Capitalism is the only system that can make freedom, individuality, and the pursuit of values possible in practice. When I say 'capitalism,'… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I call'd the devil, and he came, And with wonder his form did I closely scan; He is not ugly, and is… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
Katherine of Aragon was speaking out for the women of the country, for the good wives who should not be put aside… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
Many of the liberal people tend to say, "Well, the solution is government." I couldn't disagree more. The government cannot solve the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Churches typically argue is that God wants God's people to have a good life, and that a good life involves prosperity. This… — Anthony B Pinn Copy Share Image
When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
Jim Jones started out as a civil rights crusader in Indianapolis. As a young preacher in the mid-50s, he used members of… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
The State which would provide everything, absorbing everything into itself, would ultimately become a mere bureaucracy incapable of guaranteeing the very thing… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
My Lord, I have nothing to do in this World, but to seek and serve thee; I have nothing to do with… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
I have no question that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that abortion in virtually all circumstances is wrong. I think the church's… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
[M]an has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen incompatible philosophies dancing about together inside his head.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Those who find no humor in faith are probably those who find the church a refuge for their own black way of… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
The disappearance of theology from the life of the Church, and the orchestration of that disappearance by some of its leaders, is… — David F. Wells Copy Share Image
Total separation of church and state was considered the best safeguard for the health of each. As [Andrew] Jackson explained, in refusing… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
The state can be a force for good. The Rule of law is absolutely essential to a good life. God has instituted… — Dave Brat Copy Share Image
I never thought it was right to call up a man and try him because he erred in doctrine, it looks too… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
My mother converted when I was 16. She was the driving force behind religion in our family. So, I'm sure I was… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
If therefore our houses be houses of the Lord, we shall for that reason love home, reckoning our daily devotion the sweetest… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
Genuine Christianity is more than a relationship with Jesus, as expressed in personal piety, church attendance, Bible study, and works of charity.… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
“The basements of the churches I've loved reveal the foundation of the spiritual life to be not belief so much as engagement… — Elizabeth J. Andrew Copy Share Image
Cyprian was not issuing a new decree but was keeping to the most solid belief of the Church in order to correct… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
I have never known Frances to complain once of my Church responsibilities. I have been gone many days and many nights, and… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Psychoanalysis was from the start, still is, and perhaps always will be a well-constituted church and a form of treatment based on… — Gilles Deleuze Copy Share Image
The perfect church service would be the one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God. But every… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Far too often, we have limited the definition of the Church. While not in all cases, in many cases, 'Church' has become… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
[Concerning] the usual contempt with which an orthodox analytic group treats all outsiders and strangers ... I urge you to think of… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates, during the time specified, which can be… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
So much blood has been shed by the Church because of an omission from the Gospel: "Ye shall be indifferent as to… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Where did you meet?” he pressed on. I shrugged and considered a little rephrasing. “I was out for a run.” “From who?”… — Dannika Dark Copy Share Image
Jesus explains that the church is like a hospital. But this hospital doesn't want to let any sick people in. I feel… — Jay Bakker Copy Share Image
These were specific enablements given to certain believers for the purpose of authenticating or confirming God's Word when it was proclaimed in… — John F. MacArthur Copy Share Image
The principle of self-reliance grows out of a fundamental doctrine of the Church, that of agency. Just as each individual is accountable… — Marion G. Romney Copy Share Image
I would hope that we would not lose the real objective of our cherished opportunities to serve. That objective, that eternal goal,… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
When young Galileo, then a student at Pisa, noticed one day during divine service a chandelier swinging backwards and forwards, and convinced… — Hermann von Helmholtz Copy Share Image
“The verbal tool of exploring mystery together is not confrontation or preaching but dialogue. We subject ourselves to the same questions we… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like… — John Muir Copy Share Image
The Most Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that none of those existing outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans,… — Pope Eugene IV Copy Share Image
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