“No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his daughter, for consuming his substance in taverns ... in all these he has liberty; but if he does not frequent the church, or then conform in ceremonies, there is an immediate uproar.” IfsMenDoeChurchLibertyLandDaughterManagementErrorsAffairIllPositive AtheismNeighborComplainingSubstanceConformCeremonyConsumingMarryingSowingTaverns Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Through the plan of prayer, God actually is inviting redeemed man into full partnership with Him; not in making the divine decisions, but in implementing those decisions in the affairs of humankind. Independently and of His own will, God makes the decisions governing the affairs of earth. The responsibility and authority for the enforcement and administration of those decisions, He has place upon the shoulders of the church.” MenEarthChurchPrayerDecisionResponsibilityPlansDivineAuthorityAffairShouldersAdministrationHumankindPartnershipEnforcementGoverningInvitingRedeemedImplementing Author:Paul Billheimer
“To accept with unquestioning faith, or to refuse to reconsider any particular view held by the Church in the past, is as unreasonable as it is unsafe. The faith of the Church is a progressive affair.” PastChurchViewsAcceptingParticularAffairRefuseProgressiveUnreasonableUnsafe Author:George Trumbull Ladd
“The clerical system of church management is exceedingly popular, but the whole thought is foreign to Scripture. In a church all the members are active. He [God] appointed some to take oversight of the work so that it might be carried on efficiently. It was never His thought that the majority of the believers should devote themselves exclusively to secular affairs and leave church matters to a group of spiritual specialists.” ShouldMatterWholeMightSpiritualChurchGroupsMembersManagementMajorityAffairActiveBelieverScriptureSecularSpecialistsOversight Author:Watchman Nee
“All Catholics must make themselves felt as active elements in daily political life in the countries where they live. They must penetrate, wherever possible, in the administration of civil affairs; must constantly exert the utmost vigilance and energy to prevent the usages of liberty from going beyond the limits fixed by God's law. All Catholics should do all in their power to cause the constitutions of states and legislation to be modeled on the principles of the true Church.” ShouldCountryStatesLawPoliticalEnergyFeltCausesChurchLibertyPrinciplesLimitsElementsConstitutionCatholicAffairScaryActiveAdministrationFixedLegislationPenetrateVigilanceUsagePolitical Life Author:Pope Leo XIII
“There comes a time in the affairs of men when they must prepare to defend not their homes alone but the tenets of faith and humanity on which their churches, their governments and their very foundations are set. The defense of religion, of democracy and of good faith among nations is all the same fight. To save one, we must now make up our minds to save all.” MenMindHomeGovernmentHumanityFightingNationsChurchDemocracyFoundationAffairDefenseAggressionThere Comes A TimeGood Faith Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“What we have seen in recent years in the United States is the church's rights to express itself, and to conduct its own affairs, being insidiously eroded.” YearsStatesChristianChurchReligiousUnitedUnited StatesRightsAffair Author:Bruce L. Shelley
“I have always felt that many Christians, deeply sincere Christians, support the idea of separation of State and Church and the secularist in that sense as well. They believe that religion should be very much a private affair and should not be given special treatment. The State should not fund churches for example.” ShouldBelieveWellsIdeasStatesChristianGivenFeltChurchSupportSpecialExampleAffairSeparationTreatmentFundSincereSpecial Treatment Author:Ibn Warraq
“Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer. It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind of God who watches over human affairs, listens to prayers, and tries to guide people to follow His precepts - there is just too much misery and cruelty for that.” PeopleTryingHumansKindSeemsParentChurchPrayerWatchesToo MuchMembersMiseryAffairGuidesCrueltyPlausibleChurch Members Author:Benjamin Spock
“The roughest thing was learning the realities of the world at such a young age. I was 10 or 11, going to church, hearing the adults standing on the podium talking about world affairs, about history, about war, and how America was founded.” WorldWarRealityAgeAmericaYoungChurchTalkingAdultsStandingAffairHearingYoung AgeGoing To ChurchWorld Affairs Author:Michelle Rodriguez