Church Quote by Wendy Long

The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but important difference…

— Jimmy Carter

We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not…

— Michele Bachmann

The primary role of the church is to reflect God's value system in society and to train people in that value system. It's not…

— Tony Evans

Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine…

— Thomas Jefferson

Concentration of power in a political machine is bad; and an Established Church is only a political machine; it was invented for that; it…

— Mark Twain

In the urban community, the church doesn't just take people to Heaven; it feeds, clothes, and houses them. It teaches them how to read…

— Tony Evans

The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success; whilst…

— James Madison

What's true for churches is true for other institutions: the older and more organized they get, the less adaptable they become. That's why the…

— Gary Hamel

Historically, religious groups have been most effective when they have stood apart from government and critiqued the performance of government in light of their…

— Edd Doerr

The church is not primarily a political organisation. We're a religious organisation. There's a much greater opportunity.

— George Pell

It's not the job of government to help the poor. The church is the mechanism that God put on earth to help the poor.

— Rich Mullins

On social welfare the Church does so much good around the world - nuns running schools and homeless shelters, priests ministering to people who…

— Anna Quindlen