Francois Rabelais Quotes

Being around a church culture, even leading a gathering of believers, I've gotten pretty good at predicting what's going to happen in a church service.

I went to a church where you could not sing out loud in the service until you had been saved.

The Mad Monk

I suppose I've always had a very genuine curiosity about religion. I loved the atmosphere of churches, the ethos; I adored Evensong.

My parents were in the local church choir, and I used to go along and sing and play the organ at all the weddings and christenings.

My means of entry to 'Christianity was singing in a choir. As a boy chorister, I grew up with Ancient and Modern, the evening canticles, versicles and responses, and carols.

I suggest a nationwide reading of the Holy Scriptures during the period from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas.

Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.

I go to church every Sunday. I've always been a believer. I love singing. I don't have the best voice - I just love getting my emotions out.

Bell, thou soundest merrily, When the bridal party To the church doth hie! Bell, thou soundest solemnly, When, on Sabbath morning, Fields deserted lie!

For man may pious texts repeat, And yet religion have no inward seat

I love Evensong. There's something sad and essentially English about it.

I knew I had to write a Mass of my own, but a real one.

Some go to church to take a walk; some go there to laugh and talk. Some go there to meet a friend; some go there their time to spend. Some go there to meet a lover; some go there a fault to cover. Some go there for speculation; some go there for observation. Some go there to doze and nod; the wise go there to worship God.

A Pharisee is someone who is virtuous out of obedience to the Great Beast.

The minister said, “Let us pray,” but as everyone else bowed their head, I could only stare slack-jawed at the sight of Peter Van Houten. After a moment, he whispered, “We gotta fake pray,” and bowed his head.

I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural, rational piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main of it was compiled considerably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.

I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

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

If you value your safety, avoid holy places founded in the name of peace and brotherhood.

They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in, sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks.

People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing.

The Devil was sick - the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he

Hindus, in their capacity for love, are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat wearing Muslims.

The church is no more religion than the masonry of the aqueduct is the water that flows through it.