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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
William Sloane Coffin
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In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.
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For finally, we are as we love. It is love that measures our stature.
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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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Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart's full of hope, you can be persistent when you can't be optimistic. You can keep the faith despite the evidence, knowing that only in so doing has the evidence any chance of changing. So while I'm not optimistic, I'm always very hopeful.
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The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.
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Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality.
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If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it will have a limbering effect on the mind.
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Socrates had it wrong it is not the unexamined but finally the uncommitted life that is not worth living.
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It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion the Bible seeks to open one.
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Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.
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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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