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"The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical."

"The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical."

Alexander Duff, Scottish Clergyman

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"A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility."

"A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility."

Henry Chadwick, English Writer

Church, Memory, State

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"There's nothing worse, I guess, than being black in an all-white church or being southern and being a liberal."

"There's nothing worse, I guess, than being black in an all-white church or being southern and being a liberal."

Lee Hazlewood, American Musician

Church, Being, Liberal, Nothing

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"The Church is Christ's witness to the world of a loving savior and His redemptive plan for man."

"The Church is Christ's witness to the world of a loving savior and His redemptive plan for man."

John Paul Warren, American Author

Church, Witness, Christ, Salvation

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"The Church cannot be content to live in its stained-glass house and throw stones through the picture window of modern culture."

"The Church cannot be content to live in its stained-glass house and throw stones through the picture window of modern culture."

Robert McAfee Brown, American Theologian

Church, Content, Culture

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"I know it is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift, but in this case the statue is so atrocious that every endeavour should be made to keep it out of the church."

"I know it is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift, but in this case the statue is so atrocious that every endeavour should be made to keep it out of the church."

Giles Gilbert Scott, English Architect

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"Until they put that sand and dirt in my face I will not sit in church all day."

"Until they put that sand and dirt in my face I will not sit in church all day."

Alberta Hunter, American Musician

Church, Day, Will

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"I walked away from going to church when I was 8. I didn't set foot in another church until I was 28."

"I walked away from going to church when I was 8. I didn't set foot in another church until I was 28."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

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

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

Lynn Lavner, American Comedian

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"It's very difficult to determine whether this is the fault of the world that has abandoned the Church, or the Church that does not know how to relate to the world."

"It's very difficult to determine whether this is the fault of the world that has abandoned the Church, or the Church that does not know how to relate to the world."

Angelo Scola, Italian Clergyman

Church, Fault, World

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"A church debt is the devil's salary."

"A church debt is the devil's salary."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Church, Debt, Devil

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"And I found both literature and the church very dramatic presences in the world of the 1950s."

"And I found both literature and the church very dramatic presences in the world of the 1950s."

Thomas Keneally, Australian Novelist

Church, Literature, World

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"Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock."

"Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock."

Anna H. Shaw, American Physician

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"Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable."

"Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable."

H. G. Wells, English Author

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"I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being."

"I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being."

Sting, British Musician

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"Why is the church failing so miserably in impacting the nations of the earth?"

"Why is the church failing so miserably in impacting the nations of the earth?"

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Church, Impact, Responsibility, Faith

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"I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church."

"I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Church, Profanity

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"Does the church offer answers for the complexions of 21st century problems?"

"Does the church offer answers for the complexions of 21st century problems?"

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Church, ModernIssues, Guidance, Faith

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