“Probably after Vietnam and Watergate, there was an increasing distrust of institutions, so that Jesus was still in, but the institutional church was no longer an attraction. So, I think that the dropping of the denominational label is to become more generic, less of a threat, less of a reminder of negative stereotypes if you've walked away from church.” IfsThinkingStillsJesusChurchNegativeInstitutionsThreatAttractionLabelsVietnamStereotypeDistrustRemindersDroppingGenericWatergateNegative Stereotypes Author:Eddie Gibbs
“The Church of Reason, like all institutions of the System, is based not on individual strength but upon individual weakness. What's really demanded in the Church of Reason is not ability, but inability. Then you are considered teachable. A truly able person is always a threat.” PersonsReasonAbleIndividualChurchAbilityWeaknessInstitutionsThreatRationalityInabilityTeachableIndividual Strength Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“Extremist groups like People for the American Way attack Christians who run for public office as a threat to the 'separation of church and state,' though they never specify why conservatives are any more of a threat than churchmen and church women on the Left who have led religiously inspired causes for decades.” PeopleWayStatesRunningChristianLeftCausesChurchReligiousGroupsOfficeThreatInspiredDecadesSeparationChurch And StateExtremistSeparation Of Church And StatePublic OfficeExtremist Groups Author:Ronald H. Nash