The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
JIMMY CARTERWe have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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