The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I am thankful that the church exists, thankful that it has done such great things, giving us laws, for instance - 'thou… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
The Church has little idea how unorthodox it is at any given moment. If a church can't yet be perfectly orthodox, it… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
Safe Harbor is a state of mind... its the place - in reality or metaphor - to which one goes in times… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations. — Thom S. Rainer Copy Share Image
We must learn to measure ourselves, not by our knowledge about God, not by our gifts and responsibilities in the church, but… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of those within it nor the inward groping of those without,… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Furthermore, in this one Church of Christ no man can be or remain who does not accept, recognize and obey the authority… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
Just as in a physical body the operation of one member contributes to the good of the whole body, so it is… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Through the years, I, like you, have experienced pressures and disappointments that would have crushed me had I not been able to… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
“Nosey gossiping church members were sucking out my passion for life leaving me an irritable shell of what I felt called to… — Anna Aquino Copy Share Image
The constantly recurring question must be: What shall we unite with and from what shall we separate? The question of coexistence does… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Neither your life nor my life, nor the future of this country, will be affected in the slightest by whether Linda Tripp… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
A church must be more deeply and practically committed to deeds of compassion and social justice than traditional liberal churches and more… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God calls us to worship, but in many instances we are in entertainment, just running a poor second to the theaters. That… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
I became very aware of what I was used to relying on, almost tricks. It's funny because I could feel myself creating… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The only use for military service is that it reveals the number of morons in the population," he would remark. "And that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
So from this time of peak every people or every organization that goes against the Unification Church will gradually come down or… — Sun Myung Moon Copy Share Image
I always liked church. I was one of those kids who was desperate for the statue of Mary to talk to me,… — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there,… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the… — William Ames Copy Share Image
We merely want to live in peace with all the world, to trade with them, to commune with them, to learn from… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
It's nowhere near as intense as what I imagine an actor experiences backstage, but I feel a fluttering nervousness before a curtain… — Ben Brantley Copy Share Image
Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It… — Faith Evans Copy Share Image
I went to a great church here in L.A., gave my heart to the Lord and felt freedom from things I've carried… — Sheila E Copy Share Image
Missionary work is but home teaching to those who are not now members of the Church, and home teaching is nothing more… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
Remember that, brethren. You cannot destroy the appointments of the prophets of God. The Lord knows whom He wants to preside in… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
[On women as priests:] It has always seemed very odd to me that this particular sphere of activity should remain a male… — Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks Copy Share Image
I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When I was little, I went to church with my family to get baptized, and the choir was singing and I just… — Doechii Copy Share Image
Why not admit that the words separation and church do not even appear in the US Constitution, he added. Instead, they do… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
We as the Church need to express wherever appropriate and wherever possible our stance against the death penalty. We need to talk… — Gabino Zavala Copy Share Image
You don't have to be in church service to worship, you can be in your own home. You enhance your spirituality, through… — T. D. Jakes Copy Share Image
We all understand the people in the Hispanic world know about Jesus Christ, they know about the Bible, they know about God,… — John MacArthur Copy Share Image
I believe in the separation of church and state, absolutely. But I don't believe in the separation of public life from our… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
When lions paint pictures men will not always be represented as conquerors. When women translate laws, constitutions, bibles and philosophies, man will… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
We're not a Church of preservation but rather a Church of proclamation. To achieve this end, we must be open to significant,… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I completely understand why people would find the Church intolerable. I'm not the least bit surprised when people seek to leave it,… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
![“[On women as priests:] It has always seemed very odd to me that this particular sphere of activity should remain a male closed shop, seeing that, to judge from church attendance, women are the more religious sex - while our criminal statistics make quite clear that they are the least wicked.” quote by Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6cc/mary-stocks-baroness-stocks-77_activity_on-women-as-priests-it-has-always-seemed_2325007.jpg)
