nearer the church, the farther from God



nearer the church, the farther from God

Prov. Church officials, or people who live near the church, are not truly pious. Jill: I think our pastor is an evil man. Jane: I didn't think evil men could be pastors. Jill: Of course they can! The nearer the church, the farther from God.
See also: farther, god, nearer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clothildis-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Rafiqa-Arabic
Ileana-Romanian, Spanish, Italian
Lycus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Wallace['wɔlis]
Palmiro-Italian