All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 β 1860)
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Manβs mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.
You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer
Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt
Gay Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isnβt a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they donβt need one.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesnβt mean that God doesnβt love heterosexuals. Itβs just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner
Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.
It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.
The word βhomosexualβ did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).
Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it β¦ but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel
One Liners
“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers
Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer
Profound Distinctions Between Intelligence and Wisdom
1.Β Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements. 2.Β Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will. 3.Β Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts. 4.Β Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker. 5.Β Intelligence is holding on….
Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
If male homosexuals are called βGayβ, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts
Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?
It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.
Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine
Life isnβt about waiting for the storm to pass. Itβs about learning to dance in the rain.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden
Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer