“It is ironic to watch the churches, including large sections of my own religion, surrendering to the spirit of modernity at the very moment when modernity itself is undergoing a kind of spiritual collapse.” KindMomentsSpiritualSpiritChurchMy OwnWatchesIncludingIronicCollapseSectionsModernity Book:Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea Source: Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
“the Press has no band of critics who go the round of the churches and chapels, and are on the watch for a slip or defect in the preacher, to make a 'feature' in their article: the clergy are, practically, the most irresponsible of all talkers.” ChurchWatchesBandPressesCriticsRoundsFeaturesArticlesSlipsPreacherDefectsIrresponsibleClergyTalkersChapel Book:The Essays of George Eliot: Top Novelist Focus Source: The Essays of George Eliot: Top Novelist Focus
“Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer. It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind of God who watches over human affairs, listens to prayers, and tries to guide people to follow His precepts - there is just too much misery and cruelty for that.” PeopleTryingHumansKindSeemsParentChurchPrayerWatchesToo MuchMembersMiseryAffairGuidesCrueltyPlausibleChurch Members Author:Benjamin Spock