In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.

- James Madison

If there were no ministers and no priests, how long would there be any churches?

- Lemuel K. Washburn

The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes.

- Leland Ryken

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.

- Kathie Lee Gifford

Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.

- Karin Slaughter

Churches should not be directly involved in politics.

- John Leo

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we don't teach the confessions and doctrine.

- J. I. Packer

In academia, I discovered that issues and insights, commonplace among the scholars, are viewed as highly controversial and even as 'heresy' in the churches.

- John Shelby Spong

If real churches exist, such persons are not called on to make them.

- John Nelson Darby

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.

- Joel Osteen

I go to churches to pray, but I don't go to mass.

- Andrea Corr

As of essential importance in town churches which are not at all equally necessary in the country.

- George Edmund Street

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

- Gene Robinson

I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Tourists as well as natives want to see cultural achievements - whether it's the Banaue Terraces, the old churches or museums.

- F. Sionil Jose

There are no small churches, just small people.

- Edwin Louis Cole

We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go to and lighting candles and everything. Everything I do in San Juan is what I used to do with my mom, kind of as a tribute to her.

- Cristela Alonzo

Churches, synagogues, and mosques should be treated the same.

- Chris Gibson

We are no longer a nation of one church; we are a nation of many churches.

- Charles Kennedy

The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.

- Anita Diament