I asked an 85 year old professor, 'What makes you cry?' He said, 'Whenever I see or hear the truth.'

Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.

It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.

For finally, we are as we love. It is love that measures our stature.

We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention.

It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.

In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.