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lizziecI have a new hero. He is Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He is amazing.
I "found" him this evening (though of course I knew of him before) when I was looking on wikipedia for information on the 1976 Soweto Riots (which are eye opening and terrifying in themselves - CHILDREN?!).
As I said, he is amazing. Words cannot expres my admiration for this man!
On Homophobia and Camp X-Ray:
"I am deeply saddened at a time when we've got such huge problems ... that we should invest so much time and energy in this issue...I think God is weeping."
Speaking on the subject of the gay American Bishop Gene Robinson in Pasadena, California he said:
"Jesus did not say, 'If I be lifted up I will draw some'... Jesus said, 'If I be lifted up I will draw all, all, all, all, all. Black, white, yellow, rich, poor, clever, not so clever, beautiful, not so beautiful. It's one of the most radical things. All, all, all, all, all, all, all, all. All belong. Gay, lesbian, so-called straight. All, all are meant to be held in this incredible embrace that will not let us go. All."
Amazing.
I "found" him this evening (though of course I knew of him before) when I was looking on wikipedia for information on the 1976 Soweto Riots (which are eye opening and terrifying in themselves - CHILDREN?!).
As I said, he is amazing. Words cannot expres my admiration for this man!
On Homophobia and Camp X-Ray:
"I am deeply saddened at a time when we've got such huge problems ... that we should invest so much time and energy in this issue...I think God is weeping."
Speaking on the subject of the gay American Bishop Gene Robinson in Pasadena, California he said:
"Jesus did not say, 'If I be lifted up I will draw some'... Jesus said, 'If I be lifted up I will draw all, all, all, all, all. Black, white, yellow, rich, poor, clever, not so clever, beautiful, not so beautiful. It's one of the most radical things. All, all, all, all, all, all, all, all. All belong. Gay, lesbian, so-called straight. All, all are meant to be held in this incredible embrace that will not let us go. All."
Amazing.
