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I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Church Come Give God Looking Mosque Often People Religion Synagogue Them Think I Think

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One of the joys of being a Christian or being a person of faith is that you believe deep down that death isn't the worst thing, you know. Not living your life: that's the worst thing. And death is not, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not, it's not the end of the world.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Being Believe Christian Cracked Death Deep Deep Down Down End End Of The World Faith Joys Know Life Living Person Thing Up World Worst Worst Thing You Your

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The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Abide Deep Does Generally Grounds Inherent Interest Lots Marriage Movement Polygamy Speaking Stability State Whole Women Work

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The bees learn where they live by landmarks. If they're moved within their home range, they get confused.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Bees Confused Get Home Landmarks Learn Live Moved Range Where Within

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But by virtue of our baptism, Peter Akinola and I are brothers in Christ and one day we are going to be in heaven together, so we might as well learn to get along here because we will have to get along there. God won't have it any other way.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Along Any Any Other Way Baptism Because Brothers Christ Day Get God Going Heaven Here Learn Might One Day Other Our Peter Together Virtue Way Well Will

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Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Any Change Churches Historically Institutions Moves Resistant Slow Speaking Sudden

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If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: About Best Calls Church Crisis God Indeed Itself Right Right Thing Risking Self The Right Thing Then Thing Very Work Worry

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Sometimes there are things worth risking your life for. It was Jesus who said if you want to save your life, you have to lose it.

~Gene Robinson

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There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Around Bishops Church Elected Episcopal Gay Gifted Going Lesbian Make Nominated Priests Some Who Whom Wonderful Would

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I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I'd like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church.

~Gene Robinson

Topics: Being Bringing Brought Center Church Election Folk Gay Lesbian Like More Several Signals Things Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: May 29th, 1947

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