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Christ came to take away our sins, not our minds.
William Sloane Coffin
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William Sloane Coffin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 12
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New York City
New York
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For Christians, the problem is not how to reconcile homosexuality with scriptural passages that condemn it, but how to reconcile the rejection and punishment of homosexuals with the love of Christ.
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We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force.
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When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.
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It's so much easier to beat your breast than to stick your neck out.
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The one true freedom in life is to come to terms with death, and as early as possible, for death is an event that embraces all our lives. And the only way to have a good death is to lead a good life. The more we do God's will, the less unfinished business we leave behind when we die.
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It is often said that the Church is a crutch. Of course it's a crutch. What makes you think you don't limp?
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It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, Let justice roll down like mighty waters, and quite another to work out the irrigation system.
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To be avoided at all costs is the solace of opinion without the pain of thought.
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The temptation to moralize is strong it is emotionally satisfying to have enemies rather than problems, to seek out culprits rather than the flaws in the system.
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Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet and secondly, God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.
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There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.
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What is faith? Faith is being grasped by the power of love.
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It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.
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I asked an 85 year old professor, 'What makes you cry?' He said, 'Whenever I see or hear the truth.'
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We have sold our birthright of freedom and justice for a mess of national security.
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Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.
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Truth is always in danger of being sacrificed on the altars of good taste and social stability.
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Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment.
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God knows it is emotionally satisfying to be righteous with that righteousness that nourishes itself on the blood of sinners. But God also knows that what is emotionally satisfying can be spiritually devastating.
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In life you can either follow your fears or be led by your values, by your passions.
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