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“Faith, for me, isn't an argument, a catechism, a philosophical “proof.” It is instead a lens, a way of experiencing life, and a willingness to act.”
― Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
― Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
“Scripture scholars contend that the original language of the Beatitudes should not be rendered as "Blessed are the single-hearted" or "Blessed are the peacemakers" or "Blessed are those who struggle for justice." Greater precision in translation would say, "You're in the right place if...you are single-hearted or work for peace." The Beatitudes is not a spirituality, after all. It's a geography. It tells us where to stand.”
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
“Feed my sheep, feed my sheep," I repeated. "He didn't say, 'Feed my sheep after you check their ID.”
― Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
― Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
“I'm going to miss them,' said a Federal Building guard; he had started learning sign language and hoped one day to become a sign language interpreter. 'They were real nice people.”
― Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
― Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
“Taken out of context and given a forty-degree twist, you can use the Bible to justify almost anything.”
― Until Proven Guilty
― Until Proven Guilty
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