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“Jesus was a friend of women, the first and practically the last friend women had in the church.”

Quote by Uta Ranke-Heinemann

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Uta Ranke-Heinemann

Uta Ranke-Heinemann is a German-born author known for her profound insights into religious, gender, and ethical issues. Her works often explore the intersection of feminism and Christian theology, having a significant impact on contemporary religious and gender studies. more

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“Confronted by a Church that has ceased to manifest God's mercy and intimate connection with humankind - that has converted Christ into a grim and joyless adjunct to the policing of bedrooms and marital intercourse - men and women can no longer see themselves as beloved of God, only as impure and reprehensible.”

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Author:Uta Ranke-Heinemann

“Sex is an aspect of human existence that has fallen prey in special measure to a very special form of theological science: the theological outgrowth or offshoot known as moral theology. Its biblical foundations are meager in the sense that nothing of the kind exists in the New Testament, so it has had to achieve its ambition largely by dint of its own efforts.”

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“Sexual pessimism and hostility toward the pleasures of the flesh are a legacy from the ancient world which Christianity has preserved in a special measure to this day.”

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“The best way to get around in New York is to be both rich and patient.”

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“The New York waiter ... knows more than you do about everything. He disapproves of your taste in food and clothing, your gauche manners, your miserliness, and sometimes, it seems, of your very existence, which he tries to ignore.”

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Book:New York Places & Pleasures: An Uncommon Guidebook. Drawings by Bob Gill

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“Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like Disneyland without Mickey Mouse.”

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“a labor victory must be economic and it must be revolutionizing.”

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Book:Words on fire: the life and writing of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

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“The wage-earning class the world over are the victims of society.”

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Book:The Rebel Girl: an autobiography, my first life (1906-1926).

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“A popular saying in Alderson went as follows: 'They work us like a horse, feed us like a bird, treat us like a child, dress us like a man - and then expect us to act like a lady.”

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Book:The Alderson story: my life as a political prisoner

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“I fell in love with my country - its rivers, prairies, forests, mountains, cities and people. No one can take my love of country away from me! I felt then, as I do now, it's a rich, fertile, beautiful land, capable of satisfying all the needs of its people. It could be a paradise on earth if it belonged to the people, not to a small owning class.”

Source: The Rebel Girl: an autobiography, my first life (1906-1926).