A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches...Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet… — Mahalia Jackson Copy Share Image
I am very grateful that I am in touch with so many different church groups. I am always very moved by the… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Let the churches preach doctrines, theories, philosophies to their hearts' content, but when it comes to worship, the real practical part of… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
If you were against slavery in 1840 and a white person, you would have been against the law, the Bible, your church,… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I love singing. You know, my mother always used to encourage me, 'Sing, sing,' and I was in a choir in church,… — Tab Hunter Copy Share Image
As Indian citizens, we subsist on a regular diet of caste massacres and nuclear tests, mosque breakings and fashion shows, church burnings… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Always moved by religious motives, the Church has condemned the various forms of Marxist Socialism; and she condemns them today, because it… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
For the church to say that abortion is not acceptable for a Catholic is fine. To say directly or indirectly that on… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
Both church and state claiming to be of divine origin have assumed divine right of man over woman; while church and state… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
The doctrine of the Church should be proven, not announced. Therefore show that the Scriptures teach these things. — Theodoret Copy Share Image
You mean to say that when an imbecile walks into a church, office, day care center, or school, stumbling about, almost zombie-like,… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
I believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to… — Richard Halverson Copy Share Image
Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church. — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
The early doctrines of the church, even doctrines like Trinity and Incarnation were originally also calls for action, calls for selflessness, calls… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
The prime duty of help to the poor by the Church is not to bring temporal relief to their needs, but salvation… — Marion G. Romney Copy Share Image
Singing actually came first. As a kid, I grew up singing in church and around the house. — Tink Copy Share Image
The Church is the Body of Christ, and the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. He fills the Body, directs its movements,… — Samuel Chadwick Copy Share Image
When I was 18, I went to a Baptist church with my girlfriend, and had a breakthrough when a pastor laid hands… — Jonathan Cain Copy Share Image
