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Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

- Gene Robinson
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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 with each succeeding generation, we come a little closer to understanding the mind of God.

And God is always calling me to open myself to all kinds of people that I've never thought about before and also calling me on this inward spiritual journey.

But by virtue of our baptism, Peter Akinola and I are brothers in Christ and one day we are going to be in heaven together, so we might as well learn to get along here because we will have to get along there. God won't have it any other way.

The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never supported that celibacy be mandated for someone not called to it. It's never imposed on someone.

Stability is why society has an interest in marriage.

You know, I think Jesus was famous and also in a lot of trouble because he always chose people over sort of established procedures.

One of the joys of being a Christian or being a person of faith is that you believe deep down that death isn't the worst thing, you know. Not living your life: that's the worst thing. And death is not, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not, it's not the end of the world.

I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.

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 with each succeeding generation, we come a little closer to understanding the mind of God.

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Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.