“Avan was as religious as the next young dragon with his way to make in the world-which is to say that he held many traditional beliefs which he had never paused to examine, attended church because it would have seemed strange not to, rarely paid much attention when he was there, and found piety out of the pulpit thoroughly misplaced.” WorldWayYoungNextFoundBeliefChurchReligiousAttentionStrangePaidTraditionalDragonsPietyPulpitMisplaced Book:Tooth and Claw Source: Tooth and Claw
“Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits.” FactsBlackChurchBuiltBlack WomenPulpit Author:Maya Angelou