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Each temple translates the good news differently; interprets the words and co-opts them to fit with existing mental structures. Worse, some temples are losing their faith entirely, beginning to recast the words of the Messenger as something
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“The church can proscribe anything and everything it wants to, but the church is still made up entirely of human beings. Heaping rule upon rule on our congregations isn't going to make anyone holier. It'll serve only to add to the guilt that is endemic in our churches.”
― The Saint
― The Saint
“You're not a normal priest, are you?'
He gave her a smile that hit her like a slap to the face and a kiss on the mouth all at once.
'My God, I hope not.”
― The Saint
He gave her a smile that hit her like a slap to the face and a kiss on the mouth all at once.
'My God, I hope not.”
― The Saint
“And you’re staying with me. I’m looking forward to it. I don’t spend much time with women. I much prefer the company of men.”
“I don’t have many women friends, either. Less drama, more cock. I get it.”
― The Mistress
“I don’t have many women friends, either. Less drama, more cock. I get it.”
― The Mistress
“Safe to say our Lord was one of the first radical feminists. He constantly berated men who judged women. The woman with the alabaster jar. The woman with the issue of blood. The first person he spoke to after His resurrection was not Peter, but Mary Magdalene.'
'Jesus loved the ladies. I like that.”
― The Saint
'Jesus loved the ladies. I like that.”
― The Saint
“The kiss surrounded her like air, held her up like water, supported her like the earth and burned her like fire.”
― The Saint
― The Saint
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