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> [“Nothing in Scripture or orthodox theology precludes our opening the institution of marriage to same-gender couples. Those who oppose marriage equality for gay or lesbian couples, pleading for us not to “redefine” marriage, do not understand that gay marriage only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/nothing-in-scripture-or-orthodox-theology-precludes-our-opening-the/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

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## More by Gene Robinson

> [When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/when-you-claim-to-have-the-truth-as-opposed-to-the-truth-as-you/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [You know, we live in a time when if somebody wants to kill you, they're going to kill you, and you can either go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/you-know-we-live-in-a-time-when-if-somebody-wants-to-kill-you-they-re/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [It seems to me that if God calls us to anything it's to a life of integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/it-seems-to-me-that-if-god-calls-us-to-anything-it-s-to-a-life-of/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [We love to talk about justice. It's the doing of justice that's hard...I believe it is work we are called to do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/we-love-to-talk-about-justice-it-s-the-doing-of-justice-that-s-hard-i/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [“Still, as a straight person, you might say, "This just isn't my fight." No, it isn't. Unless you care about the kind of society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/still-as-a-straight-person-you-might-say-this-just-isn-t-my-fight-no/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/i-think-my-election-is-one-of-several-indications-that-gay-and/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [Stability is why society has an interest in marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/stability-is-why-society-has-an-interest-in-marriage/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [It is at least a small comfort to me, as a gay rights and marriage equality advocate, to know that like any marriage, gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/it-is-at-least-a-small-comfort-to-me-as-a-gay-rights-and-marriage/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [But by virtue of our baptism, Peter Akinola and I are brothers in Christ and one day we are going to be in heaven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/but-by-virtue-of-our-baptism-peter-akinola-and-i-are-brothers-in/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [“This is an important point, difficult for the modern mind to grasp: homosexuality as a sexual orientation was unknown to the ancient mind. Let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/this-is-an-important-point-difficult-for-the-modern-mind-to-grasp/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God's truth may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/faith-is-a-dynamic-and-ever-changing-process-not-some-fixed-body-of/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/god-calls-all-of-his-children-to-the-table-we-can-disagree-and-even/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [“Remember how social change happens. Each of us has a worldview that pretty much interprets the world for us, puts our personal and public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/remember-how-social-change-happens-each-of-us-has-a-worldview-that/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [The bees learn where they live by landmarks. If they're moved within their home range, they get confused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/the-bees-learn-where-they-live-by-landmarks-if-they-re-moved-within/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

> [What I love about believing in a living God is that I believe God is constantly revealing God's self to us over time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/what-i-love-about-believing-in-a-living-god-is-that-i-believe-god-is/)

[Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/)

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