The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities…The so-called clergy stupefy the masses…They befog the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He promoted the education of the parish clergy and wrote: He seems to me a very foolish man, and very wretched, who… — Alfred the Great Copy Share Image
Rulers who wished to subvert the public liberty, may have found an established Clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just Government instituted to secure… — James Madison Copy Share Image
When I was a young priest in the 1960s and 1970s, there was much experimentation and confusion in the Church. Teachers and… — Donald Wuerl Copy Share Image
“Most believers learn passively from clergy. However, no matter how good and uplifting this person's teaching, as long as the members are… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
We need some clergy with some backbone, who don't mind making uncomfortable at times those who are very comfortable, and challenging them… — Tim McDonald Copy Share Image
People take sides on political things, such as the Vietnam War. War is immoral and war is wrong, but I don't think… — Warren Giles Copy Share Image
The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and… — Abdolkarim Soroush Copy Share Image
They all attributed the peaceful dominion of religion in their country mainly to the separation of church and state. I do not… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The system of fathers of the world church, the clergy system of the state church, and the pastoral system of the independent… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
[On women as priests:] It has always seemed very odd to me that this particular sphere of activity should remain a male… — Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks Copy Share Image
One of the duties of fortitude is to keep the weak from receiving injury; another, to check the wrong motions of our… — Saint Ambrose Copy Share Image
The law hath so many contradictions and varyings from itself, that the law may not improperly be called a law-breaker. It is… — Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet Copy Share Image
It has not been without bitter resistance by the clergy that woman's property and educational rights have advanced. Woman's anti-slavery work, her… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
“If you cannot see that divinity includes male and female characteristics and at the same time transcends them, you have bad consequences.… — Hans Küng Copy Share Image
It was in this year, 1828, that the standard of "the Christian Party in Politics" was openly unfurled... This was an evident… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
I have a work presently in the Press named 'Six Months in Hell' which you may one day read. I consider it… — Amanda McKittrick Ros Copy Share Image
The Catholic clergy seldom bother to make their arguments plausible; it is plain that they have little respect for human intelligence, and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
It is impossible to approve in Catholic publications of a style inspired by unsound novelty which seems to deride the piety of… — Pope Pius X Copy Share Image
“But of course, when they ask for a "lead from the church," most people mean they want the clergy to put out… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The pastoral labours of the archbishop of Constantinople provoked and gradually united against him two sorts of enemies; the aspiring clergy, who… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The Church, rightly conceived, is the whole covenant people called to serve in the world. The clergy are also part of the… — Franklin Littell Copy Share Image
Yet the people, and even the clergy, incapable of forming any rational judgment of the business of peace and war, presumed to… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The clergy profession is fundamentally self-defeating. Its stated purpose is to nurture spiritual maturity in the church - a valuable goal. In… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our… — Natalie Merchant Copy Share Image
The problem is that, regardless of what our theologies tell us about the purpose of the clergy, the actual effect of the… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
Two hundred years ago the forces of freedom challenged this idea. The children of the new enlightenment rose up to defy the… — Sherwin Wine Copy Share Image
I am not afraid of the priests in the long-run. Scientific method is the white ant which will slowly but surely destroy… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
You mean am I for it or against it? You think this is a key question I'm going to be asked on… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The history of the world for the past several centuries and current events at home and abroad confirm the existence of such… — Benjamin H. Freedman Copy Share Image
The grateful applause of the clergy has consecrated the memory of a prince, who indulged their passions and promoted their interest. Constantine… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The church is only the church when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away all its property… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“A missionary church cannot rely on the professional ministry for the primary work of mission. The role of the laity is critical… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The religious issue was dragged out, and stirred up flames of hatred and intolerance. Clergymen, mobilizing their heaviest artillery of thunder and… — Saul K. Padover Copy Share Image
![“[On women as priests:] It has always seemed very odd to me that this particular sphere of activity should remain a male closed shop, seeing that, to judge from church attendance, women are the more religious sex - while our criminal statistics make quite clear that they are the least wicked.” quote by Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/mary-stocks-baroness-stocks-77_activity_on-women-as-priests-it-has-always-seemed_2325007.jpg)
