"In many ways, the church seems to hate evil more than it loves good or even God."

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Source : Carlton Pearson (2009). “The Gospel of Inclusion: Reaching Beyond Religious Fundamentalism to the True Love of God and Self”, p.171, Simon and Schuster

Carlton Pearson

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“Our roots are in the dark; the earth is our country. Why did we look up for blessing -- instead of around, and down? What hope we have lies there. Not in the sky full of orbiting spy-eyes and weaponry, but in the earth we have looked down upon. Not from above, but from below. Not in the light that blinds, but in the dark that nourishes, where human beings grow human souls.”
“I believe strongly in 'giving while living.' I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today.”
“People don't want information; they want epiphanies.”
“I don't really like all the attention, because it feels like everything is about winning and they don't see the whole picture of my teammates and without my teammates, I don't think we'd be here right now. I get the attention ... if that day, I'm in the mood of signing autographs and taking pictures and even if I'm not, I'm like, he'll sign it for you, or he'll sign it for you. I can always give all the attention to my teammates because they handle it well.”
“It's a matter of each of the two churches being very deeply enculturated in its own setting and having difficulty understand the other.”

Source : Source: www.wbur.org
“As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago?”
“The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish.”
“If history is any indication, we should assume that any technology that is going to have a significant impact over the next 10 years is already 10 years old!”

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