Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
TUTU DESMONDI do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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We do not heal in isolation. When we reach out and connect with one another—when we tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, and renew or release the relationship—our suffering begins to transform.
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Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
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Forgiveness does not relieve someone of responsibility for what they have done. Forgiveness does not erase accountability. It is not about turning a blind eye or even turning the other cheek.
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If you are setting out to be joyful you are not going to end up being joyful. You’re going to find yourself turned in on yourself. It’s like a flower. You open, you blossom, really because of other people.
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We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.
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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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