#christians

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around. ↗

— Herb Caen

#bigger #born-again #christians #even #pain

Another of the great civilizations, the Aztecs, raised a breed of hairless chihuahuas especially for eating. When the Conquistadors arrived and found dog on the menu, they were of the same opinion as Mademoiselle, that this was evidence of the worst form of barbarism. They, the Spaniards, used dogs as befits civilized and Christian men - to hunt down fugitive Indians and tear them to pieces. ↗

— Medlar Lucan

#christians #conquistador #dogs #spaniards #men

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages. Specifically we should travel with people as they search for the good, the true and the beautiful. ↗

— Timothy Radcliffe

#beautiful #christians #evening #good #i

Muslim delegates concerned about rights in Palestine could have brought their enthusiasm closer to home by addressing the fate of black Christians being slaughtered and enslaved in the Sudan. ↗

— Jack Schwartz

#addressing #being #black #brought #christians

The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend cities and homes. Jesus and his disciples will be condemned on all sides for undermining family life, and for leading the nation astray; they will be called crazy fanatics and disturbers of the peace. The disciples will be sorely tempted to desert their Lord. But the end is also near, and they must hold on and persevere until it comes. Only he will be blessed who remains loyal to Jesus and his word until the end. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#blessing #christians #city #condemn #crazy

The difference between vampires and angels? Angels are real. ↗

— Lisa Grace

#fiction #inspiration #paranormal-romance #supernatural #inspirational

I know not how the Christians order their own lives, but I know that where their religion begins, Roman rule ends, Rome itself ends, our mode of life ends, the distinction between conquered and conqueror, between rich and poor, lord and slave, ends, government ends, Caesar ends, law and all the order of the world ends; and in place of these appears Christ, with a certain mercy not existent hitherto, and kindness, as opposed to human and our Roman instincts. (Quo Vadis) ↗

— Henryk Stanczyk

#christianity #nero #persecuted-christians #life

Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers. ↗

— Francis Chan

#love

Regarding Christians who feel they have a free pass on being criticized; When the blind worship of an invisible being and the doctrine of millennia-old texts written by ignorant men in another country becomes more important than real, present human beings, then the blind worshiper SHOULD be shunned and criticized. It would be unethical to respond otherwise. ↗

— Kelli Jae Baeli

#christians #criticism #religion #shunned #men

No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to his soul. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#christians #egoism #error #hubris #pride