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“To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic an event was unmentioned and unnoticed not only in the rich historical literature of medieval Islam, but even in the literatures of the Coptic and other Christian churches, of the Byzantines, of the Jews, or anyone else who might have thought the destruction of a great library worthy of comment. That the story still survives, and is repeated, despite all these objections, is testimony to the enduring power of a myth.”

“The election of John F Kennedy will lead to the death of a free church and a free state.”

States Church Election Scary Free State

Author:W. A. Criswell

“The people will have no need to change their place of concourse; where of old they were wont to sacrifice cattle to demons, thither let them continue to resort on the day of the Saint to whom the Church is dedicated, and slay their beasts, no longer as a sacrifice to demons, but for a social meal in honour of Him whom they now worship.”

People Needs Social Church Sacrifice Worship Saint Scary Meals Beast Demon Honour Dedicated Resorts Cattle Need A Change

Author:Pope Gregory I

“The Bible says we are to be salt and light. And salt and light means not just in the church and not just as a teacher or as a pastor or a banker or a lawyer, but in government and we have to have elected officials in government and we have to have the faithful in government and over time, that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized, thinking that they needed to avoid politics and that is so wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers.”

“Why not admit that the words separation and church do not even appear in the US Constitution, he added. Instead, they do appear in Article 52 of the Constitution of the Soviet Union.”

Church Constitution Unions Scary Separation Why Not Articles Soviet Soviet Union Us Constitution

Author:Tim LaHaye

“The death sentence is a necessary and efficacious means for the Church to attain its end when rebels act against it and disturbers of the ecclesiastical unity, especially obstinate heretics and heresiarchs, cannot be restrained by any other penalty from continuing to derange the ecclesiastical order and impelling others to all sorts of crime ... When the perversity of one or several is calculated to bring about the ruin of many of its children it is bound effectively to remove it, in such wise that if there be no other remedy for saving its people it can and must put these wicked men to death.”

“All Catholics must make themselves felt as active elements in daily political life in the countries where they live. They must penetrate, wherever possible, in the administration of civil affairs; must constantly exert the utmost vigilance and energy to prevent the usages of liberty from going beyond the limits fixed by God's law. All Catholics should do all in their power to cause the constitutions of states and legislation to be modeled on the principles of the true Church.”

“We know that the Constitution wisely separates church from state, but remember: the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.”

Knows States Remember Church Constitution Scary Guarantees Freedom Of Religion

Author:Joe Lieberman

“What would it matter if, for the sake of the Christian Church, one were to tell a big lie?”

Ifs Matter Bigs Christian Lying Church Sake Scary Christian Church

Author:Martin Luther

“[The notion of separating church and state with such policies as disallowing prayer in public schools] is a deception from Satan.”

States School Church Prayer Policy Notion Scary Deception Satan Public School Church And State Separating

Author:Joyce Meyer

“Definitely I'm convinced that behind my case there is a trial of the church.”

Church Behinds Cases Scary Convinced Trials

Author:Augustin Misago

“They say the Catholic church played a big role in the genocide... and now they have me, a bishop, as proof, a prize to say there, that's what they did.”

Bigs Church Roles Catholic Scary Proof Prize Genocide Catholic Church Bishops

Author:Augustin Misago

“There is a temptation for the writer or the teacher of Church history to want to tell everything, whether it is worthy or faith promoting or not. Some things that are true are not very useful.”

Want Church Teacher Scary Worthy Temptation Promoting Church History

Author:Boyd K. Packer

“Anybody that believes in separation of church and state needs to leave right now.”

Needs Believe States Church Right Now Scary Separation Church And State Separation Of Church And State

Author:Star Parker

“[Non-Catholic Christians are] in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the [Roman Catholic] church, have the fullness of the means of salvation.”

Mean Christian Church Situation Catholic Salvation Scary Comparison Fullness Catholic Church Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“What it is coming down to is who runs the country. It's us against them. It's the good guys versus the bad guys. It's the God-fearing people against the pagans, and some of the pagans are going to church.”

People Country Running Guy Church Scary Versus Bad Guys Pagan Good Guy Going To Church

Author:Randall Terry