The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite.
I grew up in southwestern Ontario in the heart of a Mennonite community. All my family are part of the Mennonite church.
These protesters, opposing me or our church, they're protesting the eternal Word of God, and guess what - they're not going to be successful in toppling the Word of God.
The Church should say, 'I'm frightened that women will be ordained;' that's honest, say that. But don't say, 'It's a grave sin,' because that's nonsense.
My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I sat on the seat beside her.
I grew up in a very religious household. My mom was a church organist. I was a religious kid.
When I was growing up, I'd be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I'd sing in the church.
My grandmother was a church organist, but we only went on Easter and Christmas Eve sometimes.
The artistic taste of the Catholic priests is appalling and I am most anxious to have a Catholic church in which everything is genuine and good, and not tawdry and ostentatious.
Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help the poor in our world.
The Church has failed to be a positive influence for good in our nation and our world.
The outpouring of Christ's blood is the source of the church's life.
It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there.
I think that a church should be setting the pace for social justice.
In the church I am very accountable, to the parish and the deanery; in the media thing I am not really accountable, I am out there on my own as a sort of busy, recognised religious person.
At the parish level, where the church lives and moves and breathes, that's where we need to be engaging our people much more in understanding the Word of God... the Word of God reflected in the traditional teaching of the church, the Word of God reflected in the scriptures, is as much a part of their lives as anything else.
I agree with the idea that there is a separation of church and state. That teachers should not be leading prayer - a particular kind of prayer in classrooms.
Surely wisdom will come as we listen to learn from children, parents, partners, neighbors, Church leaders, and the Lord.
I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor.
I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.
