"Now when you get something like the Apocalypse of John, when this avenging God is going to have blood to the bridle bits for 200 miles, I think that's venous, I don't think that's justice, I don't think that's Jesus, and I don't think it's the God of Jesus. That's the killer God, and the trouble with the killer God is that it justifies us doing the same, and in fact it invites us maybe to start with a bit."

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Source : Source: www.abc.net.au

John Dominic Crossan

#Jesus Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Blood Quotes

“As a feminist, I think you never want to have your characters defined by the relationships that they're in, and it did give her a chance to be a sophomore in college without a boyfriend.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“All the literati keep An imaginary friend.”
“When you're a lead role, I'm learning that you set a tone for the movie in a way, like a director does, or like other actors do. But it seems like you set a mood on set.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I just know that any time I undertake a case, I'm apt to run into some kind of a trap.”

Source : Carolyn Keene (1943). “Nancy Drew 11: The Clue of the Broken Locket”, p.70, Penguin
“Now what kind of an attitude is that, 'These things happen?' They only happen because this whole country is just full of people who, when these things happen, they just say, 'These things happen,' and that's why they happen! We gotta have control of what happens to us.”

Source : "Fictional character: Mrs. Marcus". "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World", www.imdb.com. 1963.
“I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.”
“The most important thing to the Christian community is not the environment but evangelism.”
“Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.”

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