Church Quotes

If it wasn’t for the storm outside (the church) one could not stand the stink within!

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Orthodoxy survives only by right of possession. Turn it out of the churches and it would never reenter them. The church to-day is a hospital for sick dogmas. Every Christian doctrine is a cripple; not one can walk or stand alone. Orthodoxy has put a false valuation on things. It calls a man good who […]

The near to the church, the further from God.

Every national church or religion has established itself by pretending some special mission from God – as if the way to God was not open to every man alike.

To build one house for man is better than to build a dozen houses to God.

Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.

It were better to be of no church, than to be bitter for any.

I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car.