He [Peter after the resurrection] now understood that he and the church were to exercise a transcendent power that did not depend… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
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Christianity is being concerned about [others], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
In all church discussions we are apt to forget the second Testament is avowedly only a supplement. Jesus came to complete the… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
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Better far off to leave half the ruins and nine-tenths of the churches unseen and to see well the rest; to see… — Augustus Hare Copy Share Image
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The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation.… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
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I would recommend a free commerce both of matter and mind. I would let men enter their own churches with the same… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
There was a state without king or nobles; there was a church without a bishop; there was a people governed by grave… — Rufus Choate Copy Share Image
You have to wear a different face when you're interacting with the larger culture. And you can be more of yourself at… — Nguyen Viet Thang 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'm very interested in religion and different religions, and I know quite a lot about it. I love gospel music, and I… — Nick Lowe Copy Share Image
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I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
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The biblical texts that we Christians have used for centuries to justify our hostility toward the Jews need to be banished forever… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
In the past, children learned their values at home, reinforced by organizations such as the Boy Scouts and, of course, their church… — Paul Weyrich Copy Share Image
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The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly… — Gary North Copy Share Image
We still had the prayer support of our church. We shot this film [War Room] in Charlotte, North Carolina, and we had… — Stephen Kendrick Copy Share Image
Babies should enjoy the freedom to vocalize whether it be in church, a public meeting place, during a movie, or after hours… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
Reader! To whatever visible church, synagogue, or mosque you may belong! See if you do not find more true religion among the… — Moses Mendelssohn Copy Share Image
It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly,… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
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