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«If you say that the history of the Church is a long succession of scandals, you are telling the truth, though if that is all you say, you are distorting the truth»
Author: Gerald Vann
| About:
Church,
History,
Truth
| Keywords:
distorting, History of the, scandals, succession
«In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians»
Author: Karl Barth
(Theologian)
| About:
Church
| Keywords:
Church of, Jesus Christ, theologian, theologians, The Church of
«If there were no ministers and no priests, how long would there be any churches? Lemuel K»
«It has always been difficult to get very close to the spirit of the Sistine Chapel; now that it is cleaned, it is like trying to get close to a trumpet.»
«Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.»
Author: Ulysses S. Grant
(President)
| About:
Church,
Nations,
Religion
| Keywords:
altar, church school, contributions, private school, separate, supported, The Church, The Family, the matter
«I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy.»
Author: Dame Edith Sitwell
(Biographer, Critic, Poet)
| About:
Authority,
Church,
Discipline
| Keywords:
unworthy, unworthy of
«I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.»
Author: George Carlin
(Actor, Author, Comedian)
| About:
Church,
Humor,
Nations,
Separation
| Keywords:
church, Church and state, completely, favor, favoring, institutions, on their own, screw, screwing, screws, screw up, separation, state, such institutions
«One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.»
«I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| About:
Church,
Religion
| Keywords:
preaching, The Service
«I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so»
Author: Saint Augustine
(Bishop, Theologian)
| About:
Catholicism,
Church
| Keywords:
Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic churches, gospel, Move Me, The Authority, The Catholic
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