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There is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism and celebrates a new way of living, a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of.

Shane Claiborne

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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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I say let's be idealists. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not yet see (Hebrews 11:1).
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The dreams get anchored in aged wisdom not some utopian fantasy.
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I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.
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It's always a good idea to have a nun next to you when you get arrested!
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I wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?.
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The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage.
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When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.
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There is one big misunderstanding of the monastics leaving society.
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The more I have read the Bible and studied the life of Jesus, the more I have become convinced that Christianity spreads best not through force but through fascination.
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I think in the end, God's justice is redemptive, it's restorative, it's about giving life, not taking life.
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It's hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom.
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It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love.
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Faith is being idealistic, because we have made an idol out of the status quo.
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We might hope to change the world through better, bigger programs to stop global warming, but global warming will not end unless people become less greedy and less wasteful, gaining a fresh vision of what it means to love our global neighbor.
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It's not that hard to say slavery is wrong after we've abolished it.
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Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like a circus or theater - making the Gospel visible as a witness to the world around us.
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That is part of our critique of some of the charity and service work is that we can still keep relationships at a distance by creating programs that offer services but we don't really create a reconciled community.
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When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a role. Every Christian has a role.
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How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world.
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When you poll snake person Christians, Christians born after 1980, it's like 80% of them are against the death penalty. It's not because they've thrown out their faith, but it's because of their faith they can't reconcile the death penalty with Jesus and their commitment to Jesus.
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