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“Jesus died for our sins, not our sexuality.”
Troy Perry (1940) American activist and clergy
Quoted in Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) (2001). Who's Who in Contemporary Gay & Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. New York: Routledge. ISBN 041522974X.
“Jesus died
For somebody's sins
But not mine.”
Patti Smith (1946) American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist
Gloria: In Excelsis Deo, from Horses (1975)
Lyrics
“Forget Jesus, the stars died so you could be born.”
Lawrence M. Krauss (1954) American physicist
Source: A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
“Jesus died for your sins. I'm doing it for your mere entertainment dollar.”
Doug Stanhope (1967) American stand-up comedian, actor, and author
No Refunds (2007)
“If Jesus bore the cross, and died on it for me, ought I not to be willing to take it up for Him?”
Dwight L. Moody (1837–1899) American evangelist and publisher
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 170.
“For two thousand years, Jesus has revenged himself on us for not having died on a sofa.”
Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist
All Gall Is Divided (1952)
Joseph Smith, Jr. book Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 121 (8 May 1838)
1830s
Dave Eggers book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Source: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
