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"Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality."
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"None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves."

"As long one is not able to let go of the insistence on a certain opinion [faith, sect], he has not earned the right for Moksha [Ultimate Liberation]. He is not worthy of Moksha if he is in the sect. He is only worthy of material happiness; he is worthy of a celestial life."

"Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support."

"I wanted this to have as wide an audience as possible. I didn't want to get an X rating, because in my opinion once that happens you X-out everyone else."

"One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed."

"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them."
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"Our essential differences from the norm are both huge and deeply offensive to those among us who wish to be quietly integrated into society without particular reference to our nature."

"Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position."

"By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way."

"Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends."

"Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body."

"However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent."

"Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice."

"I feel that I communicate best when I am not deliberately being linear. Along this same line, I feel some of the best sermons I've ever heard were in the theatre rather than the pulpit - as, for example, in the Theatre of the Absurd."
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