“I'm tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.” OrderChurchPleaseCrowdsHearingAlcoholTiedAlcoholismCocktailsTemperanceCongregationAbstinence Author:Vance Havner
“The ideal to which John Adams subscribed-that we would be a nation of laws, not of men-was quickly subverted when the churches forced upon everyone, through supposedly neutral and just laws, their innumerable taboos on sex, alcohol, gambling. We are now indeed a nation of laws, mostly bad and certainly antihuman.” MenWould BeLawReligionNationsSexChurchIdealsAlcoholGamblingTaboo Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.” WayHomeHouseNamesChurchInfluenceMomDadRaisedMy DadMy MomAlcoholSmokingGodlyRespectfulGoing To ChurchNo SmokingMom Dad Author:Bobby Bowden