#tame

This election marks a significant moment in Haiti; it not only serves as the basis of hope along the road to democracy, but also serves as a testament to the resolve and character of the Haitian people during their long struggle for peace, reconciliation, and prosperity. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#also #basis #character #democracy #during

Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid. Banning books shows you don't trust your kids to think and you don't trust yourself to be able to talk to them. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#goes #gospel #i #i write #inform

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you'd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#goes #gospel #i #i write #inform

I hope we never get to the point that we put ourselves in Jesus' place. But when I read the New Testament basically, we get three mandates: to love God, to love each other, and to take care of the least among us. And I think this is at least a step in the right direction. ↗

— Bob Riley

#basically #care #direction #each #get

In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude. ↗

— Thomas Erskine

#grace #gratitude #new #new testament #religion

The New Testament presents, in its way, the same union of the divine and human as the person of Christ. In this sense also 'the word became flesh, and dwells among us.' ↗

— Philip Schaff

#among #became #christ #divine #dwells

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out. ↗

— Michael W. Smith

#first #go #just #look #musicians

The early Church had nothing but the Old Testament. The New Testament lies hidden in the Old; the Old Testament lies open in the New. ↗

— Randall Terry

#early #had #hidden #lies #new

It's kind of fun to listen to Christians who say: I'm a New Testament Christian. What other kind of Christian is there? ↗

— Randall Terry

#christians #fun #i #kind #listen

Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#country #democracy #freedom #gave #greatest