--- title: "1 American Christianity Quotes By J.M.R. Higgs" description: "1 American Christianity quotes by J.M.R. Higgs. Plus more from J.M.R. Higgs and more American Christianity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/j-m-r-higgs-43173_climate-change_american-christianity-did-not-undergo-th_2288515.jpg" --- > [“American Christianity did not undergo the church-emptying declines of European Christianity. Its perspective was similar to that of Mother Teresa, who in 1988 said, “Why should we care about the Earth when our duty is to the poor and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-r-higgs/american-christianity-did-not-undergo-the-church-emptying-declines-of/) [J.M.R. Higgs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-r-higgs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/j-m-r-higgs-43173_climate-change_american-christianity-did-not-undergo-th_2288515.jpg) ## More by J.M.R. Higgs > [“Slackers were not well dressed, because there was no reason to dress smartly. Their uniform was old jeans, Converse trainers and warm, practical lumberjack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-r-higgs/slackers-were-not-well-dressed-because-there-was-no-reason-to-dress/) [J.M.R. Higgs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-r-higgs/) > [“and they had the suitcase with them. "Come on, we're going to do it now", said Drummond. Reid asked why. "There's just a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-r-higgs/and-they-had-the-suitcase-with-them-come-on-we-re-going-to-do-it-now/) [J.M.R. Higgs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-r-higgs/) > [“The pre-Thatcher state had functioned on the understanding that there was such a thing as society. Governments on both sides of the Atlantic had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-r-higgs/the-pre-thatcher-state-had-functioned-on-the-understanding-that-there/) [J.M.R. 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