Denominations Quotes

• There is something sadly wrong when it is more important to us whether others are a part of our denomination, rather than whether they repent of sin, believe on Christ and live holy lives.

  J. C. Ryle

  Believe, Important, Sin

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• There are, in truth, but two denominations upon this earth: the Church and the world.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Two, Church, World

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• You must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best

  C. S. Lewis

  Doors, Asking, Please

  C. S. Lewis (2009). “Mere Christianity”, p.16, Harper Collins

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• I am a deeply religious person, but I belong to no denomination. I follow the spirit of God's law, not the letter of the law. One can become so attached to the outward symbols and structure of religion that one forgets its original intent - to bring one closer to God. We can only gain access to the Kingdom of God by realizing it dwells within us as well as in all humanity. Know that we are all cells in the ocean of infinity, each contributing to the others' welfare.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Religious, Ocean, Cells

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.85, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• I was raised Catholic and I'm Presbyterian now, but I've always been a Christian, regardless of denomination. I believe that Jesus is the way.

  Patricia Heaton

  Christian, Jesus, Believe

  "Witness to the Light: Inspiring Daily Devotions". Book by Stephen J. Carter, January 1, 2006.

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• Unfortunately, most of the major denominations still practice segregation in local churches, hospitals, schools, and other church institutions. It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, the same hour when many are standing to sing: "In Christ There Is No East Nor West.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Christian, Morning, School

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, p.219, Beacon Press

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• Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations.

  Russell M. Nelson

  Religious, Somewhere Else, Organization

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• There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace.

  David Trimble

  Religious, Peace, Two

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• World travel and getting to know clergy of all denominations has helped mold me into an ecumenical being. We're separated by theology and, in some instances, culture and race, but all that means nothing to me any more.

  Billy Graham

  Mean, Race, Mold

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• Jesus did not come to the Earth to start 285 squabbling denominations fighting over the Bible. How like the devil to divide Christians over the Bible.

  John Hagee

  Christian, Jesus, Fighting

  "How Free Is Freedom?". July 02, 2006.

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• I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.

  Colin Powell

  Gay, Views, Different

  "Powell favors same-sex marriage" by Gregory Wallace, politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com. May 23, 2012.

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• Wherefore no name can be found for a new fossil [element] which indicates its peculiar and characteristic properties (in which position I find myself at present), I think it is best to choose such a denomination as means nothing of itself and thus can give no rise to any erroneous ideas. In consequence of this, as I did in the case of Uranium, I shall borrow the name for this metallic substance from mythology, and in particular from the Titans, the first sons of the earth. I therefore call this metallic genus TITANIUM.

  Martin Heinrich Klaproth

  Mean, Son, Science

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• I'm on record as being understood to be a supporter of a reformed establishment, in which other Christian denominations, and other faiths, play a major part.

  George Carey

  Christian, Play, Records

  "Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out". "The Religion Report" with Stephen Crittenden, www.abc.net.au. September 25, 2002.

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• Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Belief, Old Testament, Testament

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• I believe in full freedom for Christians of all denominations.

  Vladimir Zhirinovsky

  Christian, Believe, I Believe

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• The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next. Mere tolerance has given place to a sentiment of brotherhood between sincere men of all denominations.

  Helen Keller

  Men, Tolerance, Brotherhood

  Helen Keller (2012). “Optimism”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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• For God's will gave men their form, their essence and their abilities. Anyone who destroys His work is declaring war on the Lord's creation, the divine will.

  Adolf Hitler

  War, Men, Essence

  Adolf Hitler (1998). “Mein Kampf”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The fact that the union of different nationalities and denominations resulted from the liberation, this is particularly symbolic and important for our multinational country, As long as we feel this unity inside us, Russia will be invincible.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Russia, Different Nationalities

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• We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the commons denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.

  Willie Nelson

  Cutting, Differences, Laughing

  FaceBook post by Willie Nelson from Jun 17, 2016

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• After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its tenets; it simply forbids government from discrimination regarding who can marry whom.

  Tim Johnson

  Religious, Government, Views

  "Then there were 3: The Democratic holdouts on same-sex marriage" by Lindsey Boerma, www.cbsnews.com. April 8, 2013.

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• There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of the Christian community, but also in what transpires in mainline denominations.

  Tony Campolo

  Christian, Religious, Community

  "Why the Religious Right Will Dominate" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 4, 2010.

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• The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

  Benjamin Rush

  Knowing Jesus, Going To Church, Truth Will Prevail

  Benjamin Rush (1951). “Letters of Benjamin Rush: 1793-1813”

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• Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought to be deprecated. I was in hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy, which has marked the present age, would at least have reconciled Christians of every denomination so far that we should never again see the religious disputes carried to such a pitch as to endanger the peace of society.

  George Washington

  Christian, Religious, Differences

  George Washington, Edward Frank Humphrey (1932). “George Washington on religious liberty and mutual understanding: selections from Washington's letters”

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• That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Christian, Religious, Presidential

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.382, Wildside Press LLC

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• I'm not going to get into a debate over the non-essentials. I won't try to change other denominations. Why be divisive?

  Rick Warren

  Trying, Essentials, Debate

  "This evangelist has a 'Purpose'". Interview with Cathy Lynn Grossman, usatoday30.usatoday.com. July 21, 2003.

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