“If Jesus truly died for the sins of the people, as our Christian fellows claim, then why are people still dying even today?”
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“People are dying today that have never died before.”
According to Snopes.com https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-quote-never-died-before/, there is no record of Trump saying this.
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“Jesus died for our sins, not our sexuality.”
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.
A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989)
“Jesus died
For somebody's sins
But not mine.”
Gloria: In Excelsis Deo, from Horses (1975)
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“Some people confess guilt to claim credit for the sin.”
As quoted in John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More (2016) by Norman Macrae, p. 352 in response to Oppenheimer's 'destroyer of worlds' quote.
Source: How Jesus Became God (2014), Ch. 1: 'Divine Humans in Ancient Greece and Rome'
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Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook L (1793-1796)