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Notable Quotes by Mel White
- Jerry Falwell turned gay bashing into a very successful art form.... the first fundamentalist to exploit the fear and loathing of homosexuals to raise hundreds…
- It's beginning to feel like there is no room in America for anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.
- Gary Nixon and I have had a loving, committed, faithful relationship for twenty-five years (now over 30) yet we are denied more than a thousand…
- It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law.
- Because of their excessive commitment to a literal Bible, fundamentalist Christians have fallen into the trap of biblioltry.
- Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth...these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.
- I am convinced that Christian fundamentalism is a far greater threat to this country than Muslim terrorists could ever be.
- The words 'God is love' conclude a biblical warning, not a warm and fuzzy slogan. 'He who doesn't love [his neighbor] doesn't love God, for…
- My commitment to the Bible [is my] source of progressive values.
- Although I claim to be a Christian, I live at a moment in time when the Christian faith is being defined by fundamentalists who have…
- When you stand with the outcasts, you stand with Jesus, and when you despise the outcast, you despise Jesus, as well. Becoming an activist is…
- We cheer the presence of an openly gay woman or man on television there are large numbers of people in Virginia and other states who…
- In my lowest moments, when I genuinely longed for death, I knew that Jesus would walk with me through that valley as well.
- There's something in the cross that says this is not just about my "salvation" but about the "salvation" of all those who suffer injustice and…
- The Bible becomes a dead idol when we call the words between its covers inerrant, infallible, to be taken literally. This is not a dead…
- During my time in the entourages of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, I never saw either of them attack and punish those who disagree, as…
- Creating fear and loathing of gay and lesbian Americans has proven, year after year, to be the most effective say for Dobson and the other…
- If there is any one message the Bible delivers, it is the message that God loves outcasts and that Jesus was born into the world…
- The Bible is not a book of magic. It's a book of mystery. You can't just quote verses that support your prejudices or guarantee your…
- Fundamentalist Christians are my sisters and brothers, my family and friends, my oldest colleagues and coworkers. But I fear their love for the nation has…
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