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“Harding’s ashes were mistakenly sent to a John Harding in Oregon, who does have a relative by that name, but it was not this one. Thinking that the ashes belonged to his estranged biological father, he spread them in the most serene places in Oregon and Alaska, only to find that they were not the ashes of his biological father, but those of a monster.”
― Susan Hall, THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS: Volume Two E-L

“When social software becomes a component of formal education, students and teachers interact with one another in more meaningful ways, creating a variety of positive results. Ted Panitz (1997) details over 67 benefits from engaging in collective learning, arguing that collaborating reduces anxiety, builds self-esteem, enhances student satisfaction, and fosters positive relationships between students and faculty.”
― Jon Dron, Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media

“Since September 11, 2001, however, we can no longer rest comfortably with such domesticated pictures of Jesus. We can no longer ignore the impact of Western imperialism on subordinated peoples and the ways in which peoples whose lives have been invaded sometimes react. The "coincidental" historical analogy is too disquieting, that is, that the Roman Empire had come to control the ancient Middle East, including Galilee and Judea, where Jesus operated.”
― Richard A. Horsley, Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder

“when pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.”
― Anonymous