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I think what the Church should ideally do, and does appear to do in the context of straight relationships, is to support people in crossing from the easier pleasure of momentary carnal satisfaction, into the more difficult pleasure of love and family and relationship.

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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
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I believe that organized religion is an ornament to the truth, and that aesthetics are part of its power.
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It's deeply humbling to realize that there is no such thing as a society with a purchase on truth.
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