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“Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.”

Spirituality Church Sin Attitude Worst Committed Vanity Worldly Showing Off Worldly Things

Author:Pope Francis

“A man I admire and respect - Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with the worst chapter in American history, segregation, deaths of children in church bombings, George Wallace. That, to me, was so hurtful.”

Men Children Made Church Worst Hero Admire Chapters American History Segregation Bombing Palin Hurtful Congressman Allegations American Hero George Wallace

Author:John McCain

“Indolence is the worst enemy that the church has to encounter. Men sleep around her altar, stretching themselves on beds of ease, or sit idly with folded hands looking lazily out on fields white for the harvest, but where no sickle rings against the wheat.”

Men Hands Church Sleep White Enemy Worst Fields Bed Rings Ease Encounters Harvest Altars Stretching Wheat Worst Enemy Indolence

Author:Frederic Dan Huntington

“An unholy church! It is useless to the world, and of no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hells laughter, heavens abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon her by an unholy church.”

Men World Has Beens Evil Heaven Church Hell Worst Laughter Esteem Useless Abomination Abhorrence

Book:Morning and Evening

Source: Morning and Evening

“Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics ceases.. and all things are in peace. This is a sure token that the devil is guarding the entry to the house, and that the PURE doctrine of God's Word has been taken away. The Church then, is in the BEST state when Satan assaileth it on every sideboth with subtle sleights, and outright violence. And likewise, it is in the WORST state when it is most at peace!”

Has Beens States House Church Taken Violence Worst Pure Messages Devil All Things Crosses Cease Doctrine Satan Subtle Hypocrite Entry Heretic Tokens Guarding

Author:Martin Luther

“The church belongs to its hierarchy, which is men in power. Those outside the hierarchy, and especially women, are at best only renters and at worst squatters in religious territory.”

Men Religion Church Religious Worst Territory Hierarchy Squatters

Author:Sonia Johnson

“You know the worst: your wills are fickle, Your values blurred, your hearts impure And your past life a ruined church-- But let your poison be your cure.”

Knows Heart Past Values Church Worst Suicide Cures Poison Our Past Ruined Your Past Past Life Fickle

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

“The Church at its worst is still better than the world at its best!”

World Stills Church Worst

Author:Bill Gaither