I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think today the church faces a very real challenge in not repeating the errors of the past, in sort of a… — George Coyne Copy Share Image
The Church would cease to exist on Earth, especially sacramentally, if vocations are not prayed for and answered by God and the… — Jonathan Roumie Copy Share Image
When we sincerely turn to God, we will find that His church always moves forward, not backward — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
It's really tough to be an active member of your church when you travel so much, but that's the stuff that keeps… — Andy Mineo Copy Share Image
What's funny is that in the '90s, growing up in the black church, everyone around you was older, so your swag became… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
If there were more temple work done in the Church, there would be less of selfishness, less of contention, less of demeaning… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me. — Jensen Ackles Copy Share Image
One of the most important qualities in a pope is his judgment of people - can he get around him the people… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
I don't think sometimes people in positions of leadership in the church really engage gay and lesbian people and talk to them… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the… — Marvin Sapp Copy Share Image
When media "narratives" about [Pope] Francis get set in concrete, and act as filters bending or distorting (or ignoring) aspects of his… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
There are but three ways for the populace to escape its wretched lot. The first two are by the routes of the… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
Worship, I say, rises or falls with our concept of God … and if there is one terrible disease in the Church… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
The first trip I can remember would have to be to Marianna, Arkansas. My mother's parents are from there, and we'd go… — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
This devotion, so great and so confident, to the august Queen of Heaven, has never forth with such brilliancy as when the… — Pope Leo X Copy Share Image
The band and I were leading at a Youth Specialties convention. We were asked to back up Matt Maher for one of… — Chris Tomlin Copy Share Image
Jesus told parables. When he wanted to say something really profound about God, he went into parable. I don't find it surprising… — John Dominic Crossan Copy Share Image
In the south of India, they educated girls. Three things came together in southern India that are unbelievably coincidental. There, the local… — Barbara Crossette Copy Share Image
And so one may be without connection with any church, and even without connection with any established religion, and yet be in… — Ralph Waldo Trine Copy Share Image
...the great movement of apostasy being organized in every country for the establishment of a One-World Church which shall have neither dogmas,… — Pope Pius X Copy Share Image
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate. But… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Ambition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good. — J. Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
Church was never intended to be a place where we serve God to the exclusion of meeting with Him. — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
You can know you're a Christian if, not are you dealing with your sin before God but is God dealing with you… — Johnny Hunt Copy Share Image
It's like church over here. It's like church in here. First of all, give an honor to God and our Lord and… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
Any time a negro community lives under fear that its churches are going to be bombed, then they have to realize they're… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“Church is not for those who lived in a perfect life but it is for the people who admitted that they are… — darwin araman ergina Copy Share Image
Personally, I am a church-going Christian. I love my church, my congregation; it's my favorite place to be. — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds. — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
My dad plays guitar in the church band, so it's like music as a service. He plays at old-people homes, so that's… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
As to people saying a few idle words about us, we must not mind that, any more than the old church steeple… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, one thing I counted on was rushing home from church to catch the start of the race.… — Dale Earnhardt Jr Copy Share Image
The thing that brings people to wail at a wall, or face Mecca, or to go to church, is a search for… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The Church is not a monastery for the isolation of perfect people. It is more like a hospital provided for those who… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
The state authorities have no place in the church of God, no right to control and persecute the conscience. — Hans Denck Copy Share Image
Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically. It is mainly about displaying the covenant keeping love between Christ and his Church — John Piper Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church and began to recite set pieces at the age of four and five, like many of… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image