The Roman Catholic Church early on simply adapted the hierarchical structure of the Roman Empire and confused the whole thing. Vertical attention… — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
I say to the Christians and to every missionary on the reservations, you're welcome to have a church here if you can… — Russell Means Copy Share Image
We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Remember and understand well that where Peter is, there is the Church; that those who refuse to associate in communion with the… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
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The function of the church for both young and old is not to give us on Sundays certain kinds of experiences different… — Sophia Lyon Fahs Copy Share Image
Wherever I found resistance to oppression, whether in Africa, in Latin America, certainly here in America in the South, I joined that… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
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It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
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It helps certain church leaders identify the fact that they have the spiritual gift of leadership that the Bible talks about in… — Bill Hybels Copy Share Image
I don't attend church because I am a Meryl Streepist and we, her disciples, have not organized a place of worship yet.… — Jasika Nicole Copy Share Image
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[Conservatives] go to church, they do lots of things for free for each other. They hold potluck dinners. ... They serve food… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
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“Give me a child until he is seven, thought Tom, and he is forever after mine. When the Fascists say it, they're… — Grace Metalious Copy Share Image
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It has been the scheme of the Christian Church, and of all the other invented systems of religion, to hold man in… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
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Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
I had excellent opportunity to intoxicate myself with the solemn splendor of the brilliant church festivals. As was only natural, the abbot… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each… — Charles Tupper Copy Share Image
I happen to know at least a hundred Sudanese refugees in the United States, all of whom were taken in by white… — Kola Boof Copy Share Image
I do think that if the Church can see its way to greater tolerance, Church members will have greater exposure to gay… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
The United Nations emerged as a temple of official good intentions, a place where governments might - without abating their transgressions -… — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
It is possible for the most obscure person in a church, with a heart right toward God, to exercise as much power… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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The faith engaged with Platonism in the ancient world, with Aristotle in the medieval world, with nominalism in the Reformation era, and… — Robert E. Webber Copy Share Image
I have a very stylish mom, who is just like a beautiful Lord & Taylor queen, always wearing a '90s suit. She… — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
The Journal of Discourses ranks as one of the standard works of the Church, and every right-minded Saint will certainly welcome with… — George Q. Cannon Copy Share Image
![“[Conservatives] go to church, they do lots of things for free for each other. They hold potluck dinners. ... They serve food to poor people. They share, they give, they give away for free. It's the very same people leading Wall Street firms who, on Sundays, show up and share.” quote by Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/lawrence-lessig-3201_church_conservatives-go-to-church-they-do-lots_2384270.png)
