“Manly natural religion - it is not joining the Church; it is not to believe in a creed, Hebrew, Protestant, Catholic, Trinitarian, Unitarian, Nothingarian. It is not to keep Sunday idle; to attend meetings; to be wet with water; to read the Bible; to offer prayers in words; to take bread and wine in the meeting house; love a scape-goat Jesus, or any other theological clap-trap.” BelieveHouseJesusWaterNaturalChurchPrayerAtheismOffersCatholicWineMeetingsPositive AtheismBreadSundayWetCreedsTrapsIdleJoiningTheologicalProtestantsGoatsManlyHebrewUnitarianBread And WineScapes Author:Theodore Parker
“Reserve is no more essentially connected with understanding than a church organ with devotion, or wine with good-nature.” UnderstandingChurchWineConnectedDevotionOrgansReservesGood Nature Book:Essays on Men and Manners Source: Essays on Men and Manners
“Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to go to church, do volunteer work or put down roots in a community. Journalists are over-represented in ZIP code areas where residents are twice as likely as other Americans to rent foreign movies, drink Chablis, own an espresso maker and read magazines such as Architectural Digest and Food & Wine.” CommunityChurchDrinkAreasRootsTradeWineMagazinesJournalistCodeNeighborhoodMakersVolunteerMaidsResidentsZipsEspressoVolunteer Work Author:John Leo
“My mother wanted me to go to church to meet women. That's wrong, ain't it? 'Praise the Lord! Hey, how ya doing? Nice dress. Look, I'm going to go over there and get some of this wine and crackers, want some?'” WantLooksWantedMotherChurchLordNicePraiseDressesWineHeyCrackersPraise The Lord Author:Warren Hutcherson
“What if the Church and the State Are the mob that howls at the door! Wine shall run thick to the end, Bread taste sour.” IfsEndsStatesGovernmentRunningChurchDoorsTasteWineBreadWhat IfThickSourHowl Book:Poems of William Butler Yeats Source: Poems of William Butler Yeats