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
Marinus-Ancient Roman, Dutch
Kader (1)-Arabic
ValdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Cash[kæʃ]
Beasley['bi:zli]
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian