Power corrupts. If the Church is given too much power, it will become corrupted. So to keep the Church in line with… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
Dad was a keen Roman Catholic, but I left the church when I was 17, not because I'd stopped believing - it… — Frank Skinner Copy Share Image
I went to church as a boy, and then I quite quickly stepped away from religion. But I remained fascinated by the… — Sebastian Lelio Copy Share Image
“You can't say asses in church unless you are speaking of donkeys.” — Allan Dare Pearce Copy Share Image
A lot of people think that Jesus is coming back. That's fine, it's your right. But you know, I live in New… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Christendom never came from an unbroken grave. It would have been buried in that grave, as Judas thought it was going to… — Richard Salter Storrs Copy Share Image
The Church had the words reason and liberty on her lips when the inalienable rights of the human race were threatened with… — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Copy Share Image
'Hallelujah' is going to be a standard that our grandkids, our great-great grandkids will learn to sing in church. It's one of… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I never went to church a day in my life. The dominant religion (influence) in my family was my grandfather who was… — Jason Jones Copy Share Image
Cujus region, ejus rligio (Whoever's reign, his religion) ... He who owns the country owns the Church, and he that makes your… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There's an awful lot of biblical ignorance, and the church perpetuates that ignorance. — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
As the opportunity grows for unlimited growth and progress, the chances of failure increase. There is no such thing as a program… — Dean L. Larsen Copy Share Image
I hate how spiritual formation gets positioned as an optional pursuit for a small special interest group within the church. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Going to a bar or pool hall doesn’t mean you’re a drunk, just like sitting in a henhouse doesn’t make you a… — Jase Robertson Copy Share Image
“To get to Adam, Satan went after a target of value to him. It is no surprise, then, that he is still… — Aimee Byrd Copy Share Image
It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the… — John Sentamu Copy Share Image
I never really took into account the number of homeless families. As a kid, we used to feed the hungry at my… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
“A church service starts and ends with a prayer. A magazine starts and ends with an advert.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The public library building, in my view, is just a little lower than the church, the cathedral, the temple, the synagogue and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If there is no deep yearning for a life that is well pleasing to Him, if there is no stimulating desire to… — J. Vernon McGee Copy Share Image
Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
