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.
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Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right. ~ Henry Ford
Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer
You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer
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
Manβs mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine
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
Life is not the way itβs supposed to be. Itβs the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.
Life isnβt about waiting for the storm to pass. Itβs about learning to dance in the rain.
Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers
The word βhomosexualβ did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).
80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves. ~ Joyce Meyer
Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that youβre not very wise and you make bad decisions.
People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown
If male homosexuals are called βGayβ, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden
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….
Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.
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)
Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost