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Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience of the free market if it's to have any meaning in this world - and stop being its apologist.
Bono
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Bono
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 10
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The most powerful idea that's entered the world in the last few thousand years - the idea of grace - is the reason I would like to be a Christian.
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Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
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The human heart is greedy it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.
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It's still very difficult for me to rely. Your weakness, the blessing of your weakness is it forces you into friendships. The things that you lack, you look for in others.
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