“I think I have quite traditional views on original sin, grace, and the real but difficult nature of we humans being able to learn something true about being human that we didn't know before. And yet the consequences of this traditional view are really quite radical.” ThinkingKnowsHumansRealAbleDifficultSinViewsGraceConsequenceOriginalsTraditionalRadicalBeing HumanOriginal Sin Author:James Alison
“The silence of those in positions of influence in the church who know, or have a strong suspicion, that being gay is a nonpathological minority variant in the human condition drives me crazy, far crazier than I am driven by any loud-mouthed purveyor of hateful nonsense.” KnowsHumansStrongChurchSilenceCrazyInfluenceConditionsPositionGayDrivenLoudNonsenseMinoritiesHuman ConditionSuspicionHatefulBeing GayDrive Me Crazy Author:James Alison
“Give people a common enemy, and you will give them a common identity. Deprive them of an enemy and you will deprive them of the crutch by which they know who they are.” PeopleKnowsGivingCommonEnemyIdentityCrutchesCommon Enemy Book:Broken Hearts and New Creations: Intimations of a Great Reversal Source: Broken Hearts and New Creations: Intimations of a Great Reversal
