"When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics."

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Source : "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 213, September 19, 2006.

John C. Danforth

#Vests Quotes #Opinion Quotes #Servant Quotes

“But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, 4 to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.”
“The more youâ€™re writing absolutely honestly, and absolutely bare of intention - even if it feels absolutely personal and small because itâ€™s at your own scale - other people relate to it much more.”
“What does it mean to feel "in control" of your life? What I mean by control is the ability to make a choice. Personal sovereignty means that you choose from what is available in order to be intentional about your life...When you feel in control of your life, you know yourself to be the author of your own actions and know that you always have choices.”
“Only the best are bullied.”
“Let my doing nothing when I have nothing to do, become untroubled in its depth of peace, like the evening in the seashore when the water is silent.”
“I've always hated the way I looked.”
“Racism is a blight on the human conscience”
“Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide bound hearts.”

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