“One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her spread out through all time and space and rooted in eternity, terrible as an army with banners. That, I confess, is a spectacle which makes our boldest tempters uneasy. But fortunately it is quite invisible to these humans.” HumansMeanChurchSpaceTerribleEternityArmySpreadInvisibleAll TimeAlliesRootedTime And SpaceUneasyBannerScrewtape Letters Book:Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon’s Road Map to Your Soul Source: Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon’s Road Map to Your Soul
“Agriculture is not crop production as popular belief holds - it's the production of food and fiber from the world's land and waters. Without agriculture it is not possible to have a city, stock market, banks, university, church or army. Agriculture is the foundation of civilization and any stable economy.” WorldBeliefWaterChurchCitiesEconomyLandFoodCivilizationArmyFoundationUniversityProductionsStableAgricultureCropsFiberEnvironmentalistContrary To Popular BeliefLand And WaterCream Of The Crop Author:Allan Savory
“In organized groups such as the army or the Church there is either no mention of love whatsoever between the members, or it is expressed only in a sublimated and indirect way, through the mediation of some religious imagine in the love of whom the members unite and whose all-embracing love they are supposed to imitate in their attitude towards each other. It is one of the basic tenets of fascist leadership to keep primary libidinal energy on an unconscious level so as to divert its manifestations in a way suitable to political ends.” WayEndsPoliticalEnergyChurchReligiousLevelsAttitudeImagineGroupsMembersArmyPrimariesManifestationOrganizedUnconsciousFascistsSuitableIndirectMediationEmbracing Love Author:Theodor Adorno
“The (Catholic) church, as far as I know, has not endorsed any war as just since it supported General Franco's invasion of Spain to destroy the Spanish republic with a Muslim mercenary army in the thirties, on the side of Hitler.” KnowsWarSidesChurchArmyCatholicRepublicSpainInvasionCatholic ChurchMercenaryFranco Author:Christopher Hitchens
“The church should be a disciplined charging army. Christians, like slaves and solders ask no questions. We are fighting a holy war.” ShouldWarChristianFightingAsksChurchHolyArmySlaveChargingHoly War Author:Jerry Falwell
“Alas! Much has been done of late to promote the production of dwarfish Christians. Poor, sickly believers turn the church into an hospital, rather than an army. Oh, to have a church built up with the deep godliness of people who know the Lord in their very hearts, and will seek to follow the Lamb wherever he goes!” PeopleKnowsHeartHas BeensDoneChristianTurnsChurchPoorLordLateBuiltArmyProductionsBelieverHospitalsAlasLambsGodliness Author:Charles Spurgeon
“All the money needed to send and support an army of self-sacrificing, joy-spreading ambassadors is already in the church.” SelfJoyChurchSupportSacrificeNeededArmyMissionsMissionaryAmbassadors Book:Don't Waste Your Life Source: Don't Waste Your Life