Our purpose is to make life easier for other people around us no matter what their theology is; no matter what their race, color, creed, or sexual orientation. Those things are not the primary issue as far as we’re concerned, because our concern is to be Jesus for them.

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— Pastor Ted Haggard, 4 years on from being excommunicated from his Colorado church for having sex with a man and taking drugs.  If more people thought like this, religion would create less problems for itself. (via nhac)