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“In the evenings she got on her knees and inflicted her piety on her sister:”

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David Brooks is an American commentator and writer known for his insightful views on political, cultural, and social issues. Born on August 11, 1961, he graduated from Columbia University and has served as a columnist for The New York Times. Brooks has also appeared on various television and radio programs as a commentator. more

“Personally, I think knowing the difference between a racist and a saint is kind of important. But when Jesus again and again says things like the last shall be first, and the first shall be last, and the poor are blessed, and the rich are cursed, and that prostitutes make great dinner guests, it makes me wonder if our need for pure black-and-white categories is not true religion but maybe actually a sin. Knowing what category to place hemlock in might help us know whether it's safe to drink, but knowing what category to place ourselves and others in does not help us know God in the way that the church so often has tried to convince us it does.”

Judgment Categorizing

Book:Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People

Source: Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People

“There is less teaching about sin, and very little warning of judgment.”

Sin Judgment Billy Graham

Book:Billy Graham in Quotes

Source: Billy Graham in Quotes

“Before, they had laughed at me, despising me for my ignorance and dullness; now, they hated me for my knowledge and understanding. Why? What in God's name did they want of me?”

Judgment Intelligence

Book:Flowers for Algernon

Source: Flowers for Algernon