“We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.” ImportantChurchDecisionGeniusNeededHarderProfoundTheologyFeminineWork HarderImportant Decisions Book:My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change Source: My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change
“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
“The Supreme Court's 1947 decision which introduced the wall of separation between church and state 'has fueled a movement to sterilize anything in American public life from religion.'” StatesChristianChurchReligiousDecisionMovementWallCourtSeparationSupremeSupreme CourtChurch And StatePublic LifeSeparation Between Church And State Author:Mickey Edwards
“I think that local school districts - not the federal government - should make the decision about how they teach science, biology, economics. I want my kids to be taught about evolution; I want my kids to be taught about other theories.” ThinkingWantShouldGovernmentKidsSchoolScienceReligionPoliticsChurchDecisionEducationFamilyTeachPolicyTaughtTheoryEvolutionEconomicsConstitutionSeparationLocalsIdeologyBiologyFederal GovernmentChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StateSchool Districts Author:Bobby Jindal
“Hollywood is run by people who sit up in their executive office, who are not connected to Mississippi, Alabama, Chicago, South Carolina. They know nothing about that, they don't go to church, and they make their decisions about what they think is right.” PeopleThinkingKnowsRunningChurchDecisionOfficeHollywoodSouthConnectedExecutivesChicagoMississippiCarolinaAlabamaSouth Carolina Author:Steve Harvey
“I have a friend, a pastor, who applied with me and 419 other people for 25 seats on a special advisory board. Though I believed she was infinitely more qualified than me, she wasn't selected and I was. When I saw her at her church weeks later, I asked her how she felt about the decision. While disappointment, self-doubt and defeat would have been normal reactions to the Board's decision, my friend said she felt great. 'How come?' I asked. She said with a smile, 'I just figured God had something better in store for me.'” PeopleHas BeensSaidSelfFeltChurchDecisionDoubtSawsWeekSpecialNormalMy FriendsDefeatDisappointmentStoresReactionsBoardsSeatsPastorQualifiedSomething BetterSelectedSelf-doubtAdvisory Author:Jack Canfield
“As a Catholic, you can have two views on capital punishment. You can think, let Caesar do what Caesar needs to do, and the law says you can impose capital punishment, so you impose it. You can [also] be a Catholic who says we can't kill, we can't kill babies and we can't kill adults. If you let a decision be driven by your personal views, then you are not doing what a judge needs to do, which is enforce the laws of the society that you are in. But you can control your own behavior, and that is the choice that the church and God gives us - what kind of people are we going to be.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGivingKindTwoLawChoicesChurchDecisionViewsJudgingBabyBehaviorAdultsCatholicDrivenPunishmentCapital PunishmentPersonal Views Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.” HeartIdeasChristianLeadershipChurchDecisionBalanceBurdenNo Idea Author:Andy Stanley