acceptance vs. tolerance...

once in a while, you encounter a statement that stands out and challenges your perceived notions about something or other.... well, here's one for me:

"But here’s what I think: It’s hard enough for anyone to find love, you know? And though my knowledge of Christianity is limited, common sense and decency suggest that the last place you’d expect to be throwing up obstacles toward happiness is the goddamn church. Wouldn’t you think? How can the Christian church create so many outcasts, when the religion was founded on the teachings of history’s greatest outcast? It’s a remarkable paradox, isn’t it?"

~Dustin Rowles / For The Bible Tells Me So~

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