When I walk into an Orthodox Church... one is immediately aware that one has stepped into the presence of what St. Paul… — Thomas Howard Copy Share Image
But all the other frenzies of passions-impious both toward the bodies and toward the sexes-beyond the laws of nature, we banish not… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
If you are called upon to play a church service, it is a greater honor than if you were to play a… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Religious institutions should have religious freedom on this issue. No church or minister should ever have to conduct a marriage that is… — Kay Hagan Copy Share Image
This concern for the poor is in the Gospel, it is within the tradition of the Church, it is not an invention… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Facebook has more than 1 billion members, which by population makes it the third largest country in the world—somewhere between India and… — Phil Cooke Copy Share Image
“It is important to think about the Church not as "over there" but as a community of struggling, weak people of whom… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
If I believe the Bible, then I don't believe that a gay lifestyle or a homosexual lifestyle is the right way to… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
The church has lost her testimony. She has no longer anything to say to the world. Her once robust shout of assurance… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Evangelization through the Eucharist, in the Eucharist, and from the Eucharist - these are three inseparable aspects of how the Church lives… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
I'll give you a simple formula for straightening out the problems of the United States. First, you tax the churches. You take… — Frank Zappa 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
I think a lot of people do have questions about life, 'What's the purpose of my life?', 'What's the meaning of my… — Nicky Gumbel Copy Share Image
Filled with rapture, his soul yearned for freedom, space, vastness. Over him the heavenly dome, full of quiet, shining stars, hung boundlessly.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Pesa itolewe kwa masharti au bila masharti chukua, kwani huyo aliyeitoa si yake. Benki, kwa mfano, ikitaka kukupa mkopo itakuwa na masharti… — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
I know in the Christian church the old ladies use to say "what the devil meant for bad God meant for good."… — Kwame Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
The mere change of custom, even though it may be of advantage in some respects, unsettles men by reason of the novelty:… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The Church has never changed its teaching on the sanctity of human life - it didn't make up a rule for the… — Wellington Mara Copy Share Image
This old aristocracy and Church-ridden, and tradition-ridden country will never grow wiser. Whilst we are fighting for supremacy in Europe, the [United]… — John Bright Copy Share Image
Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
When you think about your relationship with Christ, it really just affects every aspect of your life. I think a lot of… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been… — Francis Arinze Copy Share Image
The victory of the Church over the power which was embodied in the Roman imperial system was not won by seizing the… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
When I pastored a country church, a farmer didn't like the sermons I preached on hell. He said, Preach about the meek… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Real religion should be something that liberates men. But churches don't want free men who can think for themself and find their… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with… — Richard Morris Copy Share Image
Local churches are ten times more segregated than the neighborhoods they are in and they are twenty times more segregated than the… — Derwin L. Gray Copy Share Image
It didn't matter if it was the Catholic Church or Episcopal Church or Presbyterian Church and it still doesn't today. I just… — Lisa Rinna 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
We live in an age in which only one prejudice is tolerated - anti-Christian bigotry... Today, the only group you can hold… — D. James Kennedy Copy Share Image
The devil took advantage of Christ's hunger to tempt him to limit his concern to the relief of human need. These are… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no… — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
If you look at the young people today, they are passionate about all kinds of courses. We have dog-lovers, nature-lovers, those who… — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
Who provides the love and a path to reconciliation? It's not Planned Parenthood; it's the Catholic Church, the other Christian churches, and… — Chris Smith Copy Share Image
Rather than relying on my skills, the musical ability of my band or the technical expertise of our production team, I want… — Tim Hughes Copy Share Image
I actually think one of most profoundly and deep pastoral moments between a pastor and his church is what happens between them… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
How much would our churches be transformed if each of us made it a practice to thank God for others and then… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
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