“ In all the ages the Roman Church has owned slaves, bought and sold slaves, authorized and encouraged her children to trade in them. . . . There were the texts; there was no mistaking their meaning; . . . she was doing in all this thing what the Bible had mapped out for her to do. So unassailable was her position that in all the centuries she had no word to say against human slavery. Mark Twain Author
“ I know of no crime that has not been defended by the church, in one form or other. The church is not a pioneer; it accepts a new truth, last of all, and only when denial has become useless. Robert Green Ingersoll Lawyer
“ I never joined, but I used to go to church now and then. I liked it, because they always passed out plates of money at the end. A. Whitney Brown Writer
“ The church is not the way to heaven; the church is the sign that points to heaven. Adrian Rogers Pastor
“ Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go. Aiden Wilson Tozer Author
“ In our manner of speech, our plans of living, our dealings with others, our conduct and walk in the church and out of it-all should be done as becomes the gospel (Phil. 1:27). Albert C. Barnes Chemist