“You should understand that private faith does not force public decisions. That's how you work at compromise. I haven't given up what I believe, but I live in community - in a city, state, nation, and world - with people who don't believe what I believe. That doesn't make them defective or inferior.” PeopleWorldShouldBelieveDoeStatesGivenForceI BelieveNationsCommunityDecisionCitiesHavensDon't BelieveCompromiseInferiorsGiven UpDefective Author:Jeremiah Wright
“Faith in public life does not mean that God tells you to bomb another country or to go get Saddam Hussein. Faith in public life means that every child, regardless of their religious belief, should have health care and be able to go to school. Because my faith saying I can bomb Iraq is the same as your faith saying you can take over a passenger plane and fly it into the World Trade Center.” WorldShouldMeanChildrenDoeI CanCountryCareAbleSchoolBeliefReligiousShould HaveTradeIraqHealth CarePlanesBombsSaddamHusseinPublic LifePassengersReligious BeliefLife MeansWorld TradeWorld Trade Center Author:Jeremiah Wright
“It gets to be a problem when I decide one position should be the law for everybody. In public life, we [people] have to find a way to live together even though we disagree - and some things we will never agree on. But we've got to leave this I'm-going-to-kill-you-because-you-don't-believe-what-I-believe attitude behind.” PeopleWayShouldBelieveProblemTogetherLawI BelieveBehindsAttitudePositionAgreeDon't BelieveDisagreePublic LifeWay To Live Author:Jeremiah Wright
“Faith should be pulled into the public arena when it affects how we live. If it doesn't, it does no earthly good. What does my faith say about the fact that a girl can't be a nuclear physicist because she's black and from the inner city? My faith says, no, that's not what God intended. It pulls it back into the public arena the idea that there's got to be something fair for all of us.” IfsShouldDoeIdeasFactsGirlBlackCitiesFairsNuclearArenaPhysicistInner City Author:Jeremiah Wright
