, but it has lost its decisive influence both in American public life… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
“Adolescents are looking for a soul-shaking, heart-waking, world-changing God to fall in love with; and if they do not find that God… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and most urgent need… — Martyn Copy Share Image
Peggotty!" repeated Miss Betsey, with some indignation. "Do you mean to say, child, that any human being has gone into a Christian… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The seven deadly sins of the Christian Church are: greed, pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, and sloth. Satanism advocates indulging in each… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Although most Christian churches advocate some sort of mission to non-Christians, no Jewish group advocates a mission to non-Jews. Proselytization seems to… — David Novak Copy Share Image
The Christian church, in its attitude toward science, shows the mind of a more or less enlightened man of the Thirteenth Century.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
