"Evangelicals come from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, but nearly 90 percent of Americans who call themselves evangelicals are white."

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Source : Michael O. Emerson, Christian Smith (2000). “Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America”, p.12, Oxford University Press

Christian Smith

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“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!”
“Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.”
“Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. â€œThatâ€™s not standard procedure,â€ he said, his tone entirely too reasonable as he leaned over the strayâ€™s body to open the back passenger-side door. â€œYeah, well, Iâ€™m not your standard enforcer.”
“If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them or the forty of them, are all trying to play as tight as possible, as one person. They're trying to play like they are one person.”

Source : "John Densmore on Life, Love, Meditation and His New Book, 'The Doors: Unhinged'". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“There is something of the same pleasure in noticing the hues of the stars that there is in looking at a flower garden in autumn.”
“As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more attractive, or are perceived that way by others, he's very content.”
“We must remember that those mortals we meet in parking lots, offices, elevators, and elsewhere are that portion of mankind God has given us to love and to serve. It will do us little good to speak of the general brotherhood of mankind if we cannot regard those who are all around us as our brothers and sisters.”
“The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.”

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