“But when one identifies the Church with a cultural and political bloc, there is the danger of making difficult the Church's contact with all those outside the bloc.” PoliticalDifficultChurchDangerContact Author:Karl Lehmann
“I believe that prayer in public schools should be voluntary. It is difficult for me to see how religious exercises can be a requirement in public schools, given our Constitutional requirement of separation of church and state. I feel that the highly desirable goal of religious education must be principally the responsibility of church and home. I do not believe that public education should show any hostility toward religion, and neither should it inhibit voluntary participation, if it does not interfere with the educational process.” IfsFeelsShouldBelieveDoeStatesShowsHomeSchoolGivenI BelieveProcessDifficultGoalChurchReligiousPrayerResponsibilityExerciseEducationalSeparationPresidentialInterfereRequirementsParticipationDesirablePublic SchoolHostilityChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StatePublic EducationReligious Education Book:The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v Source: The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v
“It’s the strangest thing about this church - it is obsessed with sex, absolutely obsessed. Now they will say we, with our permissive society and rude jokes, are obsessed. No, we have a healthy attitude. We like it, it’s fun, it’s jolly; because it’s a primary impulse it can be dangerous and dark and difficult. It’s a bit like food in that respect, only even more exciting. The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese, and that in erotic terms is the Catholic church in a nutshell.” PeopleFunSexBitsDifficultTermChurchDarkAttitudeDangerousHealthyJokesExcitingCatholicPrimariesImpulseObsessedRudeEroticCatholic ChurchJollyObeseAnorexics Author:Stephen Fry
“If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you. So many members of the lesbian and gay community feel they have had violence done to them by religious groups that it is very difficult to evangelize any members of our community. But we do evangelize.” IfsWorldFeelsYearsDoneWould BeDifficultCommunityChurchReligiousViolenceGroupsGayMembersYears AgoOrganizationTouchingOur CommunityGay Community Author:Troy Perry
“Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations.” PeopleDifficultChurchResponsibilitySituationLeaderAcceptingPossibilityCircumstancesWeakBlameDifficult SituationsChurch LeadersWeak Leaders Book:Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap Source: Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap
“Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home ... for us, the language didn't seem too difficult. I especially liked 'the quick and the dead' - you really get a feel for the difference if you live in a house with mice and a mousetrap.” IfsFeelsHomeSeemsDeathUsedHouseLanguageDifficultDifferencesChurchClassEnglandMiceWorking Class Author:Jeanette Winterson
“I think it is going to be very difficult for any church that still calls itself a church, never to try and convince someone that their religion is the best one.” ThinkingTryingStillsDifficultChurchConvince Author:Barry W. Lynn