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The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'
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Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.
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I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.
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As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.
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Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.
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Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers.
