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 isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.
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It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.
Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.
Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost
Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt
People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou
Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.
Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
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 – 1860)
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves. ~ Joyce Meyer
An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!
Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine
Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers
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.
Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.
If male homosexuals are called ‘Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it … but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner