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"Christians should emphatically be campaigning for justice for the poor - but the Church is not a campaign."

"Christians should emphatically be campaigning for justice for the poor - but the Church is not a campaign."

Rowan D. Williams, British Archbishop

Church, Justice, Poor

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"I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewish and Catholic, and Presbyterian and Holy Rollers and Revival Churches."

"I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewish and Catholic, and Presbyterian and Holy Rollers and Revival Churches."

Pete Seeger, American Musician

Church, Churches, Country, Religious, Saying

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"However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate."

"However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate."

Claudio Hummes, Brazilian Cardinal

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"Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his successor as the universal head and ruler of the Church on earth. If this is so, he must be a Christ."

"Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his successor as the universal head and ruler of the Church on earth. If this is so, he must be a Christ."

Charles Hodge, American Theologian

Church, Christ, Earth

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"Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have."

"Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

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"As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction."

"As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction."

Dan Simmons, American Author

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"I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say."

"I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

Church, Growing up, World

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"The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy."

"The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

Church, Celibacy, May

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"Without a common loyalty to either a state or a church they have nevertheless a vast deal in common."

"Without a common loyalty to either a state or a church they have nevertheless a vast deal in common."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Church, Loyalty, State

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"My first solo was in church when I was five."

"My first solo was in church when I was five."

Suzy Bogguss, American Musician

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

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

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

Church, Answers, Problems

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"How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public."

"How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public."

Harry Houdini, Hungarian Entertainer

Church, Possession, Public, Secrets

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"Westminster Abbey, the Tower, a steeple, one church, and then another, presented themselves to our view; and we could now plainly distinguish the high round chimneys on the tops of the houses, which yet seemed to us to form an innumerable number of smaller spires, or steeples."

"Westminster Abbey, the Tower, a steeple, one church, and then another, presented themselves to our view; and we could now plainly distinguish the high round chimneys on the tops of the houses, which yet seemed to us to form an innumerable number of smaller spires, or steeples."

Karl Philipp Moritz, German Author

Church, Houses, Now

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"You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?"

"You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?"

Muddy Waters, American Musician

Church, Sound, Voice

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"The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message."

"The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message."

Pope John Paul II, Polish Clergyman

Church, Man, Media, Question

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"In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs."

"In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Church, Beliefs

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"Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is."

"Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

Church, May, Teaching

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"Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it."

"Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it."

Lynn Johnston, American Cartoonist

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"If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you."

"If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you."

Troy Perry, American Clergyman

Church, World, Years

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"I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church."

"I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church."

Andres Serrano, American Photographer

Church, Christ, Problems

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"I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School."

"I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

Church, Memories, School

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"It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any."

"It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any."

William Penn, English Leader

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"That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. You have a civil union there. Then, if you're religious, you go down to the church, and the church blesses the union. That gets the problem solved."

"That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. You have a civil union there. Then, if you're religious, you go down to the church, and the church blesses the union. That gets the problem solved."

Tony Campolo, American Clergyman

Church, Europe, Religious

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"If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest."

"If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest."

Charles Hodge, American Theologian

Church, Body, Laws, Living

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"There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum."

"There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum."

Francis Arinze, Nigerian Clergyman

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"All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a particular church, require his subjection to all his brethren in the Lord."

"All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a particular church, require his subjection to all his brethren in the Lord."

Charles Hodge, American Theologian

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"I grew up a Catholic and I don't want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but there's a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever."

"I grew up a Catholic and I don't want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but there's a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever."

Bernhard Langer, German Athlete

Church, Routine, Talk, Want

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"The right-to-life movement and the Roman Catholic Church are saying that it is better to destroy these embryos, or preferably have them adopted - which is not going to happen - than to use them for research."

"The right-to-life movement and the Roman Catholic Church are saying that it is better to destroy these embryos, or preferably have them adopted - which is not going to happen - than to use them for research."

Mort Kondracke, American Journalist

Church, Research, Right, Saying

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"On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience."

"On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Church, Conscience, Day

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"I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches."

"I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches."

Kathie Lee Gifford, American Entertainer

Church, Churches

28

"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

Charles Tupper, Canadian Statesman

Church, England, School

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"Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation."

"Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation."

Francis Arinze, Nigerian Clergyman

Church, Salvation

28

"The Lord called me to plant a church."

"The Lord called me to plant a church."

Bobby Rush, American Politician

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"Running is my church."

"Running is my church."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Church, Running

28

"Nobody sees the obvious, nobody observes the ordinary. There are more miracles in a square yard of earth than in all the fables of the Church."

"Nobody sees the obvious, nobody observes the ordinary. There are more miracles in a square yard of earth than in all the fables of the Church."

Robert Anton Wilson, American Writer

Church, Earth, Miracles, Obvious

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"A lot of churches have not moved with the times."

"A lot of churches have not moved with the times."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

Church, Churches

28

"There is too much theology in the Church now, and too little of the Gospel."

"There is too much theology in the Church now, and too little of the Gospel."

Lewis Tappan, American Businessman

Church, Now, Theology

28

"No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers."

"No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers."

Jim Wallis, American Writer

Church, Churches, Community, Conscience, Religious

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"I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term."

"I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term."

Lesley Garrett, English Musician

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"What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part."

"What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part."

George Carey, English Clergyman

Church, Friends, Respect

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"The Church is presided over personally by Jesus Christ."

"The Church is presided over personally by Jesus Christ."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

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"Some will have to cease thinking of the Church as a memorial association for a deceased clergyman called Christ."

"Some will have to cease thinking of the Church as a memorial association for a deceased clergyman called Christ."

Stephen Bayne, American Bishop

Church, Christ, Thinking, Will

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"I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church."

"I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

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"It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends."

"It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends."

Christopher Dawson, English Writer

Church, Culture, Limitations, Supernatural

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"I teach metaphysics and pastor a church."

"I teach metaphysics and pastor a church."

Della Reese, American Musician

Church, Metaphysics

27

"I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats."

"I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats."

Donna Douglas, American Actress

Church, Schools, Trade, Youth

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"My mind is my own church."

"My mind is my own church."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

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"The earlier practice of the Church had been more or less to employ in worship under the presidency of the pastor or pastors, the gifts of the congregation."

"The earlier practice of the Church had been more or less to employ in worship under the presidency of the pastor or pastors, the gifts of the congregation."

Robert Rainy, Scottish Clergyman

Church, Gifts, Practice, Presidency

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"I have never met a happy atheist. I believe in separation of church and state, but I think we have gone so far over in the other direction of separating church and state."

"I have never met a happy atheist. I believe in separation of church and state, but I think we have gone so far over in the other direction of separating church and state."

Dixie Carter, American Actor

Church, Direction, Separation, State

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"Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th."

"Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th."

Lance Morrow, American Journalist

Church, Force, Mind

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