Fred Thompson Quotes

I don't go to church every week.

I think of the church often. Not because religion was closing in on me, but because for a long time my ass was sore from that hard, unupholstered pew.

Do you look forward to going to church, or is it something you do out of obligation?

It's not easy to follow Jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.

I would say that now I'm somebody who goes to church.

Most people would not want to live where there are no churches but many people live as though there were no churches.

If you're not looking forward to church this morning perhaps it's time to look for a church.

It's really important to me to go to church, which is sometimes tough when I get back from road trips late on Saturday night, but I try to make it a priority to go every week.

I go to mass every Sunday, which is a shock to everybody.

I probably go to church two Sundays out of four.

The preaching is part of the reason I don't go to church. Plus, I don't know, it was never part of my tradition.

Many believe one can be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

The Sisters were Southern Baptist, and they went to church on Saturdays and Sundays, and most other days, too.

I still believe in getting married in churches and baptizing children. I go through those motions.

When I don't have to do out on tour I go to church. Church is a good place to be.

The thought of the word church and the word marketing in the same sentence makes me sick.

There warn't anybody at the church, except maybe a hog or two, for there warn't any lock on the door, and hogs likes a puncheon floor in summer-time because it's cool. If you notice, most folks don't go to church only when they've got to; but a hog is different.

This Christianity is not a cultural thing. It is not something that should be just a small part of your life; it is not something that you do on Sunday... Christianity is not about you being just like the world all the time and then coming to church on Sunday. If that is your Christianity... you are not Christian.

You can't save souls in an empty church.

There are many who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God any more.

I taught Sunday school when I was younger, and ended up an elder in the church, and it just seemed to me that a lot of people who went to church certainly weren't - the rest of the week - living what I would call an Christian life.

I have church on Sunday.” “Of course you do.” “You’re welcome to come along.” “Thanks, but I’m allergic to incense.” “That’s a shame.” “It’s the bane of my existence.” - Beth and Jake

people say churches are half empty, they're not, they're too big

I do not believe one can experience conversion or the fullness of the Christian life apart from the church.

We continue to build temples. We desire that as many members as possible have an opportunity to attend the temple without having to travel inordinate distances.