#church

The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool. ↗

— Lynn Lavner

#critic #guide #must #never #state

When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body. ↗

— Bill Lee

#cerebral #church #constitution #enter #into

Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#community #depending #fantastic #people #policy

I've grown so much since 1996. I think that was the turning point of when I started to go to church every Sunday and not just because you're supposed to. But because you enjoy going and listening to the Word and being excited about it. ↗

— Lisa Leslie

#because #being #church #enjoy #every

Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory? ↗

— Charles de Lint

#beyond #churches #dark #did #doors

I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#church #go #i #pray #pray for

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#climate #fulfilling #go #guidance #indeed

The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. ↗

— James Madison

#ceaseless #centuries #church #europe #forever

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state. ↗

— James Madison

#church #devotion #increased #industry #manifestly

I found out that many of our Catholics simply don't know what the church teaches, and why, on a lot of issues, and therefore are saying things that they think are okay. They simply don't know. ↗

— Roger Mahony

#church #found #i #issues #know