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Church Quotes

On the pews people grew up in.

Several of these quotes recall specific childhood routines, like learning the rosary or attending Sunday school regularly, memories tied to the broader faith collection.

I was raised in a very religious household - it wasn't dogma, but we were raised Christian; we went to church every Sunday, Bible study, Bible camp every summer.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays.

Quotes by Adriane Lenox

A church is an incubator, a nursery, a grade school. You start where people are and move them to where they need to be.

Quotes by Adrian Rogers

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Church And State Quotes

State assaults on the separation of church and state are nothing new.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

If the church doesn't minister to sinners, then who will?

Quotes by Abby Johnson

It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.

Quotes by Abbe Pierre

I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my first actual acting class was in eighth grade. I was obsessed with it.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

I had experiences or exposure to music in church. I went to a church, it was very unique. It was a predominantly African American Catholic church. So they would have - one mass would be traditional church music, and then...

Quotes by Aaron Diehl

Churches Quotes

I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

If this government is doing the right thing by fighting corruption, the Church should support it.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

My father is maestro at the Metropolitan church, which gives me an opportunity to write for the church as much as I please.

Quotes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what's that's done to Catholics, especially here in Boston but elsewhere as well.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Faith Quotes

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

Quotes by William P. Leahy

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

Quotes by William P. Leahy

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead some major reform in the Catholic Church - that's got to come out of the whole Catholic community.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's so limiting.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

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

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Religion Quotes

The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about converting to Catholicism?
Yes - one describes part of that personal journey: "I said the rosary, and I said the Our Father, as they call it in the Catholic Church," adding that learning to say the rosary, beads and all, was part of "the conversion process." Our Prayers collection has more on the role prayer plays in faith.
Is there a quote about growing up attending Sunday school?
Yes - one recalls starting that routine as a child: "Once I started first grade, I started going to Emmanuel Baptist Church regularly. I went to Sunday school. We had Bible readings and things like that."
Is there a quote about a parent's decision on religious upbringing?
Yes - one shares a family decision made before the speaker was born: "My mother told me once that she and my father agreed that I would not be brought up Jewish in Chicago. She had me going to a Methodist church."
Is there a quote about having family members who were religious leaders?
Yes - one mentions an extended family with a deep religious history: "there are preachers and evangelists, former priests. So I have quite a bit of history with Church, religion and spirituality." Our Faith quotes explore more personal reflections on belief.
Do these quotes all describe the same religious tradition?
No - between them, they touch on Catholic, Baptist, and Methodist experiences, each describing a different personal path through churchgoing and upbringing. Our Churches quotes have more reflections on church life across traditions.

Others reflect on a family history full of preachers and evangelists, showing how deep church ties can run. Related collections include church prayers and churches quotes.