“The problem with our churches today is that the lead pastor is some sissy boy who wears cardigan sweaters, has The Carpenters dialed in on his iPod, gets his hair cut at a salon instead of a barber shop, hasn’t been to an Ultimate Fighting match, works out on an elliptical machine instead of going to isolated regions of Russia like in Rocky IV in order to harvest lumber with his teeth, and generally swishes around like Jack from Three’s Company whenever Mr. Roper was around.” ProblemTodayOrderFightingThreeChurchCompanyBoysCuttingHairMachinesUltimateWork OutRussiaTeethShopsRegionsIsolatedPastorHarvestIpodsSweatersCarpenterBarbersSalonsSissyChurch TodayLumberHair CutCardigansBarber ShopRocky Iv Author:Mark Driscoll
“I became an altar boy because of the solemn face, but I got thrown out at fourteen for laughing. Because the priest used to mumble everything except the church plate takings.” FacesUsedChurchBoysLaughingThrownPriestsPlatesAltarsSolemnFourteen Author:Elvis Costello
“Brad got me this great thing for Christmas. It's a bookshelf that has a book on every religion. That's how we plan to raise our kids. Teach them about all religions. They can pick one or be a student of all of them. We'll celebrate Kwanzaa for our girl. We'll celebrate moon and water festivals for our boys. We'll take them to temples in certain countries. Also to church.” BookCountryKidsCertainGirlWaterChurchBoysTeachPlansStudentsMoonPicksRaisesGreat ThingsCelebrateTemplesFestivalsBradBookshelvesKwanzaa Author:Angelina Jolie
“An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials and congressional committees, are on the up-and-up. That they are intended for the benefit of the members. The reality is that they are designed to keep everyone in line.” ThinkingRealitySchoolPoliticalSocialChurchLinesBoysSupportGroupsMembersBenefitsVariousTrialsTroopsCommitteesOptimistJurySocial SystemsBoy ScoutSupport GroupsCongressional Committees Author:Jack McDevitt
“My grandmother made sure that I went to church every Sunday. And shed come over and pick us boys up, and we would go to the Nazarene church. And back then, that was about as close to heaven as I ever got, because just the time to be able to spend with her, and she was very, very religious.” MadeAbleHeavenChurchReligiousBoysPicksGrandmotherSundayShedMy GrandmotherNazarene Author:John Mellencamp
“Mormon leaders said in a statement they will reexamine their ties to the Boy Scouts. "The church," they said, "has always welcomed all boys to its Scouting units regardless of sexual orientation. However, the admission of openly gay leaders is inconsistent with the doctrines of the church and what have traditionally been the values of the Boy Scouts of America."” SaidAmericaValuesChurchLeaderBoysGayStatementsDoctrineTiesUnitsThey SaidOrientationInconsistentAdmissionScoutingBoy ScoutBoy Scouts Of America Author:Gwen Ifill