"For Christians, the problem is not how to……" — William Sloane Coffin
"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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49 Quotes by William Sloane Coffin
William Sloane Coffin has 49 quotes on this site.
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Love is in the giver, not the gift.
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Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a…
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The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life…
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Unity is not something we are called to create; it's something we are called to recognize.
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The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.
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Compassion and justice are companions, not choices.
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It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another…
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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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I'm not OK, you're not OK-and that's OK.
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In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have…
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Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the…
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Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment.
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You know what I'm doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar.
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In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.
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