'The true atheist is the one who refuses to see God's image in the face
of their neighbor' (p. 265)
'In the face of the oppressed I recognize my own face, and in the hands
of the oppressor I recognize my own hands. Their flesh is my flesh.
Their blood is my blood' (Henri Nouwen) (p. 266)
Tony Campolo: 'If we were to set out to establish a religion in polar
opposition to the Beatitudes Jesus taught, it would look strikingly
similar to the pop Christianity that has taken over the airwaves of
North America' (p. 269)
'We live in an age in which people, when they think of the word
Christian, are much more likely to think of people who hate gays than
people who love outcasts... ("Jesus, save me from your followers")' (p.
270)
Dr M L King: 'These are extreme times. The question is not whether we
will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be
extremists for hate or for love?' (p. 270)
- from the challenging book by Shane Claiborne, 'Irresistible Revolution'
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Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher
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