“I think that the core doctrines of Christianity – the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century.”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: death
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“The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement… they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: leadership
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“Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left in the country?”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: patience
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“Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: religion
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“Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love. Stories about good spirits and evil spirits.”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: religion
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“I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion.”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: religion
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“Would it not be much better to have a president who deliberately lied to the people because he thought a war was essential than to have one who was so dumb as to be taken in by intelligence agencies, especially those who told him what he wanted to hear?”
— Andrew Greeley
Author: Andrew Greeley
Category: intelligence
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