Orthodox theologians insisted that the rest of humankind were only transitory creatures, lost in sin - a view that would support what… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
The church we grew up playing at was not one of those churches known for its music, but it was just this… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
And I think it was the outline of that church tower at Belaugh against the sky which gave me a passion for… — John Betjeman Copy Share Image
I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Merely having inclinations does not disqualify one for any aspect of Church participation or membership, except possibly marriage. But even that, in… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
“The loss of connection between churches and neighborhoods creates a corresponding loss of localized imagination and creates an addictive-like dependence on a… — Tim Keel Copy Share Image
“What if evangelical mega churches became known around the world for things like providing water access for entire countries or fighting to… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The law of attraction will certainly and unerringly bring to you the conditions, environment and experiences in life, corresponding with your habitual,… — Charles F. Haanel Copy Share Image
“If we're going to impact our world in the name of Jesus, it will be because people like you and me took… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
He saw a picture in his mind of a terrible piling up of the dead. It came from his contemplation of the… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share Image
I thank you, dear Brothers, for preaching the love of Christ and exhorting your people to tolerance, respect and love of their… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Literature was not promulgated by a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches - nor is it a… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Like the graduates of some notorious boot camp, my brothers and sisters and I look back with a sort of perverse glee… — Stephen J. Dubner 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
Christian community is like the Christian's sanctification. It is a gift of God which we cannot claim. Only God knows the real… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
It can be exalting to belong to a church that is five hundred years behind the times and sublimely indifferent to fashion;… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
I remember when I was still in the church, I wanted so badly to be normal, and that was the only thing… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The Constitution separated the ideologies and values of the Church from the State, and leaders of the State were thus educated in… — Mike Medavoy Copy Share Image
I didn't go to church, I didn't go to synagogue; I went to temple, Hindu temple, where I prayed to my Hindu… — Utkarsh Ambudkar Copy Share Image
God has established three institutions within human society: the family, the state, and the church. Each institution has a sphere of authority… — John MacArthur Copy Share Image
[On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those… — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be an actress; I never thought of being an actress because, as children, there were three of us… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
I am the product of the sustained indignation of a branded grandfather, the militant protest of my grandmother, the disciplined resentment of… — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at… — Seth Low Copy Share Image
One faith, one law and one standard of justice did not mean democracy. The heresy of democracy has since then worked havoc… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
“I want to do it too!” said Gazzy, sitting very, very quietly, completely motionless. “Nope,” said Nudge, shaking her head. “You stand… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life...The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love...Mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly, church fish fries and picnics help build social cohesion. It was at my dad's medium-size evangelical church - my first real… — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
If anyone without the right faith receives Baptism outside the Church, he does not receive it unto salvation ... From the comparison… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
My little brother and grandma told me I could sing. I used to sing in church, too. Not like in the choir… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
The church generation in which Jesus returns will actively participate in this revolution. ... My premise: Many people alive today will see… — Mike Bickle Copy Share Image
I thought music could take you to a place where you didn't even feel ownership of it, you just felt lucky you… — Wesley Schultz Copy Share Image
I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's work on their own, who help in… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
To those who say that they are Christian and gay, what we must keep in mind is that absent in that kind… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
Pope Benedict is an amazingly visionary person. What he has done is establish an evolutionary process that will help undo the Reformation.… — Peter Slipper Copy Share Image
[I]n constitutional adjudication some steps, which when taken were thought to approach 'the verge,' have become the platform for yet further steps.… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
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