Everyone discriminates.Wise people simply discriminate on the basis of superior criteria.- Joshua D Jones 🧀 🥃 @BlueCheezWhisky
“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.― Epictetus
“Politicians, academics, journalists and others had learnt the tough lesson that criticising Islam, in the manner in which Dutch society was able to criticise every other religion, was at the very least something that changed your life and was also – unless you have police protection – likely to be deadly. The country that in the past had fostered religious doubt and produce rationalist thinkers like Spinoza, was now very anxious on the subject of religion” Douglas Murray – The Strange Death of Europe page 139
The true Europe affirms the equal dignity of every individual, regardless of sex, rank or race. This also arises from our Christian roots. Our gentle virtues are of an unmistakably Christian heritage: fairness, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, peace-making, charity. Christianity revolutionized the relationship between men and women, valuing love and mutual fidelity in an unprecedented way. The bond of marriage allows both men and women to flourish in communion. Most of the sacrifices we make are for the sake of our spouses and children. This spirit of self-giving is yet another Christian contribution to the Europe we love.itself as the forerunner of a universal community that is neither universal nor a community.- The Paris Statement, http://archbishopcranmer.com/paris-statement-true-false-europe/
“This is the end; but for me, the beginning of life.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (before being led to death) having preached Is. 53 & 1Pet 1:3
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