“The Church is composed of people, and people do terrible things and commit sin - it's what the Church has been telling us for two thousand years and continues to tell us, which is why the Church is here and essentially one of the major reasons why people hate it so much.” PeopleYearsHas BeensTwoReasonHateChurchSinTerribleThousandMajorsCommitReason WhyThousand YearsTerrible Things Author:Michael Coren
“[The church] is in its major part an opponent still of progress and improvement in all the ways that diminish suffering in the world, because it has chosen to label as morality a certain narrow set of rules of conduct which have nothing to do with human happiness; and when you say that this or that ought to be done because it would make for human happiness, they think that has nothing to do with the matter at all. "What has human happiness to do with morals? The object of morals is not to make people happy.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayHumansStillsMatterDoneCertainSufferingChurchMoralProgressObjectsOughtMoralityMajorsImprovementChosenLabelsOpponentsDiminishMaking People HappyHuman Happiness Book:Why I Am Not a Christian Source: Why I Am Not a Christian
“I don't really see a conflict between the church and the movies, the sacred and the profane...there are major differences, but I could also see great similarities...Both are places for people to come together and share.” PeopleTogetherDifferencesChurchShareConflictMajorsSacredSimilarityProfane Author:Martin Scorsese
“I kept careful record of the impact of religion on the election in my county. The religious issue permeated every meeting I conducted. It influenced Republicans and Democrats alike. Ministers preached politics publicly and churches distributed the most vicious electioneering materials. Practically no one I met escaped the pressure of this overriding problem and both parties were ultimately forced to make their major calculations with the religious question a foremost consideration.” ProblemChurchReligiousPartyIssuesRecordsAtheismMaterialsRepublicanMetsMajorsPressureElectionImpactMeetingsDemocratCarefulMinistersConsiderationViciousCalculationsCounty Author:James A. Michener
“One of the major changes in attitude that occurred in the world of art as we moved from the nineteenth into the twentieth century was that the twentieth century artist became more involved with personal expression than with celebrating exclusively the values of the society or the church. Along with this change came a broader acceptance of the belief that the artist can invent a reality that is more meaningful than the one that is literally given to the eye. I subscribe enthusiastically to this.” WorldArtRealityEyeArtistValuesBeliefGivenChurchAttitudeCenturyAcceptanceExpressionInvolvedMajorsMovedPhotographerMeaningfulCelebrateTwentieth CenturyMajor ChangePersonal Expression Author:Jerry Uelsmann
“One of the major failures of the church is not a focus on building disciples but a focus on building members.” ChurchFocusBuildingMembersMajorsDisciple Author:Tony Evans
“churches, like all the rest of our major institutions, are rooted in capitalism. For a church to attack capitalism is to 'bite the hand that feeds it.” HandsReligionChurchMajorsCapitalismInstitutionsBitesRooted Author:Georgia Harkness
“Protestants are the more segmented group. Mainline churches - you have problems in the U.S., Europe, the Scottish Church, the Dutch Protestant Church, the state church in Norway. The evangelicals have been pro Israel, but a major effort is to bring them in on the Palestinian side. A huge problem and the problems are rising.” Has BeensStatesProblemSidesChurchEffortGroupsHugeMajorsEuropeIsraelRisingPalestinianProtestantsScottishDutchNorway Author:Manfred Gerstenfeld
“If the churches don't move, much of the community won't move. We've got a situation in which a black church is still a major institution in the black community where 55 percent of the black folk attend and over 75 pass through its doors.” IfsStillsMovingBlackCommunityChurchSituationDoorsMajorsPercentInstitutionsFolksBlack CommunityBlack Church Author:Cornel West
“I went to Catholic school in and out. I'm what you call a recovering Catholic. I have many major issues with the church.” SchoolChurchIssuesMajorsCatholicRecoveringCatholic School Author:Jon Bon Jovi
“When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsValuesAsksChurchTalkingVisionShareMajorsNot SureMore TimeInputCongregationAdded ValueThinking Clearly Author:John C. Maxwell
“In at least one country where homosexual activists have won major concessions, we have even seen a church pastor threatened with prison for preaching from the pulpit that homosexual behavior is sinful. Given these trends, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must take a stand on doctrine and principle. This is more than a social issue - ultimately it may be a test of our most basic religious freedoms to teach what we know our Father in Heaven wants us to teach.” KnowsWantMayCountryFatherJesusGivenHeavenSocialChristChurchReligiousPrinciplesTeachIssuesBehaviorMajorsJesus ChristTestsPrisonSaintDoctrineLatterActivistTrendsPreachingThreatenedPastorHomosexualWant USocial IssuesOur FatherReligious FreedomPulpitConcessionsLatter DaysFather In HeavenLatter Day Saints Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“My position on the issue of homosexuality is no different from the position of the Anglican Church and all the major denominations around the world. I know that it's different from the secular culture in the western world, but it's no different from the teaching of the church globally. We're Christians basically.” KnowsWorldDifferentChristianCultureChurchIssuesTeachingPositionMajorsWesternAround The WorldSecularHomosexualityWestern WorldDenominations Author:Nicky Gumbel
“We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.” FeelsHas BeensForceChurchComfortableMajorsEnglandBritainHostChurch Of England Author:Jonathan Sacks
“While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.” KnowsWellsChurchStruggleOne DayMajorsRaisedPreacherNot Interested Author:Charles R. Swindoll
“There are conversations going on about the Church constantly. Those conversations will continue whether or not we choose to participate in them. But we cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what our Church teaches... We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices. Perhaps now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility as Latter-day Saints to define ourselves, instead of letting others define us.” WorldKindVoiceChurchResponsibilityTeachConversationMajorsCriticsIncludingSaintAll KindsLatterSidelinesSaturatedLatter DaysLdsLatter Day Saints Author:M. Russell Ballard