Choices Quote by Diana Butler Bass

“Why is it that the choice among churches always seems to be the choice between intelligence on ice and ignorance on fire? —as quoted…

— Brian D. McLaren

In other days people chose a church on the basis of their doctrinal convictions. Now, lacking doctrinal convictions, they choose for social reasons.

— Vance Havner

My point is, however, that churches do promote beliefs that would more appropriately find a place in a context of intellectual debate. They wind…

— Robert M. Price

The opinion formulated by the Church has more value in my eyes than human reasons, whatever they may be.

— Desiderius Erasmus

There's an awful lot of biblical ignorance, and the church perpetuates that ignorance.

— John Shelby Spong

Theology is now little more than a branch of human ignorance.

— Sam Harris

A friend of mine says that in the world of religion we often have ignorance on fire and intelligence on ice. The thing I…

— Brian D. McLaren

Following Christ, the Church seeks the truth, which is not always the same as the majority opinion.

— Pope John Paul II

“Christians should be cultural and intellectual thermostats, exulting in opposition, iconoclasm,and balancing insights.”

— Gene Edward Veith Jr

As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.

— Anonymous

Politics and church are the same. They keep the people in ignorance.

— Bob Marley

Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and…

— Francis Chan