Yakpads Quotes & Sayings

Part of the scandal of American Christianity is that statistically the U.S. is the most Christian country in the world, and yet as a country we have the greatest income inequality in the world. And as a country we are uncritically committed, not simply to being the most powerful nation in the world militarily, but to being as militarily powerful as the rest of the world combined.
We Christians live in a tradition that is passionate about issues of economic justice and peace and yet at least half of American Christians, probably even more, think it's really important that we be as powerful as the rest of the world put together. — Marcus J. Borg

In 1933, the Nazis came to power and the more systematic persecution of the Jews followed quickly. Laws were enacted which excluded Jewish children from higher education in public schools. — Jack Steinberger

To be safe is to be afraid. — Christopher Moore

I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me. — Judi Dench

God is basic Fact. He must not be thought of as a featureless generality. He is the most concrete thing there is. — C.S. Lewis